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 in  the  International  Context:  WIPO  Treaties  and  B

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DEFINING  INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY

-­ IP  is  intangible   property
-­ Rationale   for  IP  Protection  is  based  on  the  protection  of  IP  as  "property"  
(protecting  IP  as  a   thing)
-­ ..

RATIONALE  FOR  IP  PROTECTION

-­ Most  market  economies  base  IP  protection  on  the  utilitarian/incentive  
approach
○ Without  protection,  inventors/creators  will   make  upfront  investments  
but  second  comers  will   compete  without  incurring  those  costs
§ Ideas  …  

FUNCTION  OF  IPRs

-­ ..
-­ Patents  protect   products  or  processes  that  are  novel,  industrially  applicable  
and  non-­‐obvious
-­ Rules  against  breach   of  confidence/  trade  secrets   protect  information  that  
derives  value   because  of  its   secrecy
-­ Copyrights  protect  original   works  of  authorship  ( but  not  the   facts/ideas  
expressed   or  independent  creations)

LIMITS  ON  IP  PROTECTION

-­ Ips  are   protected  based  upon  the  ulititarian/incentive   approach
○ Benefits  of  IP  protection
§ Enjoyment  of  new  products
§ Contribution  of  knowledge  to  the  public   domain  immediately   and  
after  termination  of  IP  protection
○ Costs:  wealth  effects  ( profits  to  monopolist)..
…

EXAMPLES  OF  IP  CHALLENGE

-­ Aktris  belanda  "mocking"  paris  hilton,  bikin  baju  ada  gambar  anak  kecil   pake  
tas  LV  dan  bawa  guguk  kecil.   LV  bisa  nuntut  ga?  Karna  disini   bukan  untuk  
mendapatkan  keuntungan
-­ Patent  on  drugs
-­ Fake  products  di  negara2  berkembang  yang  seakan2  "disahkan"  untuk  
mengembangkan  fake  products.  Tapi   ya  kl  fake  medicine   kan  bahaya  juga  jd  
hrs  dikendalikan.
Beyond
 tas  LV  dan  bawa  guguk  kecil.   LV  bisa  nuntut  ga?  Karna  disini   bukan  untuk  
mendapatkan  keuntungan
-­ Patent  on  drugs
-­ Fake  products  di  negara2  berkembang  yang  seakan2  "disahkan"  untuk  
mengembangkan  fake  products.  Tapi   ya  kl  fake  medicine   kan  bahaya  juga  jd  
hrs  dikendalikan.

WHY   ARE  IPRs  SO  IMPORTANT  FOR  TRADE?

-­ Karena  bersifat  teritorial
-­ Bisa  membuat  barrier   karna  yg  valid   di  suatu  negara  belum  tentu  valid   di  
negara  lain

TERRITOTIALITY  OF  IP  PROTECTION

-­ Berne   convention  point  of  attachement:  internationally   acquired  copyright  
still   is  enforced  nationally

OTHER  PRINCIPLES
-­ Multilateral   agreements   that  harmonize  national  standards  for  IP  protection  
additionally  follow  these  principles
○ Independence  of  national  protection
Kalo  merek  indo  daftar  di  singapur  trs  ditolak,  bukan  berarti   merek  indo  
tersebut  dihapuskan.  Karna  every  nation  stands  in   their  own  feet  gt  de
○ National  treatment
Everybody  has  to  be  treated  in   the  same  way  as  they  are  a   national
§ Non  discrimination  of  the  basis  of  national  origin  

"MFN"  Principle
-­ TRIPs  included   for  the   first  time,   the  principle   of  "most  favored  nation:  as  a  
clause   …

FORUM  OF  INTERNATIONAL  IP  LAW

-­ The  adoption  of  international   IP  agreements   required  international   IP  forum  
or  for  a
○ WIPO  -­‐>  "specialized   agency"  of  the  UN
○ WTO

BRIEF  HITSTORY  OF  WIPO

-­ Paris  union  ( diluar  UN  jadi  ga  diikutin  sm  banyak  negara)
-­ Berne   union
-­ International  bureau  combined
-­ WIPO  convention
-­ UN  Specialized   agency

WIPO  MANDATES
-­ WIPO  is   dedicated  to  developing  a  balanced   and  accesible   international  
-­ …
 -­ UN  Specialized   agency

WIPO  MANDATES
-­ WIPO  is   dedicated  to  developing  a  balanced   and  accesible   international  
-­ …

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