In the present knowledge-based and innovation-driven world, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) have become essential for protecting creativity, research outcomes, and technological advancements. Yet, for many students, researchers, and first-time innovators, IPR often appears complex and difficult to navigate. Understanding Intellectual Property Rights: Basics and Beyond has been collaboratively written to present these concepts in a clear, concise, and easily understandable form.
Based on our collective teaching, research, and academic experience, this book offers a structured journey from fundamental principles to advanced and emerging aspects of intellectual property. It covers all major forms of IPR, including copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs, geographical indications, trade secrets, traditional knowledge, plant variety protection, and semiconductor integrated circuit layout design protection. Key national and international frameworks, institutions, treaties, and agreements—such as the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)—are explained in a simple and systematic manner.
This book is intended for students, research scholars, faculty members, innovators, entrepreneurs, and professionals from diverse disciplines. Our aim is to build awareness, strengthen understanding, and encourage the effective and ethical use of intellectual property as a tool for innovation and sustainable development.
Contents –
1. Literature Survey
2. Categories of Intellectual Property: An Overview
3. Copyrights and Related Rights
4. Trademark
5. Industrial Designs
6. Geographical Indications
7. Trade Secrets
8. Traditional Knowledge (TK)
9. Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design (SICLD) Protection
10. Plant Variety Protection and Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR)
11. National Biodiversity Authority (NBA): Stepwise Explanation
12. WIPO
13. Treaties/Conventions/Agreements
14. IP Ecosystem in India
