The international debate about traditional knowledge and approaches in the Asia-Pacific region Christoph Antons -- How are the different views of traditional knowledge linked by international law and global governance? Christopher Arup -- Protection of traditional knowledge by geographical...

This paper covers parts of Asia with very significant recent developments in intellectual property (IP) law. IP reform in the region was initially driven by the concerns of industrialised countries about the lack of IP protection in Asian ‘miracle' economies. More recently, it has become an...

This article outlines the history and development of well-known trade marks and the applicable law in China and Indonesia. It looks not just at foreign and international brands subjected to 'trade mark squatting', but also at how local enterprises are using the system. In China, government...

The debate about traditional knowledge is conducted by a very diverse group of protagonists. Involved are intellectual property lawyers, environmental law experts, government representatives and representatives of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), geographers, biologists, anthropologists,...