Intellectual property in global trading system EU-China perspective /

• Main Author: Shi, Wei.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin ; London : Springer, 2008.
• Subjects: Intellectual property (International law); LAW > Business & Financial.; LAW > General. > Intellectual Property; European Union countries > Commerce > China.; China > Commerce > European Union countries.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary; SpringerLink; SpringerLink

Exploring multifaceted issues of IPR enforcement, this book argues that IPR enforcement problem is not an actual outcome of Confucian philosophy and "to steal a book" is not an "elegant offence." It provides insight into the unresolved issues as to how and when China's WTO c...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The justification for IPR protection
• China's response to the multilateral context of TRIPs
• Cultural perplexity in intellectual property : how to undo the Gordian Knot
• EU-China interaction in normative integration
• Harmony or coercion? : EU-China trade relations and IPR
• Conclusion.