Intellectual Property in Asian Emerging Economies

This book critically reviews the recurrent debate on Intellectual Property law and policy in developing countries carried out in the last decade. It identifies the still unresolved policy issues and proposes alternative approaches that resonate with the needs for transformation of the economic and social reality of developing countries. Focusing on emerging economies in Asia, the work draws the wider lessons to be learnt by researchers, policy makers, legislators and the business sector in general and concludes by putting forward proposals for reform. Chapter 1 Overview; Part I Post-TRIPS Issues in Intellectual Property Law-Making; Chapter 2 Intellectual Property in ASEAN: A Survey; Chapter 3 Intellectual Property in China: A Review; Chapter 4 Harmonization of Intellectual Property Laws in ASEAN; Chapter 5 Intellectual Property Law-Making in Developing Countries in the New Century; Chapter 6 Asian Perspectives on Post-TRIPs Issues in Intellectual Property; Chapter 7 A Comparative Review of Intellectual Property in East Asia and Africa; Part II The Backlash Against Further Extension of Intellectual Property; Chapter 8 Intellectual Property Enforcement in Asia; Chapter 9 The Economics of Intellectual Property Enforcement in Asia: Who Should Pick Up the Bills?; Chapter 10 Free Trade Agreements as Surrogates for ‘TRIPS Plus’; Chapter 11 Do Asian Nations Take Intellectual Property Rights Seriously?; Chapter 12 Intellectual Property and the ‘WIPO Development Agenda’ ; Chapter 13 Intellectual Property and the ‘Digital Divide’