Patent Exhaustion and International Trade Regulation

• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Brill 2023
• Subjects: International law; Intellectual property law; Patents law; Arbitrage; Berne Convention; Doha Declaration; Grey Markets; Implied License; Infringement; Multilateral trade; Parallel Imports; Paris Convention; Public Health Policy
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

This book dives into the legal and economic rationale of patent exhaustion, studying its evolution from the beginning in Germany, UK and USA, to Japan and 10 developing countries. The author also analyses exhaustion under TRIPS, GATT, GATS and major regional agreements, including the EU, before asse...