Intellectual Property Right

This book offers a clear and understandable approach to intellectual property right issues from a developer’s point of view. Written by an intellectual property attorney who is also a programmer, Intellectual Property and Open Source delivers an engrossing survey of the legal landscape and practical advice about situations you’re likely to encounter when working on open source projects and pursuing new business ideas. This book encompasses nature and role of intellectual property right in technological development, Trade Mark and Service Mark, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Copyright and related rights, Protection of new Plant varieties etc. Salient features of the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism, the vision of a Global IPR Order, means of tackling software piracy and IPR Enforcement, WIPO, and the TRIPS agreement, have also been studied.