Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 I Introduction; 3 1 The Global Dimensions of Intellectual Property Rights in Science and Technology; 4 2 Intellectual Property Institutions and the Panda's Thumb: Patents, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets in Economic Theory and History; 5 II The Case For and Against a Uniform Worldwide Intellectual Property Rights System; 6 Introduction; 7 3 Why a Uniform Intellectual Property System Makes Sense or the World; 8 4 Harmonization Versus Differentiation in Intellectual Property Right Regimes; 9 5 Unauthorized Use of Intellectual Property: Effects on Investment, Technology Transfer, and Innovation; 10 Discussion; 11 III National and International Approaches to Intellectual Property Rights; 12 Introduction; 13 6 Comparative National Approaches to Intellectual Property Rights; 14 7 Update on international Negotiations on Intellectual Property Rights; 15 Discussion; 16 IV Scientific and Technological Advance and Its Impact on the Role of Intellectual Property Rights; 17 Introduction; 18 8 Trends in Global Science and Technology and What They Mean for Intellectual Property Systems; 19 9 Sectoral Views; 20 10 Intellectual Property Rights and Competitive Strategy; 21 Discussion; 22 V Adapting Intellectual Property Rights to New Technologies; 23 Introduction; 24 11 Adapting the Intellectual Property System to New Technologies; 25 12 A Case Study on Computer Programs; 26 13 Biotechnology Case Study; 27 14 Semiconductor Chip Protection as a Case Study; 28 15 Optoelectronics; 29 Discussion; 30 VI Global Intellectual Property Rights Issues in Perspective; 31 Introduction; 32 16 Global Intellectual Property Rights Issues in Perspective: A Concluding Panel Discussion; 33 Disccusion; 34 Coda: Issues for Future Research; 35 VII Appendix; 36 A: Conference Agenda; 37 B: Biographies of Contributors; 38 Index

About the Author

Mitchel B. Wallerstein, Mary E. Mogee, and Robin A. Schoen, Editors; National Research Council