CONTENTS WHAT IS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY? Two experts explain the mysteries of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL FREEDOM The former U.S. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks suggests why it is in every country's interest to establish and maintain an effective intellectual property system. A DEVELOPING COUNTRY'S PERSPECTIVE Intellectual property rights, says a Ghanaian copyright official, galvanize domestic industry while retaining national culture, inventiveness, and creativity. PROGRESS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY Striking a blow against patent piracy is essential to the future of pharmaceutical research, says a former association executive. A TRADE ASSOCIATION AT WORK The representative of a book publishing association recounts her organization's efforts to enforce international copyright standards. INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND ACCORDS Here are the key multinational treaties and conventions that require member countries to provide intellectual property protection for the benefit of foreign nationals. GLOSSARY From assignment to World Trade Organization, an attorney defines some commonly used terms related to intellectual property rights. SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY How to get in touch with U.S. government entities, international organizations, and other groups in the forefront of the intellectual property scene. ADDITIONAL READINGS IN BRIEF... Fair Use Copyright in an Electronic Age The U.S. Patent System The U.S. Special 301 Process The World Intellectual Property Organization

ADDITIONAL READINGS ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Alford, William P. To Steal a Book Is an Elegant Offense: Intellectual Property Law in Chinese Civilization. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1995. Anderson, Robert D. (ed). Competition Policy and Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge-Based Economy. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: University of Calgary Press, 1998. Baumgarten, John A. and Michael A. Epstein. International Protection of Intellectual Property: Current Issues and Directions. 12th ed. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Law & Business, 1991. Beier, Friedrich-Karl and Gerrick Schricker. From GATTS to TRIPS: The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996. Besenjak, Cheryl. Copyright Plain and Simple. Franklin Lakes, New Jersey: The Career Press, 1997. Branscomb, Anne Wells. Who Owns Information? From Privacy to Public Access. New York: Basic Books, 1995. Callan, B��n��dicte. Pirates on the High Seas: The United States and Global Intellectual Property Rights. New York: Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., 1998. Clapes, Anthony Lawrence. Softwars: The Legal Battles for Control of the Global Software Industry. Westport, Connecticut: Quorum Books/Greenwood Publishing Group, 1993. D'Amato, Anthony (ed.) and Doris Estelle Long. International Intellectual Property Anthology. Cincinnati, Ohio: Anderson Publishing Company, 1997. Dorr, Robert C. and Christopher H. Munch. Protecting Trade Secrets, Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks: 1997 Cumulative Supplement. New York: Panel Publishers/Aspen Law & Business, 1997. Elias, Stephen. Patent, Copyright, and Trademark: A Desk Reference to Intellectual Property Law. Berkeley, California: Nolo Press, 1999. Epstein, Michael A. Modern Intellectual Property. New York: Panel Publishers/Aspen Law & Business, 1995. Gold, Robert J. Eureka! The Entrepreneurial Inventor's Guide to Developing, Protecting, and Profiting From Your Ideas. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Trade, 1994. Gutterman, Alan S. and Bentley J. Anderson. Intellectual Property in Global Markets. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997. Fishman, Stephen and Patti Gima (ed). The Copyright Handbook: How To Protect & Use Written Works. 4th ed. Berkeley, California: Nolo Press, 1997. Foster, Frank H. and Robert L. Shook. Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1993. Goldstein, Paul. Copyright's Highway: From Gutenberg to the Celestial Jukebox. New York: Hill & Wang, 1995. Harris, Lesley Ellen. Digital Property. Ontario, Canada: McGraw- Hill Ryerson Ltd., 1998. Hurley, Deborah and Hal Varian (eds). Internet Publishing and Beyond: The Economics of Digital Information and Intellectual Property (publication of the Harvard Information Infrastructure Project). Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1998. Kahin, Brian and Charles Messon (eds.). Borders in Cyberspace: Information Policy and the Global Information Infrastructure (publication of the Harvard Information Infrastructure Project). Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1997. Kurz, Raymond A. et al. Internet and the Law: Legal Fundamentals for the Internet User. Rockville, Maryland: Government Institutes, Inc., 1996. Leaffer, Marshall A. (ed.). International Treaties on Intellectual Property. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of National Affairs, 1997. Lee, Lewis C. and J. Scott Davidson. Managing Intellectual Property Rights. New York: John Wiley & Sons/Wiley Law Publications, 1993. Ludlow, Peter. High Noon on the Electronic Frontier: Conceptual Issues in Cyberspace. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1996. Mansfield, Edwin. Intellectual Property Protection, Foreign Direct Investment, and Technology Transfer. (IFC discussion papers, No. 19). Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 1994. McCarthy, J. Thomas. McCarthy's Desk Encyclopedia of Intellectual Property. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of National Affairs, 1996. Nimmer, Melville B. et al. Cases and Materials on Copyright, 5th ed. New York: Matthew Bender & Company, 1998. "Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal" (weekly reports). Washington, D.C.: Bureau of National Affairs. Price Waterhouse EMC Practice and Price Waterhouse World Technology Center. Entertainment, Media, and Communications Technology Forecast: 1998. Menlo Park, California: Price Waterhouse World Technology Center, 1997. Rosenoer, Jonathan. Cyberlaw: The Law of the Internet. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996. Ryan, Michael P. Knowledge Diplomacy: Global Competition and the Politics of Intellectual Property. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 1998. Samuels, Jeffrey M. Basic Facts About Trademarks. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, 1992. Schultz, Jon S. and Steven Windsor. International Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Software: A Research Guide and Annotated Bibliography. Littleton, Colorado: F.B. Rothman, 1995. Sell, Susan K. Power and Ideas: North-South Politics of Intellectual Property and Antitrust. Stoneybook, New York: State University of New York, 1998. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Copyright Laws and Treaties of the World. Looseleaf volume with supplements. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of National Affairs, 1956- . United States Information Infrastructure Task Force, Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights. Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1995. United States Library of Congress, Copyright Office. Report on Legal Protection for Databases: Report of the Register of Copyrights. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Copyright Office, 1997. United States National Research Council, Steering Committee for Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property Issues in Software. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1992. Wayner, Peter. Digital Copyright Protection. San Diego, California: AP Professional (Academic Press, a division of Harcourt Brace & Co.), 1997. Webster, Andrew and Kathryn Packer (eds.). Innovation and the Intellectual Property System. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Kluwer Law International, 1996. Wechert, John and Douglas Adeney. Computer and Information Ethic. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1997. Wilson, Lee. The Trademark Guide. New York: Allworth Press, 1998. World Intellectual Property Organization. The First Twenty-Five Years of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Geneva: WIPO, 1992. World Intellectual Property Organization. Intellectual Property Reading Material. Geneva: WIPO, 1995. World Intellectual Property Organization. Introduction to Intellectual Property: Theory and Practice. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Kluwer Law International, 1996. 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