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A complete picture and thorough analysis of the international norms and bodies dealing with the enforcement of intellectual property rights.
List of contents
Introduction; Part I. Foundations of Intellectual Property Enforcement: 1. Intellectual property enforcement, from concept to practice; 2. Intellectual property enforcement and human rights; 3. The economics of intellectual property enforcement; Part II. The International Architecture for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: 4. International normative architecture for the enforcement of intellectual property; 5. International bodies for the enforcement of intellectual property rights; 6. Transplantation of the law as a technique to foster new enforcement regulations; Part III. Civil Enforcement: 7. Measures for the preservation of evidence; 8. Interim injunctions; 9. The award of damages; Part IV. Border Measures: 10. The global regime on border measures; 11. Border measures and free trade; 12. Border measures and human rights; Part V. Criminal Enforcement: 13. The global regime on criminal enforcement; 14. Criminal enforcement and human rights; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
About the author
Xavier Seuba, Ph.D., is Senior Lecturer at the Centre d'Études Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle (CEIPI) of the Université de Strasbourg. At CEIPI he is Academic Coordinator and Judicial Training Manager, and coordinates the CEIPI-BETA Project in the Law and Economics of Intellectual Property. He teaches courses in various European and American universities in international intellectual property law, international health law, and international economic law. His research is focused on intellectual property enforcement, intellectual property and health, and the economics of intellectual property. Seuba has advised national governments and has also been a consultant for several international organizations.
Summary
Those involved in intellectual property litigation will find key tools to manage their cases; those involved in intellectual property teaching will find a unique resource book on the international norms and bodies dealing with intellectual property; and legislators and policymakers will find in a single publication the current issues being discussed in the domain of intellectual property.
