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Introduction
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: MOUNTING CONTROVERSY
Intellectual property rights (IPRs) have never been more economically and politically important than they are in today's so called ‘knowledge-based society’. Neither have they ever been so controversial. IPRs are frequently mentioned in discussions and debates on such diverse topics as trade, investment, technology transfer, industrial policy, public health, food security, education, human rights and the widening gap between the income levels of the developed countries and the developing countries.
IPRs are legal and institutional devices to protect creations of the mind, such as inventions, works of art and literature, and designs. ...
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