This paper charts the evolution and diversification of trade in knowledge that has taken place in the quarter-century since the WTO TRIPS Agreement came into force. Entirely new markets have come into being, potentially redefining the very character of 'trade'. The disruptive effect of digital...

Australian legislation for the plain packaging of tobacco products raises a number of issues concerning the interpretation of TRIPS. Some have argued that TRIPS either confers a right to use or something approaching a right to use that is far more than a privilege of using a trademark....

This paper critically reviews the impact of the international instrument, The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS agreement), as it pertains to the law of patentable subject-matter. Considered a potential harmonizing instrument, the impact of the TRIPS agreement...

Intellectual property and private international law' was one of the subjects discussed at the 18th International Congress of Comparative Law held in Washington (July 2010). This volume contains the General Report and 20 National Reports covering Canada, US, Japan, Korea, India and a number of...

Public international law scholarship has developed metatheories to account for power. However, few scholars have tested these theories in contemporary problems involving both private and public international law. By examining global intellectual property problems, this article clarifies a...

For many producers and consumers, geographical indications (GIs) are more than mere economic tools as in many cases they also represent the historical and social identity of particular communities located in a particular territory. However, other interested producers and consumers, because of...

Lo scopo di questo saggio è indicare alcuni possibili sviluppi dell’analisi del rapporto tra plagio e diritto d’autore. Nel primo paragrafo si introduce l’argomento e si sostiene la necessità di indagare la relazione tra plagio e diritto d’autore mediante un’analisi interdisciplinare...