International Trade and Intellectual Property: Search for a Balanced System

Synopsis

Canadian, American and Mexican scholars reassess the effects of intellectual property rights on international trade in the light of the GATT and NAFTA agreements. They consider trade and intellectual property policies and practices, between and within North America and Europe, US trade policy toward enforcing intellectual property rights, the dramatic changes in Mexican law, and other key issues regarding intellectual property and world trade. This volume should be of use for scholars working in intellectual property rights or in international trade and the economy.