Contents


Preface

The development and status of a country is based on the country's intellectual property. The number of patent applications has never been greater and there are several examples that patents have helped support the development of an everincreasing range of technology. However, this success has not given rise to universal satisfaction, either within the immediate circle of administrators and users of the patent system or among the intended beneficiaries of the system more widely in society. Worldwide, the system today faces two big challenges: an internal challenge concerning the actual operation of the system, and an external challenge concerning the policy role and the economic and social impact of the patent system.

This book, *Intellectual Property*, discusses issues pertaining to intellectual property rights, specifically patents and patent-related issues. It considers divergent issues related to patents starting from invention to filing of a patent and the issues that come along with it. The contributing authors come from various countries and

The editors of this volume, Sakthivel Lakshmana Prabu and TNK Suriyaprakash, have more than three decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, academia, and regulations. They also have several patents to their credit.

The book begins with an introductory chapter, "Introductory Chapter: Acquisition of Intellectual Property Rights in International Markets - Where Do We Start?" by Sakthivel Lakshmana Prabu and Timmakkondu Narasimman Kuppusami Suriyaprakash, which discusses the genesis of patenting and patent-related issues

Chapter 2, "Patents - Understanding the Facts" by Ojeswini Bondalapati, discusses the nuances of writing a patent application and defending it through examination.

Chapter 3, "Intellectual Property Rights: Bioprospecting, Biopiracy and Protection of Traditional Knowledge - An Indian Perspective" by Bency Baby T and TNK Suriyaprakash, provides information relevant to national and legal rules and policies regarding intellectual property rights. Protection of traditional knowledge and conservation of the rights of local and indigenous peoples to their knowledge and resources are equally important. In this regard, the chapter also discusses

Chapter 4, "Harnessing Traditional Knowledge Holders' Institutions in Realising Sustainable Development Goals in Kenya" by Francis Kariuki, examines the role of traditional knowledge (TK) holders' institutions in the realization of components

Chapter 5, "A Methodology for Evaluation and Distribution of Patent Applications to INPI-BR Patent Examiners: A Case Study in the Electricity Field" by Cesar Vianna Moreira Júnior, Daniel Marques Golodne, and Ricardo Carvalho Rodrigues, discusses the development of a new methodology for evaluation and distribution of

backgrounds, thus providing a global perspective of the subject.

and analyzes the global scenario at length.

the concepts of biopiracy and bioprospecting.

of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 9 and 16.
