This book comprises chapters by leading international authors analysing the interface between
intellectual property and foreign direct investment development and free trade. The authors
search for a balance between the conflicting interests that inherently coexist in intellectual
property law.The chapters dig deep into the subjects and notions that have become central in
international intellectual property legal developments: i) flexibility public interest and
policy-space for implementation ii) interfaces between the intellectual property regime and
other legal regimes and iii) the development of international intellectual property law and
its influence on national legal orders which includes the implementation of intellectual
property undertakings.
