Books by Ruth L. Okediji

Ruth L. Okediji is the William L. Prosser Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. She is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts on the international intellectual property system, its intersection with multilateral trade regimes, and implications for economic development. Her scholarship focuses on the needs of developing countries and issues of global knowledge governance in the context of international institutions and public international law. Professor Okediji has provided expert advice to numerous countries in drafting national patent laws and in TRIPS implementation and compliance. Margo A. Bagley is a Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. She is one of the leading scholars in the area of international and comparative patent law and policy. Her scholarship focuses on issues relating to patents and biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and technology transfer. Professor Bagley is a member of the board of directors of the Public Patent Foundation, and she served on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on University Management of Intellectual Property: Lessons from a Generation of Experience, Research, and Dialogue. Professor Bagley also lectures in the Munich Intellectual Property Law Program at the Max Planck Institute in Munich, Germany, and has taught courses in China and Singapore.