The Global Regime for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (Introduction)

Abstract

The Global Regime for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights offers a comprehensive description of the international norms and bodies dealing with the enforcement of intellectual property rights. The book analyzes multilateral, plurilateral and bilateral treaties, and their national implementation, along with civil, border and criminal enforcement. The book also explores the interface between the enforcement of intellectual property rights and the norms regulating international trade, competition and human rights, as well as the conceptual and systemic aspects of enforcement, while illustrating the importance of these rights with examples in litigation.