Innovation and Global Intellectual Property Regulatory Regimes: The Tension between Protection and Access
The South Centre recently published Research Paper No. 67: "Innovation and Global Intellectual Property Regulatory Regimes: The Tension between Protection and Access", authored by Nirmalya Syam and Viviana Munoz Tellez.
The objective of “Innovation and Global Intellectual Property Regulatory Regimes – The Tension between Protection and Access” is to assess the global intellectual property (IP) regimes centred on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as the expansion of the scope of IP regimes through bilateral trade and investment agreements, from a development perspective. It will also focus on African efforts to engage with these regimes, including African proposals for rule-making in policy areas of interest to the region such as protection of biological resources and traditional knowledge and an enlarged scope for geographical indications. The implications of rules in these areas for innovation in the region will be explored. Finally, the paper discusses the arrangements that would provide an appropriate intellectual property regime to complement Africa’s regional integration programmes such as the proposed Continental Free Trade Area and Treaty commitments.
Pages: 70 p.
Standard identifier: ISSN 1819-6926