Caribbean Intellectual Property Law and Policy: The Civil and Common Law Caribbean -BOOK 2019

Caribbean Intellectual Property Law and Policy: The Civil and Common Law Caribbean.  BOOK
By Dr. Abiola Inniss
The book examines aspects of intellectual property law and policy in the Caribbean, including a comparative analysis of the English speaking common law system, the Dutch, French and Spanish civil law systems of Suriname, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. It will detail the foundations of the local law and policy, and examine international conventions and their influence upon the laws and policies. This book will discuss the theoretical foundations of Caribbean Intellectual Property and provide a comprehensive overview of areas such as traditional knowledge, patents, copyright, trademarks and industrial design.
The aim of the book is to make a significant contribution to the body of knowledge on Intellectual Property in the Caribbean region. There is currently no book of this kind on the subject. In this age of the digital economy and attached requisites in intellectual property, there is need for greater knowledge of how the IP system operates in the Caribbean. In this context,the fast pace of ecommerce makes the book very important. Five important features are: comprehensive coverage of key subjects, civil and common law contexts, relevance for practitioners, students, researchers and others, contribution to knowledge and coverage of both civil and common law systems in the Caribbean region.
Three benefits of the book are the coverage of civil and common law systems in the region, elucidation on key topics such as patents, copyrights and traditional knowledge, and being the first text of its kind for this geographical region.

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