09 Jul 2012 - 13 Jul 2012
Week 1: The law and economics of intellectual property rights protection
Thomas Cottier, World Trade Institute, University of Bern
Bryan Mercurio, Chinese University of Hong Kong;
Michael Pendleton, Chinese University of Hong Kong;
Mathias Schaeli, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property;
Intan Hamdan-Livramento, World Intellectual Property Organization;
Pamela Mar, Fung Global Institute
Bryan Mercurio, Chinese University of Hong Kong;
Michael Pendleton, Chinese University of Hong Kong;
Mathias Schaeli, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property;
Intan Hamdan-Livramento, World Intellectual Property Organization;
Pamela Mar, Fung Global Institute
The first week introduces the international framework for IP protection from the Paris Convention to the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement), analyses the intellectual property rights (IPR) dispute settlement at the WTO and provides an overview of regional patent and trademark systems as well as of the treatment of IPR in preferential trade agreements. Furthermore, it offers an introduction to the main economic principles of innovation and IP protection.
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Programme 1st week (as of 22 February) Thomas Cottier Bryan Mercurio Michael Pendleton Mathias Schaeli Intan Hamdan-Livramento Pamela Mar
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