Susy Frankel

Susy Frankel uses examples of small market economies to provide a unique insight on global intellectual property issues.

Test Tubes for Global Intellectual Property Issues

The international intellectual property (IP) law system allows states to develop policies that reflect their national interests. Therefore, although there is an international minimum standards framework in place, states have widely varying IP laws and differing interpretations of these laws. This book examines whether pluralism in IP law is functional when applied to copyright, patents and trademarks on an international basis.

Is Intellectual Property Pluralism Functional?

Peter Drahos

Traditional knowledge systems are also innovation systems. This book analyses the relationship between intellectual property and indigenous innovation. The contributors come from different disciplinary backgrounds including law, ethnobotany and science. Drawing on examples from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, each of the contributors explores the possibilities and limits of intellectual property when it comes to supporting innovation by indigenous people.

Intellectual Property Pathways to Development

Indigenous People's Innovation

Daniel Gervais

Examines how copyright can evolve without compromising the interests of authors, users and those who connect them.

Susy Frankel

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