Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Climate Change: (Research Handbooks in Intellectual Property series)

Sarnoff's Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Climate Change is packed with varied perspectives and essential information and is therefore a very useful guide for anyone interested in IP and climate change (and beyond!). To have all this packed tightly into one book is a great thing. I m quite pleased to have it on my bookshelf.' - Eric Lane, Green Patent Blog Written by a global group of leading scholars, this wide-ranging Research Handbook provides insightful analysis, useful historical perspective, and a point of reference on the controversial nexus of climate change law and policy, intellectual property law and policy, innovation policy, technology transfer, and trade. The contributors provide a unique review of the scientific background, international treaties, and political and institutional contexts of climate change and intellectual property law. They further identify critical conflicts and differences of approach between developed and developing countries. Finally they put forward and analyze the relevant intellectual property law doctrines and policy options for funding, developing, disseminating, and regulating the required technologies and their associated activities and business practices. The book will serve as a resource and reference tool for scholars, policymakers and practitioners looking to understand the issues at the interface of intellectual property and climate change. Contributors: P. Ala'i, C. de Avila Plaza, D. Borges Barbosa, P. Bifani, M.A. Carrier, M.W. Carroll, J.L. Contreras, C.M. Correa, E. Derclaye, P. Drahos, C.H. Farley, S. Ferrey, S.E. Gaines, D.A. Gantz, D.J. Gervais, D. Hunter, The International Council on Human Rights Policy, D.S. Levine, C.R. McManis, R.K. Musil, S.K. Sandeen, J.D. Sarnoff, D. Shabalala, G. Tansey, B. Tuncak, J.M. Urban, D. Vivas-Eugui, H. Wang, P.K. Yu

Table of Contents:
Contents: 1. Introduction Joshua D. Sarnoff 2. Climate Science and Policy Responses David Hunter 3. International Law and Institutions for Climate Change Sanford E. Gaines 4. Climate Change, the International Intellectual Property Régime, and Disputes Under the TRIPS Agreement Daniel J. Gervais 5. Intellectual Property Rights Under the UNFCCC: Without Response to Developing Countries’ Concerns Carlos M. Correa 6. The Intellectual Property Regime: Are There Lessons for Climate Change Negotiations? Peter Drahos 7. Intellectual Property Enforcement and Global Climate Change Peter K. Yu 8. Beyond Technology Transfer: Protecting Human Rights in a Climate-constrained World The International Council On Human Rights Policy 9. Behind the Wall: Global Climate Change and American Religion Robert K. Musil 10. Technology Transfer for Climate Change and Developing Country Viewpoints on Historical Responsibility and Common but Differentiated Responsibilities Dalindyebo Shabalala 11. Government Choices in Innovation Funding Joshua D. Sarnoff 12. Catalyzing Technology Development Through University Research Jorge L. Contreras and Charles R. McManis 13. Antitrust and Climate Change Michael A. Carrier 14. Climate Change Innovation, Products and Services Under the GATT/WTO System David A. Gantz and Padideh Ala’i 15. The Role of Government Procurement in Regard to Development, Dissemination and Costs of Climate Change Technologies Denis Borges Barbosa and Charlene de Avila Plaza 16. Patents and Climate Change Joshua D. Sarnoff 17. Trade Secrets and Climate Change: Uncovering Secret Solutions to the Problem of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sharon K. Sandeen and David S. Levine 18. The Role of Copyright in the Protection of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change: Is the Current Copyright System Adequate? Estelle Derclaye 19. Intellectual Property and Related Rights in Climate Data Michael W. Carroll 20. Green Marks Christine Haight Farley 21. Standards and Related Intellectual Property Issues for Climate Change Technology Jorge L. Contreras 22. Privacy Issues in Smart Grid Deployment Jennifer M. Urban 23. Energy Steven Ferrey 24. Transportation Paolo Bifani, David Vivas-Eugui, and Hiafeng Wang 25. Food Geoff Tansey 26. Natural Resources Baskut Tuncak Index

About the Author :
Edited by Joshua D. Sarnoff, Professor of Law, DePaul University, College of Law, US

Review :
'Given Di Caprio's acceptance speech at the Oscars, calling on the world to take climate change seriously, this terrific tome could not have been more timely! Boasting a splendid array of scholars and policy makers, it traverses a wide spectrum of issues at the interface of IP and climate change technologies. Professor Joshua Sarnoff needs to be commended for conceptualizing and co-ordinating this project, resulting in a bountiful book that offers incisive insights on one of the foremost policy challenges facing the world today!' --Dr Shamnad Basheer, India'Tackling the climate problem will require the development, deployment and transfer of a wide variety of technologies at a pace and scale unprecedented outside of wartime. This will involve not only the environmental, energy and treaty laws familiar to climate law specialists, but also a bewildering array of issues under intellectual property, trade, procurement and other legal fields. Joshua Sarnoff has done a wonderful job in assembling leading experts from around the world to illuminate these complex matters.' --Michael B. Gerrard, Columbia Law School 'In the wake of the Paris Agreement, there is a great need to encourage a transition to a clean energy world economy. Intellectual property and innovation policy will play a critical role in research, development, and deployment of clean technologies. In this context, the Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Climate Change edited by Joshua Sarnoff is essential reading. This landmark collection provides a comprehensive examination of the inter-relationship between intellectual property and climate change. Leading authors from around the world tackle topics such as international law, patent law, green trade marks, copyright law, and trade secrets law. The Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Climate Change also considers larger public policy issues in respect of climate finance, innovation law and policy, government procurement, standard-setting, and competition law.' --Matthew Rimmer, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland