Intellectual Property Rights Demystified

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Studies have shown that there is a perfect link between strong IPR regime protected by the rule of law and economic development of a country.  India is still at nascent stage when compared with the iPR regimes of developed economies.  Hence, governmental and intergovernmental initiatives in association with commerce and industrial bodies are being taken up for creating awareness on IPR.  As a signatory to many international treaties and conventions, India has modified many existing IPR laws and codified new ones to foster protection of Indian traditional knowledge and innovations emanate from research and professional institutions of India.  Even though the researchers of software, pharmaceutical and biomedical fields are leading the pack of most number of patent applications received at Patent Offices in India, requirement of such awareness in other fields is necessary.  It is felt that ignorance on legal and administrative procedures involved in filing for IPR is a major issue that needs to be addressed immediately.  Although articles and books are written on the conventions/treaties and on the importance of IPR and its protection, non-availability of IPR information in the form of a concise ready reference on IPR/patents/designs/copyrights/trade marks and laws, application forms and procedures thwarts common-man to understand IPR and related issues.  Enhanced awareness on IPR laws and copyright procedures would help filings for IPR by scientists, teachers and researchers.  Publication of this volume is an attempts to alleviate this ignorance and spread information on IPR, which may help the needy to understand the intricacies of IPR and apply for IPR.  It covers topics on IPR including important definitions, history of evolution of IPR concepts, major organizations that control IPR in bilateral, multilateral and global forums, issues concerning developed and developing countries with reference to enforcement of IPR, implications of major treaties of IPR protection to which India is a signatory, management practices of IPR and finally suggestions on creating increased awareness on IPR.  Written in a simple language and concise form, this volume is a comprehensive treatise on IPR required for common readers and professional.  In addition to individual papers that deal with specific topics in details, provision of suitable application forms for copyrights, trade marks, patents, designs, etc., as annexure makes this volume necessary addition in libraries of private, public, academic and research institutions, legal institutions and practicing lawyers and charted accountants.  As many academic institutions have included IPR in course curricula, this volume would serve as a textbook suitable for teaching too.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mu. Ramkumar

Dr. Mu. Ramkumar, is a faculty member of the Department of Geology, Periyar University, Salem.  He is graduate from National College, Tiruchirapalli and post graduate from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, he had worked for his Ph.D. degree  in the Bharathidasan University, under the supervision of famous geologist and a revered teacher Prof. V.A Chandrasekaran, on carbonate  sedimentology. Dr. Mu. Ramkumar has obtained Post graduate Diploma in Personal Management and labor legislation from Alagappa University. Since completion of Ph. D. Dr. Mu. Ramkumar has worked in various research laboratories viz., IIt- Kharagpur, Andhra University, Karlsure University, Germany and IIT-Bombay before taking up teaching career at Periyar University. His research interested include integrated sequence and chemostraitigraphy, documentation of  environmental conditions across K/T boundary, natural disaster management, modeling deltatic evolution, coastal zone management, effluent dissemination capacity of estuaries, etc. in all these fields, he has published more than 125 articles in national and international journals. He has authored two books on computers ( Smart computing under DOS and Smart Computing under Windows) that served as text book for many schools and colleges. Recently ha had published an edited volume entitled “Intellectual Property Rights Demystified”.His research work have been and are being supported financially by Alexander Von Humboldt foundation, Germany, German Science Foundation Germany, department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, University Grant Commission, New Delhi and Oil and Natural gas Corporation, Dehra Dun. He is a recipient of Humboldt fellowship, CSIR Research Associates ship (Scientist Pool Scheme) Award, Young Scientist Award (Twice) and was nominated for S.S. Merh Award. He is a member and honorary fellow of various scientific bodies. He serves as member of panel of reviewers in many National & International Journals and a Member of editorial Board of International journal of Geology and Mining Research.

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Title
Intellectual Property Rights Demystified
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Edition
1st ed.
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9788189422875
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xiv+171p., Tables; References; 25cm.
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