TY - BOOK AU - edited by Mu Ramkumar and A Jayakumar TI - Intellectual Property Rights Demystifield SN - 9788189422875 U1 - 346.048 PY - 2008/// CY - New Delhi PB - NIPA KW - Intellectual property -- India. KW - Intellectual property KW - Intellectual property (International law) N1 - Understanding Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is the need of the hour for geoscientists -- Nature and scope of intellectual property rights -- Review of recent developments in registration of inventions and protection of IPR in India -- An introduction to patenting system of India -- Copyright laws of India: an introduction -- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and its role in promotion and protection of IPR -- Historical evolution of intellectual property protection and the road to TRIPS -- TRIPS and its implementation on IPR regimes of developed and developing nations: an overview -- IPR in the era of globalization -- Impact of enforcement of IPR on developing countries -- Issues and implications of IPR: a review -- Current and future trends of intellectual property rights management and governance -- Protection of biogeoresources -- Suggested courses of action for familiarization of IPR ER -