The fourth issue of the series jointly published by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development and the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies explores the impact of plurilateralism on intellectual property law. The chapters making up this volume review...

In the face of increasing globalisation, and a collision between global communication systems and local traditions, this book offers innovative trans-disciplinary analyses of the value of traditional cultural expressions (TCE) and suggests appropriate protection mechanisms for them. It combines...

The chapter focuses on the toolbox of trademark law to map the tensions between cultural heritage and intellectual property protection and to explore to what extent trademarks offer useful, albeit imperfect ways, to protect cultural heritage. The chapter then addresses the questions of whether...