Patent protection and technology transfer in the developing world: the Thailand experience

Article Abstract:

The recent reform of the patent laws in Thailand is indicative of the increased significance of patents for developing countries. The enactment of the 1992 Patent Act by Thailand's National Legislative Assembly has been more important symbolically than practically, however, as it seems to have been viewed as an expedient way to promote technology transfer through foreign direct investment. Thailand has not yet completely accepted the need to protect intellectual property rights, but further progress should be made as the benefits of doing so become evident.

Thailand, Economic policy, Developing countries, Intellectual property, Technology transfer

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In defense of the child: a jus cogens approach to the capital punishment of juveniles in the United States

Article Abstract:

Capital punishment of juveniles is prohibited by an international norm of jus cogens, which should guide the interpretation by U.S. courts of the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed capital punishment for crimes committed at the age of 16 and above. The U.S. is thus one of the few nations that allow the execution of juvenile offenders. The jus cogens norm could satisfy the concerns of both interpretivism and noninterpretivism, which have divided the Supreme Court.

United States, Analysis, Juvenile offenders, Capital punishment, Jus cogens (International law), Capital punishment for juvenile offenders

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Eighteen months to publication: should the United States join Europe and Japan by promptly publishing patent applications?

Article Abstract:

The US should adopt an automatic publication scheme for patent applications. This method would place the US in parity with patent practices of Japan and Europe. In those countries, patents are published 18 months after application regardless of completion of the process. This practice would improve the economic efficiency of the US and help to level the playing field for international competition.

Patent practice

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