This book aims to create an interface between intellectual property and diversity - including cultural, biological, religious, racial, and gender-based diversity. While acknowledging that the historical rationale for intellectual property protection is based on theories of utilitarian incentives and property rights, the authors of this volume assert that the current intellectual property framework is not incompatible with including diversity as part of its objectives. Through its various themes, this book delves into the debate of whether such inclusion can be made possible and how...

Written by legal scholars and economists from a variety of jurisdictions, this book is an important contribution to debates on the continuous expansion of the scope of trade mark protection, providing a detailed analysis of legal problems and solutions in the field of non-traditional marks.

Provides an in-depth assessment of the exhaustion doctrine and explores how its various implementations have shaped international trade issues.