Intellectual Property Law

Our experts’ research on intellectual property (IP) law and innovation compares best practice models adopted in different jurisdictions to see how innovation is fostered, legally protected, commercialized and sustained in a global competition.

The International Law Research Program (ILRP) has identified the following areas of research focus on IP:

• the commercialization and management of IP rights in the global marketplace;
• the impacts of preferential trade agreements on international IP rights, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and the Canada­–China agreement);
• Internet governance and the fourth industrial age;
• developing IP mechanisms for open and collaborative innovation;
• developing best practice models for the protection of traditional knowledge, genetic resources and traditional cultural expressions; and
• clean technology innovation and its transfer.
   

For additional details on the program’s research priorities for international IP law, please contact Deputy Director Bassem Awad.