... on the willingness of the USA to accept a first-to-file system. Although the reform of patent law at an international level falls within the responsibility of the World Intellectual Property Organization, much of the initiative leading towards the more efficient functioning of Patent Offices at national and regional...

...Chapter 6 leaves behind a domestic focus to place the experiences of Japanese residents in a global context through data gathered from crises in China, Haiti, and India, among other nations. This chapter shows the power of governance at the international level. Despite the challenges to governance...

...? Is it the same at the national and international level, or for developed and developing economies? Are we looking for new solutions to old problems? Or are perhaps the problems themselves new? Are we trying to provide a better understanding of an existing body of law, or are we searching for a new legal order...

... jurisdictions at an international level. Accordingly, the chapter for each country follows a standard format and is based upon a uniform and comprehensive questionnaire that is intended to elicit coverage of the significant issues that may arise in any particular jurisdiction. The questionnaire is in two...