The Economics of Intellectual Property Rights in China Patents, Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment /

• Main Author: Liegsalz, Johannes (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Gabler, 2010.
• Subjects: Business.; Leadership.; Management.; Industrial management.; Business and Management.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Innovation/Technology Management.

The protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) is a contentious issue in developing and emerging economies. While countries like China are often reluctant to strengthen IPRs, industrialized countries complain about welfare losses in their markets due to foreign counterfeiting and piracy. In t...

Table of Contents:

• Patent Examination at the State Intellectual Property Office in China
• The Relationship between Trade and Intellectual Property Rights in China
• The Relationship between Foreign Direct Investments and Intellectual Property Rights in China
• Conclusion.