Includes index.
Roots of IP drive and economic globalization
Japan as an IP nation
Historical perspectives of the economy and IP
Cross-border IP and fast tracking of patent applications
Changes to the Patent Court and employees' rights to compensation
Changes in Japanese corporate governance
Future developments in the Japanese exchanges.
Intellectual property and the new global Japanese economy by Ruth Taplin. ISBN 9780203880296. Published by Routledge in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.