Intellectual Property Rights

The book explores introduction to intellectual property. More specifically the book discusses on types of intellectual property (IP) and different international treaties of IP. The types of IP include trademarks patents copyrights geographical indication and trade secrets. Further the author emphasizes purpose and function of trademarks acquisition of trade mark rights protectable matter selecting and evaluating trademarks and trade mark registration process. The copyrights include fundamental of copy right law originality of material rights of reproduction rights to perform the work publicly copy right ownership issues copy right registration notice of copy right and international copy right law. The book further relates to foundation of patent law patent searching process ownership rights and transfer. Finally the book introduces to trade secrete law determination of trade secretes status liability for misappropriations of trade secrets protection for submission trade secrete litigation misappropriation right of publicity and false advertising. The Geographical indication geographical indication protection importance to protect geographical indications Biotechnology Research and Intellectual Property Rights Management and IP audits are also included in the book.