Practical Approach To Intellectual Property Rights

Practical Approach to Intellectual Property Rights

This book covers key aspects of intellectual property rights (IPR) from the perspective of an intellectual peroperty owner of a creation and for beginners in the IPR Profession. It is designed to give the reader a complete picture of all the different forms of intellectual property. To that end, the book is designed in such a way that it starts from an individual s perspective as one who has created or will create intellectual property. Then the methods and procedures required to be followed to procure the protection in an effort to familiarize the reader with the procedural aspects.This book also focuses on patents and related aspects in a greater manner, due to the complexity and the detail oriented, and the technical nature of the field. Several chapters are dedicated to patent related matters, including patent preparation, prosecution, patenting strategy, patent reading, patent searching and analysis, and so on. The underlying principles behind the laws and rules related to patents are presented, and its applicability in everyday work is also provided. Subsequently, the nuances related to three jurisdictions, including India, European Union and U.S. are also discussed. In this manner, a global perspective towards protecting one s intellectual efforts, utilizing one or more of the intellectual property rights available is given to the reader.

Intellectual Property and Open Source

"Clear, correct, and deep, this is a welcome addition to discussions of law and computing for anyone -- even lawyers!"-- Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the Stanford Center for Internet and Society If you work in information technology, intellectual property is central to your job -- but dealing with the complexities of the legal system can be mind-boggling. This book is for anyone who wants to understand how the legal system deals with intellectual property rights for code and other content. You'll get a clear look at intellectual property issues from a developer's point of view, including practical advice about situations you're likely to encounter. Written by an intellectual property attorney who is also a programmer, Intellectual Property and Open Source helps you understand patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and licenses, with special focus on the issues surrounding open source development and the GPL. This book answers questions such as: How do open source and intellectual property work together? What are the most important intellectual property-related issues when starting a business or open source project? How should you handle copyright, licensing and other issues when accepting a patch from another developer? How can you pursue your own ideas while working for someone else? What parts of a patent should be reviewed to see if it applies to your work? When is your idea a trade secret? How can you reverse engineer a product without getting into trouble? What should you think about when choosing an open source license for your project? Most legal sources are too scattered, too arcane, and too hard to read. Intellectual Property and Open Source is a friendly, easy-to-follow overview of the law that programmers, system administrators, graphic designers, and many others will find essential.

Practical Approach to the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights