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Detailed Toc PDF
Detailed Toc PDF
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Fields of Intellectual Property Protection
Patents 17
Introduction 17
Conditions of Patentability 17
Drafting and Filing a Patent Application 22
Examination of a Patent Application 24
Infringement 27
Exploitation of the Patented Invention 33
Compulsory Licenses 34
Utility Models 40
ii WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy, Law and Use
Trademarks 67
Introduction 67
Definitions 68
Signs Which May Serve as Trademarks 70
Criteria of Protectability 71
Protection of Trademark Rights 77
Use Requirements 77
Trademark Registration 79
Removal of the Trademark from the Register 82
Trademark Piracy, Counterfeiting and Imitation of Labels and Packaging 90
Change of Ownership 92
Trademark Licensing 94
Trade Names 96
Franchising 97
Character Merchandising 105
Chapter 3
The Role of Intellectual Property in Development and WIPO’s Development
Cooperation Program
Chapter 4
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter 5
International Treaties and Conventions on Intellectual Property
Chapter 6
Administration and Teaching of Intellectual Property
Chapter 7
Technological and Legal Developments in Intellectual Property
Biotechnology 442
Introduction 442
Adoption and Dissemination 443
Need for Protection 444
Existing Protection 445
Traditional Knowledge 446
Reprography 448
Reprography and Intellectual Property 448
Audio and Video Recording 449
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