1st Edition
The Development of Intellectual Property Regimes in the Arabian Gulf States Infidels at the Gates
By David Price
Copyright 2009
384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the development of national legislative regimes for the protection of intellectual property rights in the Arabian Gulf states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. David Price analyses IP rights in these states in the context of WTO membership, and consequent compliance with the requirements of the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement. The... Read more
1. "Infidels at the Gates" – Introduction and Context 2. "The Golden Thread that Binds" – The Shariah and Intellectual Property Protection 3. Pre-TRIPS and Intellectual Property Protection in the GCC States 4. TRIPS and the Nature of Compliance by the Gulf States 5. Post-TRIPS and the Enforcement Dichotomy 6. TRIPS-Plus, and "Raising the Bar" 7. TRIPS-Minus and Protection Still Pending 8. TRIPS Anew, Insha’allah
Biography
David Price is Senior Lecturer in Law and Leader of the Law Research and Consultancy Group at the Charles Darwin University, Australia.
