Protecting intellectual property in the Arabian Peninsula : the GCC states, Jordan and Yemen / David Price and Alhanoof AlDebasi.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This work examines the endeavours of the Arabian Peninsula States – namely the Gulf Cooperation Council member States of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as well as Jordan and Yemen as prospective GCC members – in establishing national intellectual property protection regimes which both meet their international treaty obligations and are also congruent with their domestic policy objectives. It uses the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement of 1995 as the universal benchmark against which the region’s laws are assessed. The challenges faced by the States in enforcing their intellectual property laws receive particular attention.

Protecting intellectual property in the Arabian Peninsula : introduction and context -- 'The golden thread that binds' : the Shariah and intellectual property protection -- Pre-TRIPS and intellectual property protection in the Arabian Peninsula -- TRIPS and copyright and the nature of compliance in the Arabian Peninsula -- TRIPS and industrial property and the nature of compliance in the Arabian Peninsula -- TRIPS and intellectual property enforcement -- Post-TRIPS and the enforcement challenge -- TRIPS-plus and 'raising the bar' -- TRIPS-minus and protection still pending -- TRIPS anew : and possible future directions.