Document Type
Book Section
Publication Date
1-2009
ISBN
978-1-55458-154-2
Abstract
The adoption of the WIPO Development Agenda in October 2007 has provided less developed countries with a rare and unprecedented opportunity to reshape the international intellectual property system in a way that would better advance their interests. However, if these countries are to succeed, they need to take advantage of the current momentum, coordinate better with other countries and nongovernmental organizations, and more actively share with others their experience, knowledge, and best practices.
Commissioned by the EDGE (Emerging Dynamic Global Economies) Network of the University of Ottawa, this paper begins by explaining how building intellectual property coalitions for development (IPC4D) can help less developed countries strengthen their collective bargaining position, influence negotiation outcomes, and promote effective and democratic decision making in the international intellectual property regime. The paper then discusses four coordination strategies that can be used to develop these coalitions. It concludes with a discussion of the various challenges confronting the creation and maintenance of these coalitions.
First Page
79
Last Page
99
Num Pages
21
Publisher
The Centre for International Governance Innovation & Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Notes
The entire book is made available at https://www.idrc.ca/en/book/implementing-world-intellectual-property-organizations-development-agenda.
Editor
Jeremy De Beer
Book Title
Implementing the World Intellectual Property Organization's Development Agenda
Recommended Citation
Peter K. Yu,
Building Intellectual Property Coalitions for Development,
in
Implementing the World Intellectual Property Organization's Development Agenda
79
(Jeremy De Beer eds., 2009).
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