Intellectual Property Rights in the Post Pandemic World

Name: Intellectual Property Rights in the Post Pandemic World | An Integrated Framework of Sustainability, Innovation and Global Justice
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
Price: 199.07 EUR
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An Integrated Framework of Sustainability, Innovation and Global Justice

Taina Pihlajarinne Jukka Maehoenen Pratyush N. Upreti(Editor)

Edward Elgar Publishing

Published on 12. December 2023

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Hardback

376 pages

978-1-80392-273-7 (ISBN)

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The drastic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many of society's systemic inequalities. This timely and prescient book explores the role that Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) played in the pandemic and argues for developing a framework of sustainability, innovation, and global justice in IPR systems, to build a more globally sustainable regime.

IPRs impact products and processes which address fundamental societal needs, yet innovation is largely incentivised by the granting of exclusive rights which can limit accessibility to new products and technologies. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Intellectual Property Rights in the Post Pandemic World adopts a cross-disciplinary approach to analyse the relationship between IPRs, sustainability, innovation and the circular economy. Chapters examine pressing issues concerning responding to crises, inventions, the circular economy, follow-on innovation and multi-stakeholder collaboration, among others, as possible ways to finance sustainability. Throughout, this book focuses on how the IP system was challenged by the events of the pandemic, with a view to understanding how IPRs can be used to promote progressive social and sustainable innovation in the future.

This book will be beneficial for researchers in intellectual property law and development law along with practitioners and policy makers. It will also prove valuable for students with a particular interest in law, social sciences and public health.

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'This is a timely and much-needed book, which provides important insights into the "what's next?" of intellectual property on a global scale: by stressing the relationship between innovation, sustainability and global justice, this book brings to the fore the multi-faceted nature of intellectual property and the need for "fairness" to be part of the relevant ecosystem of rights and interests, as well as free spaces and the public domain.' -- Eleonora Rosati, Stockholm University, Sweden 'Intellectual Property Rights in the Post Pandemic World offers thought-provoking, reflective, and nuanced insights into the intersection of intellectual property, sustainability, and innovation in a rapidly evolving landscape following the global pandemic. This work not only illuminates the complex terrain but also presents alternative perspectives rooted in real-world challenges. It charts a path towards a more equitable and adaptive global intellectual property landscape, compelling us to rethink, reimagine, and rebalance the intellectual property system.' -- Althaf Marsoof, Nanyang Business School, Singapore 'This book addresses fundamental questions of intellectual property rights in the aftermath of the pandemic in a variety of contributions by an international authorship. It makes an up-to-date contribution to the current discussion on the role of intellectual property rights in the international context of sustainability, innovation and global justice.' -- Prof. Dr. Claudia Seitz, M.A. (London), Professor for Public Law, European Law, International Law and Life Sciences Law at the Faculty of Law of the Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein

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