Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Competition

Reviews / Votes

'. . . A great resource for courts at all levels, businesses and activists that hopefully by reading it will realize how implementing the Human Rights Emphasis could help courts, nations, and IP owners.' -- Roxanne A. Stokes, Journal of High Technology Law '. . . a book which ought to be taken seriously by practitioners as well as academics. . . Brown's contribution is timely and important.' -- Christopher Stothers, European Competition Law Review 'Abbe Brown's new work provides a welcome and extremely valuable addition of the human rights dimension to the long standing conflict over essential technologies between intellectual property and competition law.' -- Steven Anderman, University of Essex, UK and University of Stockholm, Sweden 'Much has been written on the flexibilities available within the intellectual property system to address development and social needs. This book goes a step further: it explores how greater access to essential technologies can be ensured through human rights and competition law. Although the analysis is focused on UK and the European Union, the book provides valuable insights for assessing the situation in other jurisdictions. The author suggests an innovative approach for courts and legislators to overcome, in the light of public interest considerations, the limits imposed by intellectual property rights. This book is a much welcomed contribution to academic and policy debates on the subject.' -- Carlos M. Correa, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina