Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual Property Rights

Author: D. L. Bosworth

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2014-06-28

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1483295265

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This volume reviews the publicly available sources of statistical information on intellectual property rights, looking principally at patents, designs, royalties and inventions. The book examines the criteria against which intellectual property is measured, discussing the definitions of 'inventive activity' and 'applied research'; the differences between 'inventiveness' and 'creativity'; the meaning of originality; and the distinctions between scientific originality, industrial inventiveness and business acumen. A valuable source of information for researchers and professionals in the field.

Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Varieties
Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Varieties

Author: Laurence R. Helfer

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9789251052228

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The study provides an overview of the international intellectual property system regulating plant varieties. It identifies the essential features of this system, including the policies supporting the grant of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and the societal objectives in tension with IPRs, the institutions that have shaped the international intellectual property system, and the basic components contained in the relevant international treaties. The study aims to set forth regulatory options for national governments to protect plant varieties while achieving other public policy objectives relating to plant genetic resources.