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Last Update: 17-Feb-2004 |
UNCTAD-ICTSD Project on IPRs and Sustainable Development
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Intellectual Property
Rights, Implications for Development Policy Discussion Paper ICTSD and UNCTAD (2003), Intellectual Property Rights & Sustainable Development Series ISSN: 1681-8954 |
| This policy discussion paper
(156 pages) is one of the products of the joint UNCTAD-ICTSD
Project on Intellectual Property Rights and Sustainable Development.
It is intended to contribute to a better understanding of the key
policy issues raised by intellectual property rights (IPRs) and their
impact on economic development, poverty alleviation and sustainable
human environment. Part One provides a general explanation of the rationale behind IPRs and their evolution, as well as an overview of the multilateral system for their protection. These international rules have important socio-economic implications that are dealt with in Parts Two and Three. Part Two addresses some broad cross-cutting issues that constitute the basic premises behind the adoption of stronger IPR regimes in developing countries, such as the fostering of innovation and creativity as well as access to and use of new technologies. Finally, Part Three discusses the impact of new IPR standards on specific areas of concern for developing countries, namely: health; food, agriculture and biodiversity; traditional knowledge and folklore; and access to knowledge and educational, technical and scientific information. Parts Two and Three therefore analyse in more depth some of the issues addressed in Part One. |
Contents:
- Introduction (63 Kb)
- Overview
(91Kb)
- Part I : GLOBAL
INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
- Introduction (110Kb)
- The
Global Intellectual Property Rights System (131Kb)
- Part II : CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES: THE OPPORTUNITIES
- Part III : INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES: THE CHALLENGES
- Annex
A: Key Issues and Salient Features of the TRIPS Agreement (35Kb)
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