Global Governance of Intellectual Property in the 21st Century: Reflecting Policy Through Change
About this ebook
There are many intellectual property struggles illustrated in this work: patent at the boundaries of nature and invention, the need for drug development, which is driven by profit based on the patent monopoly; copyright, the expression of original thought, seeking to maximise exposure facilitated by the internet, but a system that facilitates rampant copying; trade marks, supporting company branding, seeks to exploit global branding through naming domains names; and other areas concomitant to the globalisation of intellectual property governance, such as foreign direct investment. This book holds up a mirror to the issues of world governance of intellectual property rights in this century, asking whether the direction we are currently following is in the best interest of global citizens, and showing the divergence that constraints are stimulating on a national level.
About the author
Mark Perry is Professor of Law at the University of New England, Australia and Barrister and Solicitor of the Law Society of Upper Canada. He is also Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at Western University in Canada. His research is on the nexus of Science and Law, in particular focussing on biotechnology and intellectual property. Professor Perry has prelected audiences around the world, including Brasil, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. He has been an invited and keynote speaker at many international conferences regarding technology and law. Along with invitations to speak, he has organised several global conferences in Canada, Australia and China, and been an advisor on other symposia overseas. Professor Perry has published widely in both law and technology journals, and has supervised many post doctoral, graduate and undergraduate students, who have gone on to work at law firms, industry, non-governmental organisations or taken positions in universities.
