This paper compares the arbitral procedures used in different legal systems and evaluates their suitability for international intellectual property disputes. By doing so, it will identify many obstacles to the realization of an international arbitral regime responding to intellectual property disputes.

Thesis (DBA(DoctorateofBusinessAdministration))--University of South Australia, 2004.

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The association of constitutional chromosome imbalance in patients with intellectual disability with or without related dysmorphism and malformations is well established. The resolution of conventional cytogenetic examination is limited to imbalances of 5-10Mb. Patients with characteristic phenotypes which allude to a specific microdeletion or duplication syndrome may be investigated using locus specific fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH). Subtelomere FISH, a recently new improvement for cytogenetics screening, detects subtelomeric rearrangements in around 6% of patients with idiopathic disability. However it is evident that for these patients, most do not have a recurrent pattern of dysmorphism or malformations suggesting imbalance in a particular chromosome region. Array CGH has the potential to detect chromosome imbalances beyond that of current technology allowing the whole genome can be screened in a single hybridisation at a resolution limited only by the genomic distance between the arrayed target clones. The aim of this study was to develop a custom whole genome array and utilize this array to screen a number of diverse patient groups. Rather than immediately begin with the development of a whole genome array a smaller pilot study was initiated, in so enabling the efficacy of the methodology to be tested. A small clinical/ subtelomere array was designed and constructed to screen for cytogenetic imbalances within the first 5Mb of each chromosome end (excluding acrocentric chromosomes) together with the number of known clinically significant regions. This clinical/subtelomere array (chapter 3), was ulilised to map the extent of deletion and/or duplication in patients with previously determined subtelomere abnormalities. This was followed with the screening of a small group of patients with idiopathic intellectual disability (chapter 4). Novel Copy number changes were identified together with a number of changes determined to be non-pathogenic variants. The methodology used in the utilization of this array could determine copy changes in patients, however it became clearly evident that the effective resolution was compromised when a number of clones were shown to map to other sites of the genome or cross hybridise to multiple sites. With this knowledge the next stage of the project, a whole genome array, primarily constructed from a FISH validated clone set, reduced the possibility of mapping discrepancies. These FISH mapped clones did not give a even genomic coverage. All clones from this set were mapped using Ensembl resources. Any identified gaps (greater than 1Mb) were covered using clones from a second clone set (32K), giving a resolution of ~0.2-1Mb. Three diverse groups of patients were screened using the whole genome array. Using a novel scoring system which evaluated degree of intellectual disability/developmental delay, dysmorphism, presence of malformations and the presence of an apparently balanced cytogenetic rearrangement, twenty five patients with idiopathic disability were assessed. Four novel copy number changes were determined of which three were determined likely to contribute to the phenotype of the patient. The fourth patient is under investigation. Chapter 6 saw the application of the whole genome array to a second patient group; medically terminated pregnancies, in utero fetal deaths or newborn infants with one or more facial dysmorphism or fetal malformation. One potentially pathogenic copy number change was ascertained from this study. The third patient group, those with retractable epilepsy (chapter 7) showed two copy number changes both of which will require further follow up and investigation, including screening with a higher density array platform. The screening of more than seventy varied patients has shown the efficacy of these two custom platforms, to detect previously undetermined copy number changes. / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, 2010

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This thesis examines the new system of bankruptcy law in the People’s Republic of China. A major issue of the thesis is the analysis of the possible links and side effects of the upcoming bankruptcy law on intellectual property rights in China. The fact that the People’s Republic of China is one of the fastest growing economies with the intention of becoming accepted as a market economy has various influences upon the political decisions and legal developments in China and the rest of the world. All changes of the legal environment in China aim at increasing the faith of foreign investors and the growth of foreign investment in China. China continuously allows foreigners to invest in more and more business areas and there is a wide variety of different types of investment in China. On the one hand, companies have the possibility to invest their capital. On the other hand, companies have the option to invest their technical knowledge. Technical knowledge is of particular interest to Chinese partners. Because of this strong interest, western companies are in great danger of losing their intellectual property. The Chinese legal system meanwhile offers western companies a range of different corporate forms. The corporate forms “Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise” and “joint venture” in particular are very attractive to foreign investors. Due to the large variety of corporate forms, this thesis focuses on the involvement of foreign investors in a joint venture. Usually, western companies choose to invest intellectual property in the form of a “joint venture”. This generates a special need for the foreign company to receive a guarantee for their property. Foreign companies fear that a third party might use their intellectual property and, in order to reduce this risk, they have to be very careful as to how they invest their intellectual property in China. The new bankruptcy law can create a new form of this well-known threat to foreign companies who invest in the People’s Republic of China. The aim of this thesis is to identify some of these new risks and to attempt to find solutions to help foreign investors reduce potential risks for their investments. Globalisation and international investors are currently focusing on the Chinese market. In order to understand the contemporary situation in China, it is important to understand Chinese history and culture. Taking this into account, this thesis summarises the historical and cultural aspects in the initial chapters.

Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2007. / Title from file title page. Ian Fletcher, committee chair; Jared Poley, Hugh Hudson, committee members. Electronic text (110 [i.e. 105] p.) : digital, PDF file. Pages 18, 45, 76, 77 and 95 blank. Description based on contents viewed Jan. 16, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-110).

Thesis (LL. M.)--University of Toronto, 2004. / Adviser: Abraham Drassinower. "A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Master of Laws, Graduate Department of Law, University of Toronto."

Thesis (doctoral)--Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, 2007. / Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. [xviii]-xxxvii) and index.