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"Modern Intellectual Property Law" combines coverage of each intellectual property right granted for creations of the mind into a thoughtful, unified textbook. Deconstructing the fundamental topics into short, clear sections separated by subheadings throughout, Colston and Galloway's text is the ideal student companion to this intriguing area of the law.

Preface -- Contents -- Editor and Contributors -- 1 IP Debt Finance and SMEs: Revealing the Evolving Conceptual Framework Drawing on Initiatives from Around the World -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 IP Finance and SMEs: Debt Versus Equity -- 1.2 Equity Finance -- 1.3 IP-Backed Debt Finance and Information Asymmetry -- 2 International Economic Research to Underpin IP Finance Policy Developments -- 2.1 Office for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Research -- 2.2 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and United Nations Commission on International Trade (UNCITRAL) Initiatives -- 3 IP Finance Developments in the UK and Europe -- 3.1 The United Kingdom (UK) -- 3.2 The European Union (EU) -- 4 The United States Patent Quality Initiative (PQI) -- 5 Government IP-Backed Debt Finance Initiatives in Asia to Stimulate Economic Growth and Address the Young SME Funding Gap -- 5.1 Singapore's 'IP Financing Scheme' -- 5.2 The People's Republic of China (PRC) IP Pledge Financing Program -- 5.3 Malaysia Debt Ventures Bhd (MDV) IP Financing Scheme (IPFS) -- 5.4 Hong Kong -- 5.5 Japan -- 6 Analysis of the Global Initiatives -- 6.1 Systemic Change and a Conceptual Framework for IP Finance -- 6.2 Lenders and IP-Backed Finance Policy -- 7 Conclusions and Outlook: Supporting the Agile Development of Globally Enhanced Access to IP Finance -- References -- 2 Intellectual Properties and Debt Finance for Startups -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Japan's Attempts to Introduce IP-Backed Lending and the Aftermath -- 3 The Questionnaire Survey -- 3.1 Method -- 3.2 Result of the Survey for Startups -- 3.3 Results of the Survey for Fund Providers -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 3 IP and Debt Finance: Cross-Border Considerations -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Proposals and Debates at Milestone UNCITRAL Meetings

This area of law is dominated by the drive towards harmonisation, and a considerable body of legislation and case law continues to be generated. The vision is of investment in creativity and innovation, leading to growth and competitiveness of a wide range of European industries. Significant progress—sometimes unexpected—can be recorded in certain areas, but it should also be acknowledged that the scale of the problems precludes easy solutions in others.