This paper draws attention to the 1998 legislation in Australia which introduced a drug - specific patent term restoration procedure called a supplementary protection certificate. After investigating effective patent life data the results suggest that there is a case for such a measure in New...

Australia has recently announced that it is to reform its patent laws to include a supplementary protection certificate extension procedure for pharmaceuticals. This paper describes why this reform is also necessary for New Zealand, by presenting evidence of effective patent life erosion in...

Today's business world is realising the benefits of incorporating social responsibility into their strategic plans. The majority of today's Fortune 250 organisations are aggressively pursuing corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives (KPMG, 2005). This shift towards environmental...

This paper analyzes the impact of economic news, that is, the difference between economic announcements and what was anticipated, on financial markets. The three contributions of this paper are, first, the market expectation is derived from economic derivative prices that allow a full...

This article examines the role played by urban gardens during historical collapses in urban food supply lines and identifies the social processes required to protect two critical elements of urban food production during times of crisis—open green spaces and the collective memory of how to...