Intellectual Property

This book sorts out the laws of copyright. Itdissects disasters such as owner misuse and ignorance of trademark lawprotection and offers information on how these losses could have been prevented.Important trademark rules are explained and each is illustrated with a briefcase study of a court ruling ... More

Are You Ready for the Network Equivalent of Guerrilla Warfare?Instant Messaging (IM) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) applications are taking over the workplace as P2P transfers now account for 70% of all Internet traffic and more than 50% of corporate workstations are running an IM application. IT profession... More

Plant breeding patents, the ownership of biological innovation and associated intellectual property rights (IPR) are the subject of increased attention worldwide. They are particularly relevant in the field of agricultural biotechnology. They are affecting public and private sector organizations and... More

Provocative, insightful, and extraordinary for its clarity and forthrightness, "The Little Book of Plagiarism" is an analytical tour de force in a small package, the work of "one of the top 20 legal thinkers in America" (Legal Affairs), a distinguished jurist renowned for his adventuresome intellect... More

Digital Rights Management (DRM) encompasses all the technologies used by the owners of the digital content to control access and usage of their copyrighted creation. By allowing access and usage of their prized possession, the owners of the digital content make revenues as well as build a viable bus... More

Worldwide, business has undergone transformation and transition to reach the knowledge society we inhabit today. Today, this knowledge base has become the center of business operations. This book introduces the concept of intellectual capital management and the role it can play in the strategy craft... More

The book contains an overview of unfair competition law for the protection of intellectual and industrial creations in the EU, the US, and other jurisdictions, such as Canada, Australia, and South Africa. It also contains a comparative theoretical study of the legal and economic justification of the... More

Software development is being undertaken as a commercial endeavor with proprietary control over the outcome or as a non-commercial voluntary work with no proprietary control over the outcome. The later model of software development is called Open Source Software (OSS). The licenses of OSS programs g... More

Companies that implement effective technology solutions can gain a competitive advantage in today’s environment. The proper use of technology can enhance a company’s competitive position. Services industry is one of the key sectors where IT can be exploited to its maximum potential. Substantial ... More

Knowledge of legal language and the ability to use it effectively are essential requirements for students who have chosen to study law. English for Law, a comprehensive course in English specially prepared for undergraduate students of law, aims to train students in both these aspects. Though the bo... More

Corporate success today is not based any more on production facilities and financial capital, but on invisible values - intangible assets - that include customer and business partner relationships, brands, ideas, and business processes, as well as an enterprise's culture, intellectual capital and in... More

"The World Intellectual Property Organization "aims to introduce a much ignored element of the contemporary structure of global governance to scholars of international political economy. The book discusses: - How WIPO works, its antecedents and history- The debates about the role and justification o... More

Praise for Business Power Creating New Wealth from IP Assets "Business Power is an essential handbook for every business leader. Creating and growing IP is a critical element of innovation and accelerates the transformation of knowledge to market value. Business Power provides a step-by-step approac... More

As copyright issues grow more complicated, this guide becomes ever more indispensable. This fifth edition has been updated to include recent judicial and legislative decisions and the debates surrounding publication on the Web and other new media.As copyright issues grow more complicated, this guide... More

Presenting a new view of economic and industrial spying in the age of advanced computers and wireless communication, this text looks at the impact on society and international relations, and the efforts to control such activity.Hedieh Nasheri investigates the current state of industrial espionage, r... More

This work examines the current, relevant and complex problem of how companies can take an intellectual property lead within research and development collaborations. Special emphasis is placed on the early phases of the innovation process and the service industry sector in which intellectual property... More