In his book Siberia Bound, Minnesota-native Alexander Blakely details his five years living
and working in postcommunist Siberia in the mid-1990s.'Blakely was motivated to bring …

All states require that patents be issued only for “useful” inventions. But recent decisions in
Canada surrounding the invocation of the “promise of the patent” have provoked controversy …

The Domestic Politics of International Trade considers the issues surrounding intellectual
property rights in international trade negotiations in order to examine the challenges posed …

Various inventions are presented in the water industry, essential for the water supply,
distribution, treatment, storage, and consumption optimization. It is necessary to confirm their …

This collection of essays was written in honour of David Vaver, who recently retired as
Professor of Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law and Director of the Oxford …

New generation trade agreements reach far behind borders, affecting many areas of
domestic policy not previously associated closely with trade. One of the most uneasy of …

International Regulation of Pharmaceuticals draws on the introductory chapter of the book
Intellectual Property, Competition and Regulatory Aspects of Medicines, jointly published in …

The requirement of disclosure in the patent specification is commonly presented as an
essential arm of the patent bargain. This paper tests the assumption that disclosure …

The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) administered by
the World Trade Organization affects a wide range of domestic public policies and industry …

It is common, and increasingly so, to encounter absurd patent law doctrine in European and
US law. Seemingly simple language in statutes can give rise to convoluted and exceptional …