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

ISBN-13: 9780415631457 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 384 str.

David Price

Opis

This text looks at the development of intellectual property rights in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, in the context of their WTO memberships and consequent compliance with the TRIPS Agreement.

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.