摘要：This essay presents an approach to the economical and social consequences of the intellectual property international system in developing countries, with an emphasis on the Brazilian case. It analyzes the relationship between the intellectual property system and the search for sustainable development in the Amazon region. It provides a brief report on the formation of the international intellectual property system, pointing out concepts pertinent to industrial property, with an emphasis on patents. It also contemplates a sustainable development prospect for the Amazon and the obstacles posed by intellectual property legislation, calling attention to the right to use the genetic resources of the Brazilian Amazonian biodiversity issue.
其他摘要：This essay presents an approach to the economical and social consequences of the intellectual propertyinternational system in developing countries, with an emphasis on the Brazilian case. It analyzes therelationship between the intellectual property system and the search for sustainable development inthe Amazon region. It provides a brief report on the formation of the international intellectual propertysystem, pointing out concepts pertinent to industrial property, with an emphasis on patents. It also contemplatesa sustainable development prospect for the Amazon and the obstacles posed by intellectualproperty legislation, calling attention to the right to use the genetic resources of the Brazilian Amazonian biodiversity issue.
