The global challenge of intellectual property rights / edited by Robert C. Bird and Subhash C. Jain.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part.1. Introduction -- The continuing challenge of global intellectual property rights / Robert C Bird and Subhash C Jain -- Part.2. Developed nations in a global market -- Unifying the international law of business method and software patents / Larry A DiMatteo and Robert E Thomas -- Secondary liability for intellectual property law infringement in the international arena: framing the dialogue / Lynda J Oswald -- Coming attractions: opportunities and challenges in thwarting global movie piracy / Lucille M Ponte -- Part.3. India and China -- Protecting well known marks in China: challenges for foreign mark holders / Stephanie M Greene -- India: a study in patent-law effects / George T Haley and Usha C V Haley -- Employee disclosures of trade secrets in China: Prevention strategies / Marisa Ane Pagnattaro -- The Indian patent matrix: issues in patent amendment 2005 / V C Vivekanandan -- Intellectual property, foreign direct investment and the China exception / Peter K Yu -- Part.4. Value capture and retention strategies -- Protecting unconventional trademarks in the European Union and the United States / Willajeanne F McLean -- National IPR policies and multinational R&D strategies: an interactive perspective / Minyuan Zhao and Bernard Yeung -- Part.5. Perspectives of Emerging Nations -- The vulnerability of middle developed countires to changes in foreign direct investment arising from intellectual property appropriation / Robert C Bird and Daniel R Cahoy -- Intellectual property reform in developing countires: trade and investment dimensions / Douglas Lippoldt -- A skeptic's view of intellectual property rights / Donald G Richards