Green Property: Buying, Developing and Investing in Eco-friendly Property, and Becoming More Energy Efficient : 10 results priced between £5.00 and £100.00

Provides useful commentary on energy efficiency - which could be a vital part of assembling your Home Information Pack. This book offers advice for anyone involved ...

choosing your location – the regions of France, their property markets and transport links. every step of the purchasing process. financing your purchase. French inheritance and taxation rules. health and education. adapting to your French lifestyle. renting and letting a home in France. setting up a business in France.

These areas are full of uncertainty and risk as well as opportunity and profit, but risk and uncertainty can be minimised (though not eliminated) by developing an understanding of how these specialised areas of property investment operate.

Buying a home in Portugal should be easy, yet far too many people have fallen foul of the hidden dangers that can bring your property dreams crashing down. In this straightforward guide Gabrielle Collison shares insider tips to help you minimise the risks and enjoy a trouble free purchase. Written in plain English, with none of the hype, this fully revised and updated edition contains: * how to find reputable agents * case studies from buyers like you * how to get good legal advice * off-plan vs...

He is particularly concerned to explore the Agreement‘s massive implications for developing countries. These relate to the future of local R & D, their access to advanced technology (here he focuses on information technologies -- computer software, multimedia products, integrated circuits and digital information), commercial exploitation of natural resources and possible welfare effects. Pressure is mounting on Third World governments to implement the Agreement through national legislation. Professor...

Part 1 General context and implications for developing countries: what is TRIPS?; the context; the North-South asymmetries; the limits of the TRIPs Agreement; the TRIPS Agreement as a ceiling; transitional arrangements; unilateral or multilateral?; main substantive provisions; transfer of technology; implications for developing countries; conclusion. Part 2 Options for implementing the TRIPS Agreement in developing countries: patent provisions; undisclosed information; computer programs; restrictive...

Intellectual Property, Community Rights and Human Rights: The Biological and Genetic Resources of Developing Countries

This up-to-date book examines pharmaceutical development, access to medicines, and the protection of public health in the context of two fundamental changes that the global political economy has undergone since the 1970s, the globalization of trade and production and the increased harmonization of national regulations on intellectual property rights. With authors from eleven different countries presenting case studies of national experiences in Africa, Asia and the Americas, the book analyzes national...

When managed well, intellectual property (IP) puts enterprises in a position to lock in an advantage and command a premium. But in Europe, the process of commercializing IP remains fraugt with difficulties, with significant differences existing in the application and interpretation of these rights in each national jurisdiction. Drawing on a wide range of expertise - including editorial support and input from the European Patent Office - "The Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management"...

"It would be quite an understatement to merely characterize this theme as 'timely', given the recent explosion in the number of newly independent States and the pervasive concerns with self-determination and decolonization. This well-written publication may well be the primer for developing a deeper understanding of the related tension associated with the so-called 'clean state' doctrine embodied within the 1978 Convention." -- American Society of International Law