INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN INTERNATIONAL-RELATIONS - TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER

This article explores how the integration of intellectual property in international relations could facilitate the transfer of technology fr om the North to the South. The role of technical and development coope ration among countries is imperative to international relations. inter national relations enhance cooperation among countries and make possib le the inflow and outflow of capital goods and services among cooperat ing countries. Today, people think about the North as having control o ver advanced technologies revolving around intellectual property, whic h deals with specialized issues and which is governed by such speciali zed branches of law as industrial property law and copyright law Consi dering the fact that issues pertaining to technologies are invariably an integral part of any policy designed to achieve sustainable develop ment at all levels, integrating intellectual property discussion in in ternational relations could facilitate acquisition of expired patents by developing countries for accelerated expansion of their social cons truction.