Digital trade has been driven by the technological revolution and the universalisation of the Internet, redefining both consumption and the structure of international trade. Despite its potential benefits, the digital transformation has brought with…
In this paper, a complex interplay is demonstrated, indicating that the impact of intellectual property rights (IPR)
and patent protection varies in certain trade contexts. We review the IPR and patent laws in Oman and subsequent
amendments…
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) was established to promote the exports of developing economies to industrialized economies through non reciprocal trade preferences. This chapter investigates the effect of the GSP on
making trade work for…
La llegada del COVID-19 a finales del año 2019, sumado a un mundo multipolar, una Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) en plena crisis, la paralización –en parte– de las negociaciones económicas internacionales de nuevos acuerdos comerciales,…
The kernel of the non-discrimination principle seems to be easily understandable, but actually a specific interpretation of it could be very knotty in the complicated FRAND context. A methodologically comparative illumination can be conducive to…
Paper for WTO publication entitled Trade in Knowledge, edited by Jayashree Watal and Anthony Taubman.
This paper addresses trade-related aspects of copyright, assesses the challenges and opportunities for creative industries in developing countries,…
The paper explores growth opportunities for developing countries by adding value through the use of IP. Through IP, developing countries can expand their participation in global value chains and reduces their dependence on traditional low value…
This paper, in addressing trade-related aspects of copyright, assesses the challenges and opportunities for creative industries in developing countries, especially, as it relates to making the transition to a digital creative economy and the…
Shanghai Science and Technology Commission Soft Science Program: International Development of Biomedical Intellectual Property Incentive Mechanism and China's Countermeasures
Date of Project: June/2016 to July/2017
The Intellectual Property…