The Development of Intellectual Property Regimes in the Arabian Gulf States: Infidels at the Gates

ISBN-13: 9780415475761 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 384 str.

David Price

Opis

This book looks at the development of national legislative regimes for the protection of intellectual property rights in the six Arabian Gulf states that are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. David Price considers IP rights in the countries of the GCC, in the context of their WTO memberships, and their consequent compliance with the requirements of the WTO’s Agreement on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). With TRIPS as the core benchmark, the book progresses through a developmental continuum of pre-TRIPS, TRIPS compliance, post-TRIPS and TRIPS-plus periods.

A particular focus of the book is on foreign forces which have shaped or influenced the character of the GCC states’ IP protection regimes. It includes commentary on the contribution of foreign states, the WTO and WIPO in the pre-TRIPS and TRIPS compliance stages, and the US bilateral trade strategy for pursuing IP protection standards that exceed those enshrined in TRIPS, and the impact of these forces upon the GCC states’ enforcement performance. The role of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Special 301 provisions as a powerful tool in the US’ bilateral strategy receives particular attention.

Spis treści

1. "Infidels at the Gates" – Introduction and Context  2. "The Golden Thread that Binds" – The Shariah and Intellectual Property Protection  3. Pre-TRIPS and Intellectual Property Protection in the GCC States  4. TRIPS and the Nature of Compliance by the Gulf States   5. Post-TRIPS and the Enforcement Dichotomy  6. TRIPS-Plus, and "Raising the Bar"  7. TRIPS-Minus and Protection Still Pending  8. TRIPS Anew, Insha’allah

O autorze

David Price is Senior Lecturer in Law and Leader of the Law Research and Consultancy Group at the Charles Darwin University, Australia.