Monitoring and Controlling the International Transfer of Technology

Monitoring and Controlling the International Transfer of Technology
Author: James Bonomo
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Total Pages: 120
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The United States is a net exporter of technology and technical knowledge. Despite fears that this outflow of technology is costly to U.S. taxpayers, it would be impractical to institute a government-wide system for monitoring and restricting overseas technology transfers. First, a review of the economic effects of technology transfer showed that it is not possible to estimate accurately the financial effect on the United States of the international transfer of government-sponsored technology. Moreover, the methods of transfer that might be monitored or restricted are also sources of the valuable, high domestic societal return to government investments in research and development. Finally, government agencies do not see international technology transfer issues as central to their missions and are likely to see new requirements as constraints on their ability to carry out their missions. The authors thus recommend no major policy shifts but do suggest some changes in existing policy that would enhance the U.S. government's ability to trace and to capture the benefits of certain technical innovations.

Technology Transfer

Technology Transfer
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1990
Genre: Copyright
ISBN:

Competition Law, Technology Transfer and the TRIPS Agreement

Competition Law, Technology Transfer and the TRIPS Agreement
Author: Tu Thanh Nguyen
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 184980544X

The book deals with a difficult subject with an assured touch and will be a valuable text for postgraduate students, policy-makers and practitioners. European Intellectual Property Review This is the first ever book that addresses the important issue of the competition law, intellectual property and trade interface in a developing world context. The book s unique contribution is a set of comparative case studies on this complex interface. D. Daniel Sokol, University of Florida Levin College of Law, US The book investigates competition law and international technology transfer in the light of the TRIPS Agreement and the experience of both developed and developing countries. On that basis, it draws relevant implications for developing countries. Tu Thanh Nguyen argues that technology transfer-related competition law should be glocalized appropriately for the needs of local contexts, while intellectual property rights (IPR) are globalized. The book reveals that developing countries, according to the TRIPS Agreement, have the right to use domestic competition law to promote access to technology in order to protect national interests and consumer welfare. However, competition law is antitrust. It is neither anti-IPR nor anti-trade. The author finds that developing countries with limited competition law resources should set realistic priorities for the control of technology transfer-related anti-competitive practices. They can reasonably apply and adapt relevant regulations, decisions and judgments from developed country jurisdictions to their own circumstances. Competition Law, Technology Transfer and the TRIPs Agreement is a timely resource for postgraduate students, practitioners, and scholars in international competition law, IPR, and technology transfer. Policymakers in the field of technology transfer-related competition law/policy, especially in developing countries, will also find this book invaluable.

Monitoring Technology Flow

Monitoring Technology Flow
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on International Scientific Cooperation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1988
Genre: Science
ISBN: