|
suggested
paper topics
Comparative
Copyright Issues
-
Originality
and Authorship
-
Ownership
of Copyright in Works Created by Employees and
Independent Contractors
-
Moral
Rights and Neighboring Rights
-
Moral
Rights and the Right to Parody
-
Moral
Rights, State Legislation, and Copyright Preemption
-
Protection
of Computer Software and Integrated Circuits
-
Protection
of Databases and Fact-based Works
International
Copyright, New Technologies, and Globalization
-
Protection
of Literary, Artistic, and Cultural Properties in
Cyberspace
-
Licensing
of Global Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital
Age
-
Internet
Piracy and Counterfeiting Problem
-
Regulation
of the Internet and Its Impact on Society and Culture
-
Encryption
Technologies and Freedom of Expression
-
Circumvention
Technologies and Anti-Circumvention Provisions
-
Jurisdictional
Issues and New Communications Technologies
-
Conflict-of-Laws
and Choice-of-Laws Issues in Cyberspace
-
Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction and Choice of Forum in the Global
Marketplace
-
The
Draft Hague Convention of Jurisdiction and Recognition
of Judgments
-
Res
Judicata on Intellectual Property-Related Judgments
Copyright
in the European Union
-
State
Sovereignty and Harmonization of Intellectual Property
Laws
-
Tension
Between National Courts and the European Court of
Justice
-
Limits
of EU Harmonization Directives
-
EU-U.S.
Dispute over the Protection of Databases
-
EU-U.S.
Dispute over Music Licensing
-
Intellectual
Property Rights and the EU Legislative Processes
Comparative
Trademark Issues
-
Territoriality
of Trademark Rights
-
Trademarks
in Foreign Language
-
Genericism
and Foreign Languages
-
Trademarks
and the First Amendment
-
Trademarks
and Consumers
-
Bad
Faith and Conflicting Trademarks
-
Dilution
and Protection of Famous Marks
-
Protection
of Unused, Unregistered Marks
-
Geographical
Indications
-
Convergence
of Copyright and Trademark Laws
-
Judicial
Misuse of Trademark Law on Copyrighted Works
-
Judicial
Misuse of Copyright Law on Trademarked Products
International
Trademark and Domain Names
-
First
WIPO Internet Domain Name Process
-
Second
WIPO Internet Domain Name Process
-
Domain
Names and Trademark Rights
-
Domain
Names and Dilution
-
Domain
Names and First Amendment
-
Uniform
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
-
ICANN
-
ccTLD
and Cybersquatting in Foreign Countries
-
ccTLD
and Economic Development of Less Developed Countries
-
Foreign-Character
Domain Names
-
Best
Practices of Domain Name Registries
-
Domain
Name Registration Agreements
-
National
Sovereignty and the Control of the A-Root Servers
-
Regulation
of Domain Names and Its Impact on Society and Culture
-
Jurisdictional
Issues and Trademark Infringement on the Internet
-
Conflict-of-Laws
and Choice-of-Laws Issues in Cyberspace
-
Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction and Choice of Forum in the Global
Marketplace
-
The
Draft Hague Convention of Jurisdiction and Recognition
of Judgments
-
Res
Judicata on Trademark-Related Judgments
Trademark
in the European Union
-
Likelihood
of Confusion and Likelihood of Association
-
EU
Trademark Directive and Regulations
-
Community
Trade Marks
-
Benelux
and EU Trademark Offices
-
State
Sovereignty and Harmonization of Trademark Laws
-
Tension
Between National Courts and the European Court of
Justice
-
Limits
of EU Harmonization Directives
-
Intellectual
Property Rights and the EU Legislative Processes
Comparative
Patent
-
Conditions
for Patentability
-
Novelty
and Treatment of Prior Art
-
Gene
Patents
-
The
Doctrine of Equivalents
-
Protection
of Pharmaceutical Products
International
Patent and Harmonization
-
Global
Patent Registration Agreements
-
Paris
Convention and the Right of Priority
-
Patent
Cooperation Treaty
-
Patent
Law Treaty
-
European
Patent Convention
-
Regional
Patent Agreements and Harmonization
-
Sui
Generis Protection of Plants
-
Traditional
knowledge and Biological Diversity
-
Compulsory
Licenses and National Emergencies
Global
Protection of Industrial Designs
Global
Protection of Trade Secrets
International
Intellectual Property Regimes
-
The
Berne Convention and Retroactivity Issues
-
The
Paris Convention
-
The
Madrid Agreement and Protocol
-
U.S.
Accession to the Madrid System
-
National
Treatment and Reciprocal Protection of Intellectual
Property Rights
-
TRIPs
and Compulsory Licenses
-
TRIPs
and Fair Use
-
TRIPs
II and the Future of International Copyright
-
TRIPs
and Global Counterfeiting Problem
-
TRIPs
and Famous Marks
-
TRIPs
and Geographical Indications
-
TRIPs,
Biodiversity and the Environment
-
WTO
Dispute Settlement Mechanism and Its Effectiveness in
Ensuring Compliance with the TRIPs Agreement
-
WIPO
Internet Treaties and the U.S.-EU Digital Agenda
-
The
Creation of International Intellectual Property Norms
-
The
Formation of Regional Intellectual Property Regimes
-
Protection
of Global Intellectual Property Rights Under APEC-like
Regimes
-
Enforcement
of Intellectual Property Rights in the Less Developed
Countries (and in the Global Marketplace)
-
Parallel
Imports and International Exhaustion
-
Folklore
and Collective Rights
-
Protection
of Folklore Under the Berne Convention and the TRIPs
Agreement
-
Treaty
Interpretation and the Meaning of International
Intellectual Property Agreements
Intellectual
Property Rights in Foreign Countries
The 2004
National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
is the most recent annual report issued by the Office
of the United States Trade Representatives surveying the
significant foreign barriers to U.S. exports. The
document was submitted to the President, the Senate Finance
Committee, and appropriate committees in the House of
Representatives to inform them about foreign barriers
affecting U.S. exports of goods and services, foreign direct
investment by U.S. businesses, and the protection of
intellectual property rights. The document contains a
section on intellectual property rights protection, which
examines current problems and recent development concerning
the protection of intellectual property rights in foreign
countries.
In addition, various interest groups issue reports and
position papers concerning the protection of intellectual
property rights in the international community in general
and foreign countries in particular. These
organizations include International
Intellectual Property Alliance, Business
Software Alliance, International
Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers Association of America, International
Trademark Association, Motion
Picture Association of America, Recording
Industry Association of America, International
Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Microsoft
Corporation, and Nintendo Corporation.
Information is also available at websites of local
government agencies and intergovernmental and
nongovernmental organizations that deal with the
protection of intellectual property rights. Some
websites may contain information in the local language only.
|
