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- Title
(Dis)trust in the Process: U.S. Foreign Policy as an Obstacle to an Efficient International Intellectual Property Regime.
- Authors
Schutt, Gillian R.
- Abstract
The United States has a reputation as a global hub of innovation and strives to maintain this identity on a global scale through the promotion of its intellectual property (IP) policies. While the U.S. advocates for increased cooperation and compromise to facilitate stronger and more efficient IP protection worldwide, progress thus far conforms to terms set by the United States requiring significant changes to foreign laws. However, the United States consistently opposes compromises requiring changes to American law. Despite technological progress that could facilitate communication between patent offices, there has been little change in the governing structures of international IP law. Consequently, inefficiencies during patent examination are causing significant backlog and monetary loss. In considering the current state of ajjairs in the international IP sphere, this Paper will analyze the history and original goals ofinternational IP law, assess the deleterious effect of innovation nationalism on cooperation, and propose a mechanism using existing structures to build a sustainable globalized IP regime.
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL relations; INTELLECTUAL property (International law); UNITED States. Patent &; Trademark Office; AMERICAN law; NATIONALISM
- Publication
Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, 2024, Vol 32, Issue 2, p187
- ISSN
1068-1000
- Publication type
Article