Intellectual Property Rights Demystified (Paperback, Mu. Ramkumar & A.Jayakumar)

1. Understanding Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is the Need of The Hour for Geoscientists by Mu. Ramkumar, A. Jayakumar and R. Suresh 2. Nature and Scope of Intellectual Property Rights by C. C. Subha 3. Review on Recent Developments in Registration of Inventions and Protection of IPR in India by T. Poongodi Vijayakumar and Mu. Ramkumar 4. An Introduction to Patenting System of India by V.A.Ambigapathy 5. Copyright Laws of India - An Introduction by V. Thillaikumar and S. Gayathri 6. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and its Role in Promotion and Protection of IPR by M. A. Thamizh Selvi 7. Historical Evolution of Intellectual Property Protection and the Road to TRIPS by Prabha S. Nair 8. TRIPS and its Implementation on IPR Regimes of Developed and Developing Nations :An Overview by T. Agitha Gopalakrishnan 9. IPR in the Era of Globalization by A. Jahitha Begum and M. Vakkil 10. Impact of Enforcement of IPR on Developing Countries by A. Vinayagamoorthy 11. Issues and Implications of IPR - A Review by T. Ramakrishna 12. Current and Future trends of Intellectual Property Rights Management and Governance by R. Subramaniya Bharathy 13. Protection of Biogeoresources by A. Rajanikanth 14. Suggested Course of Action for Familiarization of IPR by Mu. Ramkumar, A. Jayakumar, K. Anbarasu, R. Suresh and T. Poongodi Vijayakumar 15. Annexure