Intellectual property: a power tool for economic growth
Geneva:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
(2003), 377 pp., abbrev. p.343-347, index
ISBN 92-805-1113-0
"This book is designed to be a practical guide to the use of intellectual property as a "power tool" for economic growth and wealth creation. Its aim is to give the interested non-specialist an understanding of how intellectual property, such as patents, trademarks and copyright have become increasingly valuable assets that can be used in many creative ways to increase material, social and cultural well-being." (Back cover)
Contents
1 Intellectual property: basic premises and historical context, 7
2 The process of economic growth, 23
3 Intellectual property, knowledge and wealth creation, 53
4 Patents, research and development, and new technologies, 77
5 Trademarks and geographical indications, 146
6 Copyright and the cultural and information industries, 189
7 Traditional knowledge, 237
8 Acquisition and maintenance of intellectual property rights, 267
9 Enforcement of intellectual property rights, 299
10 The role of WIPO, 335
2 The process of economic growth, 23
3 Intellectual property, knowledge and wealth creation, 53
4 Patents, research and development, and new technologies, 77
5 Trademarks and geographical indications, 146
6 Copyright and the cultural and information industries, 189
7 Traditional knowledge, 237
8 Acquisition and maintenance of intellectual property rights, 267
9 Enforcement of intellectual property rights, 299
10 The role of WIPO, 335
