Intellectual property law

This book is an invaluable and practical guide to the European Union plant variety protection system under Council Regulation (EC) 2100/94 and how it enables breeders from all corners of the world to protect new varieties of plants in the European Union with a tailor-made intellectual property right.

A thoughtful look at our history of innovation, the problems with the patent system, and the prospects for America’s future.

Called the business crime wave of the 21st century, trademark counterfeiting and product piracy are worldwide in scope and cost the U.

Marken verleihen ein subjektives ausschließliches Recht.

This book explores how restrictive copyright laws deny access to information for the print disabled, despite equality laws protecting access.

The Routledge Companion to Remix Studies, 2nd Edition comprises contemporary texts by key authors and artists who are active in the interdisciplinary field of remix studies.

Examines the justification of patents, copyrights and trademarks in light of the political controversy over the TRIPS agreement.

Die Beiträge dieses Bandes behandeln das breite Spektrum historischer und aktueller Problemstellungen eines interessengerechten Urheberrechts.

Choreographing Copyright is a new historical and cultural analysis of U.

How do digital technologies transform music?

Access to genetic resources and Benefit Sharing (ABS) has been promoted under the Convention on Biological Diversity, with the aim of combining biodiversity conservation goals with economic development.

Are you ready if a client wishes to make a data protection claim, or needs to defend one?

This book reflects on the development of Nigeria's intellectual property law and outlines the urgent need for reform.

Gegenstand der vorliegenden Arbeit ist das persönliche Recht des Urhebers auf die Integrität seines Werkes, wie es in Deutschland und den USA seinen rechtlichen Ausdruck findet.

Introducing the practice and procedure of trade marks in Ireland and at the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), this book steers clear of confusing legal jargon, explaining the main trade mark principles clearly and concisely.

This book argues that patents and copyrights are not necessary for innovation and overall do not serve the public good.

This book explores the relationship between intellectual property law and competition law, proposing a harmonious equilibrium in the dynamic landscape of evolving technology.

This volume provides a reference textbook and comprehensive compilation of multifaceted perspectives on the legal issues arising from the conservation and exploitation of non-human biological resources.

In this book, leading scholars analyze the important role played by copyright exceptions in economic and cultural productivity.

Explores the complex European regulatory landscape for multi-territorial access to and licensing of copyrighted works such as music and audiovisual works.

To offer a core concept of intellectual property, to consider various justifications for the recognition of intellectual property rights and to expound their operation in particular areas of activity is the purpose of this book.

This book offers a critical examination of the jurisprudence of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as an emancipatory international social contract on trade.

The Case for Patents offers an affirmative case for the many economic benefits of the patent system and shows how patents provide incentives for invention, innovation, and technological change.

In this book, Eldar Haber describes how copyright has become over-criminalized.

This work responds to the increasing need in many countries to better understand linkages between intellectual property, trade rules, and economic and social development, and to find new ways of implementing intellectual property rules and optimizing their effects.

The number of insolvencies is increasing by the day, while insolvencies are becoming more and more complex and international.

What is the relationship between creativity, cultural heritage institutions and copyright?

This book critically assesses legal frameworks involving the bulk processing of personal data, initially collected by the private sector, to predict and prevent crime through advanced profiling technologies.

Despite a rich academic literature in the field of intellectual property (IP), there has been little conceptual analysis of the subject matter that IP rights protect, and in reflection of this, little attention paid to the meaning of the terms used to denote those subject matter, including 'invention', 'authorial work', 'trade mark', and 'design'.

With reference to China, this book examines the course of international patent rights harmonisation; its characteristics as well as impediments.

"Se presenta a la comunidad académica el tercer tomo sobre temas nucleares del derecho civil, dedicado en esta ocasión a la apreciación de la naturaleza desde el enfoque jurídico y las diversas relaciones entre las personas que tienen como fuente e interés protegido los objetos materiales.

This book addresses the complex issue of human creativity in the age of Artificial Intelligence.

Die Neuauflage berücksichtigt neuere Entwicklungen in der europäischen bzw.

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringement is so rampant in China that counterfeit goods - from general household merchandise, garments and media consumables to specialist products including pharmaceutical products and super computer chips - can be found in roadside stalls, markets, shops, department stores and even laboratory of leading universities.

This sweeping sociological analysis traces the emergence of intellectual property as a new type of legal property.

As intellectual property and intangible assets play an increasingly important role in determining company value, it is more important than ever that businesses and their legal advisers are able to identify and understand the key issues surrounding intellectual property when negotiating and implementing corporate transactions.

Since the last edition of this book was published, numerous changes have occurred in the telecommunications sector, at a national, European, and international level.

A definitive resource for professionals in licensing and technology management In this comprehensive guide to licensing best practices, esteemed members of the Licensing Executives Society International offer in-depth discussion of a broad range of important topics in the field of licensing, including: * Licensing issues in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, South Africa, and Latin America * Technology valuation * Technology management consulting * Licensing agreements and strategic partnerships * The expansion of the licensing profession * Patent procedures and protection in Europe * Trade secrets law and intellectual property assets * Issues in copyright, software, and Web sites * Trademarks, trade names, and trade dress * Licensing in the biotechnology industry * Pharmaceutical licensing * University licensing trends * Technology rights that are financial assets and instruments * IC-based corporate carve-outs * Licensing and litigation * ADR

This book is a very useful reference guide on how de jure and de facto standards are being developed and how these standards compete against each other.

Since the publication of the 2nd edition additional countries especially in Asia have become more prominent in industry.

A history of international copyright focusing on principles of access to knowledge (A2K) and the A2K movement.

This book explores the question of whether software should be patented.

The book explores how patent assertion entities, also known as patent trolls, negatively affect competition and the economy.

Management and dissemination of the Intellectual Property (IP) assets maintained by cultural institutions is a key responsibility of caring for collections.

Encyclopaedia of Intellectual Property Rights is a unique reference book providing user friendly access to intellectual property legislation and treaties on intellectual property, both international and national.

This fully revised third edition brings a fresh approach to the fundamentals of mass media and communication law in a presentation that undergraduate students find engaging and accessible.

The music business is a multifaceted, transnational industry that operates within complex and rapidly changing political, economic, cultural and technological contexts.