International patent law : cooperation, harmonization and an institutional analysis of WIPO and the WTO

Contents: Foreword Introduction Part I: Welfare-Enhancing Harmonization 1. Domestic Patent Law: Autarkic Analysis 2. The Value of Diversity: Relaxed Autarky 3. Bases for Harmonization Part II: International Patent Law Institutions 4. History 5. International Patent Cooperation as Collective Action 6. Institutional Analysis: WIPO and the WTO Conclusions and Implications References Index