The TRIPS regime of patent rights,by Nuno Pires de Carvalho. by Kluwer Law International , Frederick, MD : Sold and distributed in North, Central, and South A, De Carvalho, Nuno Pires, Nuno Pires de Carvalho ISBN 9789041123176, 9041123172 instant download

The TRIPS regime of patent rights,by Nuno Pires de Carvalho. by Kluwer Law International , Frederick, MD : Sold and distributed in North, Central, and South A, De Carvalho, Nuno Pires, Nuno Pires de Carvalho ISBN 9789041123176, 9041123172 instant download

1 (p1): Introduction-The primary function of patents:to meter inventions in a relatively accurate manner(as compared to trade secrets and public subsidies)
2 (p1-1): 1.The two best known explanations of the functions of patents:the reward and the prospect theories
2 (p1-1-1): a)Primarily,patents are not rewards
7 (p1-1-2): b)Primarily,patents do not serve to prospect the market
9 (p1-2): 2.The evolution of the patent system:from state patronage(awards,wages,privileges,and monopolies)to modern individual property rights(patents)
9 (p1-2-1): a)Awards and wages
11 (p1-2-2): b)Privileges and monopolies
12 (p1-2-3): c)Patents:mechanisms of private appropriation of inventions
17 (p1-3): 3.Trade secrets and patents:competing appropriation devices
18 (p1-3-1): a)Patents are more socially efficient than trade secrets insofar as they provide for a better quantification of technology and a better qualification of rights:the metering function of patents.
21 (p1-3-2): b)Injunctions issued to enforce trade secret protection:a problem of uncertainty resulting from the lack of a predetermined term.
22 (p1-3-3): c)Pro-competitive effects of patent disclosure
22 (p1-3-4): d)The residual social value of trade secret protection
23 (p1-4): 4.The metering function of patents in a nutshell
27 (p2): PREAMBLE
28 (p2-1): 1.The scope,the nature and the function of the TRIPS Agreement
28 (p2-1-1): a)The scope of the TRIPS Agreement
31 (p2-1-2): b)The dynamic dimension of the TRIPS Agreement
33 (p2-1-3): c)The nature and the function of the Agreement
35 (p2-1-3-1): (ⅰ)The first objective of the TRIPS Agreement:to reduce distortions and impediments to international trade
37 (p2-1-3-2): (ⅱ)The second objective of the TRIPS Agreement:to protect private property rights
40 (p2-2): 2.TRIPS-intellectual property and trade
43 (p2-2-1): a)TRIPS and the GATT
48 (p2-2-2): b)The WTO and WIPO
52 (p2-3):…