{"product_id":"intellectual-property-and-international-dispute-christopher-heath-9789041190970","title":"Intellectual Property and International Dispute Resolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Heath\u003c\/strong\u003e is a judge at the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office and former researcher of the Max Planck Institute in Munich.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnselm Kamperman Sanders\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Director of the IPKM Master's Programme at Maastricht University, the Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntellectual Property and International Dispute Resolution, the first in-depth treatment of the interface between intellectual property rights and international dispute resolution. The book highlights the different mechanisms of international dispute settlement, having particular regard to cases involving intellectual property law. Investor dispute tribunals, as provided for in many bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, are suspected of intransparency, because proceedings are not public, of unequal treatment, because they give foreign investors a right of action where domestic investors would have none, and of undermining democracy, because they allow democratically enacted laws to be challenged with no possibility of appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's in this book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this important book, a number of prominent legal scholars and practitioners examine the extent to which challenges against domestic legislation based on an alleged direct or indirect expropriation of intellectual property rights may be justified. The contributions cover such aspects as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ehistory and current practice of international dispute resolution;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edirect application of international agreements by national courts;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecomparison of investor dispute settlement tribunals with other fora such as the WTO or domestic courts for determining compliance with international intellectual property standards;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhat can be considered 'investment' and 'expropriation' in the field of intellectual property;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elegislative freedom to operate when limiting intellectual property rights, particularly in the field of health and safety; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow societal interests could influence future legislation in the field of intellectual property law.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOne major focus of the book are the challenges against tobacco plain packaging legislation before domestic and international courts and tribunals and their outcome.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow this book will help you: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book's detailed analysis of the nature of investor dispute tribunals and how they may conflict with public interests - and its exploration of possible alternatives - is sure to be of great interest to internationally operating companies, policymakers, practitioners and scholars in both international trade law and intellectual property law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Heath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 904119097X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789041190970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kluwer Law International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Christopher Heath","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48519849738495,"sku":"9789041190970","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f69ceec2-d0f7-4527-812c-7ffa90289a7f.jpg?v=1778739205","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/intellectual-property-and-international-dispute-christopher-heath-9789041190970","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}