Intellectual Property

Handler, Michael; Mercurio, Bryan

Intellectual Property

BILATERAL AND REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS: COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS, pp. 308-341, Simon Lester, Bryan Mercurio, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2009

31 Pages Posted: 31 Aug 2010

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Michael Handler

University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice

Bryan Mercurio

Chinese University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Law

Abstract

This chapter seeks to illustrate certain trends in international intellectual property by highlighting and considering some of the more popular, important and potentially far-reaching TRIPS-Plus provisions that have recently been negotiated in bilateral and regional trade agreements. Our analysis focuses on three areas of IP - copyright, geographical indications and patents - as well as briefly considering overarching issues of enforcement.

Keywords: international intellectual property, trade agreements, TRIPS-Plus provisions

JEL Classification: K33, K39, O34

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Handler, Michael and Mercurio, Bryan Christopher, Intellectual Property. BILATERAL AND REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS: COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS, pp. 308-341, Simon Lester, Bryan Mercurio, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1668403