Beschreibung:
This book will be of interest for all jurists doing research and working practically in intellectual property law and international economic law. This title is available as Open Access.
Acknowledgments; Table of cases; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Civil-law history - Germany and Europe; 2. Common-law history - United States; 3. A ragged landscape of theories; 4. Substantive policy - convergent foundations; 5. International comity - a doctrine of self-restraint; 6. Reconceptualization, reinterpretation, and typology; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index.