Kristie Thomas is Senior Lecturer at Aston University, having gained her PhD from Nottingham University Business School in 2008. Her current research interests combine elements of law and business, reflecting her research interests in international trade and comparative law and business practice more generally. She has a particular interest in Asia, having spent two years based at Nottingham University’s China campus.

• Introduction.- PART I: HOW TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRIPS AGREEMENT: CONCEPTS AND METHODS.- The Concept of Compliance.- The TRIPS Agreement: Developing Global Rules for Intellectual Property Protection.- A Framework for Assessing Compliance with the TRIPS Agreement.- PART II: ASSESSING COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRIPS AGREEMENT IN CHINA.- Implementing the TRIPS Agreement in China.- Assessing the Post-TRIPS Intellectual Property System in China in the Short-Term: Exploring the Enforcement Gap.- Assessing the post-TRIPS Intellectual Property System in China in the Long-term: Adapting to Local Conditions.- Implications and Conclusions.

Kristie Thomas is Senior Lecturer at Aston University, having gained her PhD from Nottingham University Business School in 2008. Her current research interests combine elements of law and business, reflecting her research interests in international trade and comparative law and business practice more generally. She has a particular interest in Asia, having spent two years based at Nottingham University’s China campus.

• Introduction.- PART I: HOW TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRIPS AGREEMENT: CONCEPTS AND METHODS.- The Concept of Compliance.- The TRIPS Agreement: Developing Global Rules for Intellectual Property Protection.- A Framework for Assessing Compliance with the TRIPS Agreement.- PART II: ASSESSING COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRIPS AGREEMENT IN CHINA.- Implementing the TRIPS Agreement in China.- Assessing the Post-TRIPS Intellectual Property System in China in the Short-Term: Exploring the Enforcement Gap.- Assessing the post-TRIPS Intellectual Property System in China in the Long-term: Adapting to Local Conditions.- Implications and Conclusions.

Kristie Thomas is Senior Lecturer at Aston University, having gained her PhD from Nottingham University Business School in 2008. Her current research interests combine elements of law and business, reflecting her research interests in international trade and comparative law and business practice more generally. She has a particular interest in Asia, having spent two years based at Nottingham University’s China campus.

• Introduction.- PART I: HOW TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRIPS AGREEMENT: CONCEPTS AND METHODS.- The Concept of Compliance.- The TRIPS Agreement: Developing Global Rules for Intellectual Property Protection.- A Framework for Assessing Compliance with the TRIPS Agreement.- PART II: ASSESSING COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRIPS AGREEMENT IN CHINA.- Implementing the TRIPS Agreement in China.- Assessing the Post-TRIPS Intellectual Property System in China in the Short-Term: Exploring the Enforcement Gap.- Assessing the post-TRIPS Intellectual Property System in China in the Long-term: Adapting to Local Conditions.- Implications and Conclusions.