Enforcement: A Neglected Child in the Intellectual Property Family

The Internet and the Emerging Importance of New Forms of Intellectual Property, Susy Frankel and Daniel Gervais, eds., Kluwer Law International, pp. 279-301, 2016

Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-30

19 Pages Posted: 23 Sep 2015 Last revised: 17 May 2017

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Peter K. Yu

Texas A&M University School of Law

Date Written: September 19, 2015

Abstract

Effective enforcement is essential to the protection of intellectual property rights. Without enforcement, these rights will be of little value. Although intellectual property enforcement has been around for as long as intellectual property rights have existed, this topic has not caught much attention from intellectual property commentators and instructors until the past decade.

Today, there remains a dearth of theoretical literature on intellectual property enforcement, and specialized courses on this topic remain rare. Even when enforcement is covered as part of an intellectual property course, the topic tends to be discussed either at the end of the course or in conjunction with infringements.

This chapter begins by identifying four different types of enforcement issues that intellectual property commentators and instructors usually explore. It then discusses why enforcement remains a neglected child in the intellectual property family. It further suggests two different tracks — the digital track and the global track — to help integrate enforcement back into its larger family. The chapter concludes with a cautiously optimistic view on the prospects of such integration.

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Suggested Citation

Yu, Peter K., Enforcement: A Neglected Child in the Intellectual Property Family (September 19, 2015). The Internet and the Emerging Importance of New Forms of Intellectual Property, Susy Frankel and Daniel Gervais, eds., Kluwer Law International, pp. 279-301, 2016, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-30, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2662834

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