http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3458 Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3585 Title: Transborder Reputation <br/> <br/>Authors: Banerjee, Soumya <br/> <br/>Abstract: The acquisition of reputation depends upon the usage of a particular good or service in connection with business. The protection of reputation is embodied in the action of passing off and is as such different from goodwill which is an asset, thereby, protected by law itself. Transborder reputation has its genesis under the English law and in Indian law the concept is embodied in Section 35 of the Trade Mark Act, 1999 wherein the Indian courts have recognized action by foreign plaintiff on the basis of passing off solely upon the reputation of his goods/services on the foreign soil. Several parameters have been set by the Courts for judging as case on the basis of transborder reputation yet, numerous loopholes in the application of the concept continue to remain. This article explores the genesis of transborder reputation and its recognition by the courts of law in India and other countries. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 274-279 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3584 Title: Intellectual Property Rights and Multinational Firms’ Modes of Entry <br/> <br/>Authors: Puttitanun, Thitima <br/> <br/>Abstract: This paper studies the relationship between intellectual property rights (IPR) and the entry mode decision by multinational firms. A simple model is developed allowing firms to choose among export, foreign direct investment (FDI), and licensing. Firms in the recipient country may imitate the technology, and their abilities to do so depend both on the nature of each mode and on the level of IPR protection in that country. Unlike the traditional beliefs, however, strong IPR can affect FDI more than licensing. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 269-273 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3583 Title: The Determinants of Plant Variety Protection Applications in China <br/> <br/>Authors: Hu, Ruifa; Huang, Jie; Pray, Carl; Huang, Jikun <br/> <br/>Abstract: A unique data set of the applications of plant variety protection (PVP), morphological characteristics of plants, and institutional sources of all important varieties of rice in three provinces of China have been used to estimate the determinants of PVP applications in China (China passed its Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) in 1997). Evidence suggests that both government and private research programmes are responding to economic and policy incentives and investing in plant variety protection as expected by economists. Analysis of the evolution of seed industry suggested that the combination of the new seed law in 2000 and the new plant variety protection regulation has changed the structure of seed industry and provided an important incentive to invest in PVPs both by public research institutes and commercial firms. Finally, there is also some preliminary evidence that private firms have lesser incentives in developing new varieties in contrast to purchasing new varieties. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 260-268 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/3582 Title: Accounting for Intellectual Property: Inconsistencies and Challenges <br/> <br/>Authors: Moerman, Lee <br/> <br/>Abstract: The recognition of rights attached to some forms of intellectual property is a contested domain in legal frameworks, such as the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement. The same can be said of economic frameworks, such as accounting, which attempt to recognize and value intellectual property for the purposes of providing information for decision making. The paper explores the discourse of accounting in recognition of intellectual property as an asset according to the new International Accounting Standards. The legal and accounting discourses in which intellectual property rights are acknowledged are compared, concluding that these discourses are not necessarily aligned. The effects and implications of the development of a global regime for accounting for intangibles may eventually harmonize the accounting treatment for intellectual property but yet not resolve the contentious issue of the inconsistencies in the recognition of intellectual property rights under different frameworks and implications for economic decision making. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 243-248 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:58:59 GMT