Intellectual Property in the Global Trading System EU-China Perspective /

• Main Author: Shi, Wei (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Law.; Commercial law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Trade.; Intellectual property > Law and legislation.; International economics.; Law and economics.; Commercial Law.; International Economics.; International IT and Media Law, Intellectual Property Law.; International Economic Law, Trade Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Law and Economics.

Having explored multifaceted issues of IPR enforcement, this book argues that IPR enforcement problem is not an actual outcome of Confucian philosophy and "to steal a book" is not an "elegant offence." This book demonstrates that counterfeiting and piracy are common inevitable co...

Table of Contents:

• The Justification for IPR Protection
• China’s Response to the Multilateral Context of TRIPs
• Cultural Perplexity in Intellectual Property: How to Undo the Gordian Knot
• EU-China Interaction in Normative Integration
• Harmony or Coercion? EU-China Trade Relations and IPR
• Conclusion.