Ⅰ INTRODUCTION

1 The Global Dimensions of Intellectual Property Rights in Science and Technology

2 Intellectual Property Institutions and the Panda's Thumb:Patents,Copyrights,and Trade Secrets in Economic Theory and History&Paul A.David

Ⅱ THE CASE FOR AND AGAINST A UNIFORM WORLDWIDE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS SYSTEM

Introduction

3 Why a Uniform Intellectual Property System Makes Sense for the World&Robert M.Sherwood

4 Harmonization Versus Differentiation in Intellectual Property Right Regimes&Claudio R.Frischtak

5 Unauthorized Use of Intellectual Property:Effects on Investment,Technology Transfer,and Innovation&Edwin Mansfield

Discussion

Ⅲ NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Introduction

6 Comparative National Approaches to Intellectual Property Rights:

JAPAN,&James E.Armstrong III

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,&Bryan Harris

INDIA,&Deepak Nayyar

THE NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZING ECONOMIES,&Carlos Alberto Primo Braga

7 Update on International Negotiations on Intellectual Property Rights&Jacques J.Gorlin

Discussion

Ⅳ SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Introduction

8 Trends in Global Science and Technology and What They Mean for Intellectual Property Systems&John A.Armstrong

9 Sectoral Views:

THE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY,&John T.Preston

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,&Bruce Merrifield

U.S.INDUSTRY,&George W.McKinney III

10 Intellectual Property Rights and Competitive Strategy:

A MULTINATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL FIRM&Otto A.Stamm

A MULTINATIONAL ELECTRONICS FIRM&Michiyuki Uenohara

THE MEXICAN SOFTWARE INDUSTRY&Antonio Medina Mora Icaza

A MULTINATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRM&William L.Keefauver

Discussion

Ⅴ ADAPTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Introduction

11 Adapting the Intellectual Property System to New Technologies&John H.Barton

12 A Case Study on Computer Programs&Pamela Samuelson

13 Biotechnology Case Study&George B.Rathmann

14 Semiconductor Chip Protection as a Case Study&Morton David Goldberg

15 Optoelectronics&Eugene I.Gordon

Discussion

Ⅵ GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ISSUES IN PERSPECTIVE

Introduction

16 Global Intellectual Property Rights Issues in Perspective:A Concluding Panel Discussion&Robert E.Evenson

David C.Mowery

Michael Borrus

Robert W.Lucky

Eugene B.Skolnikoff

Discussion

Moderator's Summation

Coda:Issues for Future Research

Ⅶ APPENDIXES

A.Conference Agenda

B.Biographies of Contributors

Index