Intern'l Intellectual Property

Catalog description

fThis course provides students with an introduction to the framework for global harmonization of laws governing intellectual property rights (IPR). A brief overview of relevant legal concepts in both international law and intellectual property law leads to exploration of the roles of the World Trade Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization and other international organizations in regulating both policy and enforcement in intellectual property protection. Students also discuss the roles of IPR across cultures, including how societal, cultural and historical factors influence attitudes toward IPR protection. The course will distill the disparate views regarding the role of IPR protection in economic development, international politics and relations and important distributive issues involving health care, education and technological innovation. Recommended prerequisites: Intellectual Property, International Business Transactions, Public International Law, or International Human Rights of Indigenous People. Graded.