Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) seems to have become the
fastest-growing area of legal research, undeniably as a result of the
advancement in new technologies. Mechanisms of IPR allow us to provide
satisfactory protection to entities working on new technological solutions.
Traditional areas of intellectual property law like copyright, patents, or
trademarks undergo continuous changes, gaining in complexity. That is why any
work aimed at raising awareness on intellectual property rights has become so
important...
Biotechnology protection is a relatively new area of legal research in Intellectual Property. The discourse, so far, has concentrated on the availability of patent protection, and has, with all its ethical implications, centred around the proper balance between patent protection and unrestricted access to, particularly, genetic resources...
As a legal system, Intellectual Property (IP) has come a long way since society decided to grant certain exclusive rights to its members to encourage the results of their intellect to be made available for everyone's well being. Today it is the universally used form of protecting any organisation or company's intangible assets of value...
The esp@cenet quiz is an exercise proposed to our readers. Its aim
is to show that patent searching can be an exciting quest, yielding relevant
results in almost all technical fields...
