Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Berne Convention : historical and institutional aspects / Sam Ricketson and Jane Ginsburg -- International patent law : principles, major instruments and institutional aspects / Philippe Baechtold, Tomoko Miyamoto and Thomas Henninger -- The non-multilateral approach to international intellectual property normsetting / Peter K. Yu -- An international acquis : integrating regimes and restoring balance / Graeme B. Dinwoodie and Rochelle C. Dreyfuss -- Understanding the "three-step test" / Christophe Geiger, Daniel J. Gervais and Martin Senftleben -- Orphan works : a comparative and international perspective / Katharina de la Durantaye -- Traditional knowledge and innovation as a global concern / Susy Frankel -- The limits of patents / Elizabeth F. Judge and Daniel J. Gervais -- A protocol to evaluate the impact of intellectual property on innovation outcomes / Geoffrey R. Scott -- The patent cooperation treaty / Cees A.M. Mulder -- Reconciling trademark rights and free expression locally and globally / Lisa P. Ramsey -- Reconciling international obligations to protect health and trademarks : a defense of trademarks as property / Sam F. Halabi -- Anti-dilution protection of luxury brands in the global economy / Haochen Sun -- Of markets, culture, and terroir : the unique economic and culture-related benefits of geographical indications of origin / Irene Calboli.