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Author Punchi Hewage, Nishantha Sampath, author

Title Promoting a second-tier protection regime for innovation of small and medium-sized enterprises in South Asia : the case of Sri Lanka / Nishantha Sampath Punchi Hewage
Edition 1. edition
Published Baden-Baden : Nomos ; Augsburg : MIPLC, Munich Intellectual Property Law Center, 2015
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Description 1 online resource
Series MIPLC studies ; volume 26
MIPLC studies ; v. 26.
Contents 1.2. Preliminary Thoughts and Definitions 1.3. Sri Lankan Innovation Landscape; 1.4. TK-based Innovation; 1.5. The South Asian Scenario; 1.6. Overview of Second-Tier Protection; 1.7. International Legal Framework; 1.8. Conclusion; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Patent Protection in Sri Lanka; 2.3. Design Protection in Sri Lanka; 2.4. Comparative view of Different IPRs in Sri Lanka; 2.5. Conclusion; 3.1. Unfair Competition Law; 3.2. Trade Secrets Protection; 4.1. Experience from Developed Countries; 4.2. Experience from Emerging and Developing Economies; 5.1. Indian Perspectives
5.2. Pakistani Perspectives 5.3. Whether and to what extent are these Experiences applicable to Sri Lanka?; 6.1. Arguments for introducing an STP in Sri Lanka; 6.2. Arguments against such an STP Regime; 6.3. Design and Structure; 6.4. Core Elements; 6.5. Prosecution and Enforcement; 6.6. Interface with other IPR Systems; 6.7. Guarding against Abuse; 6.8. Domestic IP Infrastructure (IP Office, Courts, Professionals); 6.9. TK-based Innovation and Second-Tier Protection; 6.10. Conclusion; 7.1. Policy Options; 7.2. General Recommendations and Observations; 7.3. Conclusion
Summary Intellectual Property law is a dynamic field; its ever-changing landscape challenges us to constantly revisit the existing laws and policies. Although ideological currents of a second-tier patent (STP) regime are sweeping through the South Asian region in recent years, the concept of utility model or petty patent remains a largely unexplored option in Sri Lanka and in other parts of the South Asian region. Against this backdrop, this book offers an alternative approach to incentivise minor and incremental innovations of SMEs. It also explores whether Sri Lanka and other developing economies in the South Asian region can benefit from such an STP regime if it is tailored to the specific characteristics of the innovation landscape of the country. Nishantha Sampath Punchi Hewage, LL. B. (Hons.), LLM in IP (MIPLC), is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is also an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He conducts research in the field of intellectual property (IP), innovation, competition, and human rights
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Patent laws and legislation -- Sri Lanka
Industrial property -- Sri Lanka
Patent laws and legislation -- South Asia
Industrial property -- South Asia
LAW -- International.
Industrial property.
Patent laws and legislation.
South Asia.
Sri Lanka.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783845259505
3845259507
3848718855
9783848718856