Private Rights and Public Problems: The Global Economics of Intellectual Property in the 21st Century (Peterson Institute for International Economics – Publication)

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Intellectual property rights (IPRs)―patents, copyrights, and trademarks―have moved from an arcane area of legal analysis and a policy backwater to the forefront of global economic policymaking. Apple and Samsung’s patent battle illustrates the importance of IPRs and how they impact everyone. Private Rights and Public Problems is a completed update of the seminal, oft-cited 2000 study, Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy. This new book documents the remarkable global changes in IPRs policies that have taken place since the founding of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and analyzes both the benefits and costs of the global IPRs system.

Does stronger IPRs protection increase incentives for innovation and raise returns to international technology transfer or does it raise the cost of acquiring new technology and products? Have the changes benefited technology producers or technology consumers? Do these policies help or hinder the transfer of key technologies used to address critical global public needs, such as essential medicines, green technologies, bio-engineered seed varieties, products made from genetic resources, and scientific and educational materials? The book examines these issues through an analysis of the economic effects of extended international protection and partial harmonization of IPRs. Ultimately, it argues that the global IPRs system stands at a fundamental crossroad, facing more challenges than ever before. It makes several suggestions for improving the efficiency and fairness of the newly globalized system in the near future, if the political will can be found.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Peterson Institute for International Economics
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 20, 2010
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 345 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0881325074
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0881325072
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.24 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #4,178,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,037 in Intellectual Property Law (Books) #2,461 in Economic Policy #2,528 in International Economics (Books)
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