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Book SynopsisIn an era when knowledge can travel with astonishing speed, the need for analysis of intellectual property (IP) lawand its focus on patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and issues of copyrighthas never been greater. But as Robert M. Farley and Davida H. Isaacs stress in Patents for Power, we have long overlooked critical ties between IP law and one area of worldwide concern: military technology. This deft blend of case studies, theoretical analyses, and policy advice reveals the fundamental role of IP law in shaping how states create and transmit defense equipment and weaponry. The book probes two major issues: the effect of IP law on innovation itself and the effect of IP law on the international diffusion, or sharing, of technology. Discussing a range of inventions, from the AK-47 rifle to the B-29 Superfortress bomber to the MQ-1 Predator drone, the authors show how IP systems (or their lack) have impacted domestic and international relations across a number of countries, includi
Trade Review“Nations seek security through military technologies, but within legal frameworks. By protecting invention, global intellectual property law affects how they develop and disseminate weaponry. But how will additive manufacturing and cyber espionage accelerate that dissemination? How much should military concerns affect commercial law? Will Russia and China fight this regime, or seek benefits from joining it? Farley and Isaacs address all these questions, critically advancing our understanding through integrative analysis of international law and security.” -- James Hasik, George Mason University
“Scholars in the fields of international relations, defense technology, and intellectual property law will find Farley and Isaacs's
Patents for Power an exemplar of innovative multidisciplinary analysis. Operating at the nexus of political science, economics, and legal theory, their vividly written, and persuasively argued book has resonance for academics and practitioners alike.” -- Mark E. Duckenfield, Army War College
Table of Contents1. Introduction
2. The International Relations of Intellectual Property Protection
3. Intellectual Property and the US Defense Industrial Base
4. Intellectual Property in Defense in Comparative Context
5. Intellectual Property and the Arms Trade
6. Intellectual Property, Industrial Espionage, and Cyber Security
7. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
