Global Intellectual Property Rights: Knowledge, Access and Development

Preface Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction; P.Drahos PART I: INNOVATION AND DIFFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY Exploring the Hidden Costs of Patents; S.Macdonald Pro-Competitive Measures under the TRIPS Agreement to Promote Technology Diffusion in Developing Countries; C.M.Correa PART II: DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY: GENETICS, HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Intellectual Property and the Human Genome; J.Sulston Access to Medicine and Compliance with the WTO TRIPS Accord: Models for State Practice in Developing Countries; J.Love Access to Medicines: Patents, Prices and Public Policy: Consumer Perspectives; K.Balasubramaniam Agricultural Research: Intellectual Property and the CGIAR System; M.Blakeney Don't Ignore Copyright, the 'Sleeping Giant' in the TRIPS and International Educational Agenda; A.Story Digital Millennium or Digital Domain? The Effect of IPRs in Software on Developing Countries; G.Lea PART III: KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESS: WHO MAKES THE RULES? Negotiating Intellectual Property Rights: Between Coercion and Dialogue; P.Drahos TRIPS and Developing Countries: How Level is the Playing Field?; W.Pretorius PART IV: OWNERSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE: CHANGING THE RULES Rethinking IPRS and the TRIPS Agreement; M.Khor India's Plant Variety Protection and Farmer's Rights Legislation; S.Sahai Defending the Public Interest in TRIPS and the WTO; S.Picciotto The Global NGO Campaign on Patents and Access to Medicines: An Oxfam Perspective; R.Mayne Index