Introduction to Intellectual Property: Theory and Practice 3rd ed

Introduction to Intellectual Property, currently in its third edition, elaborated as a collective effort by the experts of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)’s and the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)’s International Bureaus, constitutes an indispensable guide that, in a simple, objective and yet thorough manner, will orient the reader through the maze of legal, economic and political topics that constitute today’s intellectual property (IP). The importance of IP for the global economy continues growing: from the objectives of promoting technology transfer to the concerns regarding access to vaccines and treatment in pandemic times, from the goals of integrating national industries into global chains of value to the need for the protection of entrepreneur’s differentiating intangible assets in their struggle to succeed in competitive markets, IP acquires great relevance in the design of governments’ public policies as well as in the business strategies of inventors and creators.

What’s in this book:

Among the vast array of theoretical and practical aspects of IP covered by this book are the following:

• discussions on the real nature and function of IP and its relation with competition law
• a summary of the concepts and the application of most of the many branches of IP, including the analysis of areas not yet fully explored, such as IP in space activities and the interface of IP with artificial intelligence, and
• recent negotiation processes in WIPO and their outcomes, such as the new treaties on genetic resources and traditional knowledge, as well as the Riyadh Treaty on industrial designs

How this will help you:

The concepts explained in the updated edition of this book will be especially appreciated by professionals seeking a consolidated source on the doctrine and practice of IP on which they can rely. Moreover, in general, this third edition will prove enormously useful for corporate counseling, IP practitioners, government officials, IP agents, students and academics.

table of content

Foreword

 

PART I. Intellectual Property, Its Functions and Components

CHAPTER 1. The Concept and Functions of Intellectual Property

CHAPTER 2. The History and Evolution of IP

CHAPTER 3. The Effect of IP Protection on Economic and Technological Development

CHAPTER 4. The Contribution of Industrial Property to the Transfer and Dissemination of Technology

CHAPTER 5. About WIPO, Its Work and Strategic Goals

CHAPTER 6. Copyright and Related Rights

CHAPTER 7. Patents

CHAPTER 8. Trademarks

CHAPTER 9. Industrial Designs

CHAPTER 10. Geographical Indications

CHAPTER 11. Plant Varieties: The International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (1991 Act)

CHAPTER 12. Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions, and Genetic Resources

CHAPTER 13. Protection Against Unfair Competition

CHAPTER 14. Enforcement of IPRs

 

PART II.Global Protection

CHAPTER 15. The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

CHAPTER 16. The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

CHAPTER 17. The Patent Cooperation Treaty

CHAPTER 18. Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure

CHAPTER 19. Patent Law Treaty

CHAPTER 20. Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks

CHAPTER 21. The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs

CHAPTER 22. The Trademark Law Treaty

CHAPTER 23. The Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

CHAPTER 24. The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and Their International Registration and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (The “Lisbon System”)

CHAPTER 25. Conventions on Classification

CHAPTER 26. The International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (The “Rome Convention”)

CHAPTER 27. Other Special Conventions in the Field of Related Rights

CHAPTER 28. The WIPO Internet Treaties: The WCT and the WPPT

CHAPTER 29. The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances

CHAPTER 30. Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled (“MVT” or “Marrakesh Treaty”)

CHAPTER 31. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

 

PART III. Reframing International IP? New Challenges and Negotiating Processes at WIPO

CHAPTER 32. The Role of Intellectual Property in Innovation Ecosystems

CHAPTER 33. Intellectual Property and Global Challenges

CHAPTER 34. The WIPO Development Agenda

CHAPTER 35. The WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore

CHAPTER 36. The Proposed Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations

CHAPTER 37. Intellectual property, New Technologies, and New Human Endeavors

 

Additional Readings

Index