intellectual property rights

The gig economy has disruptively reshaped traditional work patterns and generated an arena for millions of independent contractors to provide services that run the gamut from writing, design, coding, video editing, marketing, and everything in between. But as more people work under a freelance...

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR): Protecting Ideas and Innovation Introduction In the world of business and innovation, ideas are a powerful asset. Whether it's a new invention, a unique brand identity, or a creative work, intellectual property (IP) plays a crucial role in protecting these...

Description In the past few decades the subject of intellectual property rights (IPRs) has occupied center stage in debates about globalization, economic development and poverty elimination. This study concerns the strengthening of IPRs in the plant breeding industry and its effect on...

Description This study was commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) with a stated aim of providing a robust overview of existing methods used to measure infringement of intellectual property rights (IPR) as well as recommend suitable methodologies, especially those capable of being...

Description The pharmaceutical sector has unusual prominence in debates about IP policy, and has served as the front line for national and international controversies about the relationship between IPRs, R&D incentives, pricing and access to medicines. Notwithstanding the intensity of debate, on...

Description Knowledge is typically non-excludable in that it is not possible to prevent others from applying new knowledge even without the authorization of its creator. If a new technology is valuable, it is therefore likely to be copied or imitated, reducing the potential profits of the...

Description The impact of intellectual property rights on innovation has been a fundamental concern of law- and policymakers, scholars, and researchers in both public and private institutions. Intellectual property and scientific research A study of the interaction between IPR and research...

Description Encompasses all tangible and intangible products of human mind: ideas, inventions, technologies, artworks, music and literature, that are intangible when first created, but that may become valuable in tangible form as products. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES Unit...

Description The group was composed of a broad variety of participants. These included policy makers from 13 countries, 8 participants from national Patent Offices, 3 members from Technology Transfer Offices and an academic. Open Method of Coordination Report of the Expert Group on IPR AND...

Description Intellectual property (IP) is a legal concept which refers to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognized.[1] Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic...