Private Rights and Public Problems: The Global Economics of Intellectual Property in the 21st Century

by Keith E. Maskus and Keith Maskus

Book Overview

Intellectual property rights (IPRs)--patents, copyrights, and trademarks--have moved from an arcane area of legal analysis and a policy backwater to the forefront of global economic policymaking. Apple and Samsung's patent battle illustrates the importance of IPRs and how they impact everyone. Private Rights and Public Problems is a completed update of the seminal, oft-cited 2000 study, Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881325074
• ISBN13: 9780881325072
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"