Intellectual Property Rights

The current global intellectual property rights regime has been argued to be an impediment to the kind of global cooperation necessary in many arenas. Is it time for a re-think of the patent regime and for a consideration of possible alternatives to Intellectual Property Rights.

For related content see:

Intellectual Property, Dissemination of Innovation and Sustainable Development by Claude Henry and Joseph E. Stiglitz

and

Intellectual Property Crime: The Urgent Need for Global Attention by Sanmit Ahuja