Global Dimensions of Intellectual Property Rights in Science, and Technology

The Office of International Affairs of the National Research Council undertook an examination of the global dimensions of intellectual property rights in science and technology in response to increasing concern expressed by important segments of U.S. industry—and, to a lesser extent, the U.S. university research community—about the lack of uniform international treatment of IPRs and the difficulty of protecting their innovations from imitation. This volume focuses on the nature of the changes, the challenges present for national and international IPR systems, and their implications for science and technology. This examination took the form of a major conference, the proceedings of which are published in this volume.

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