Patents and Global Administrative Law

The book applies values and concepts from Global Administrative Law (GAL) to international patent law, demonstrating how limiting technocratic and overly economic language can be. It will be of interest to researchers in the field of patent law, international law and administrative law.

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David Tilt is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Tokyo College, University of Tokyo, Japan. His research focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to intellectual property, exploring the metaphysical, cultural, and social dimensions of international patent law. He has published comparative legal analysis on specialised courts, the convergence of language around patent law and innovation in government, and national autonomy under the TRIPS Agreement. Currently he is working on a new project that is focused on the Middle East (the GCC in particular) and the potential for patent harmonisation and cooperation.

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Introduction

1. Connecting Patents, Administration, and Global Administrative Law Concepts

2. Current Developments in European Patent Law Through the Lens of Administrative Values

3. Applying Administrative Values to Bilateral Trade Agreements in Patent Law and Beyond: Identifying a Distinct 'Bilateral Space'

4. Multilateral Tensions and the Future of International Patent Law: Using the Language of Global Administration to Interpret Modern Developments and Challenges

Conclusion