Meet the editors

Dr. Sakthivel Lakshman Prabu obtained a Ph.D. from Manipal University, India. He pursued a post-graduate diploma in Intellectual Property Law from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He has been working at Anna University, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Tiruchirappalli, India since 2009. Dr. Prabu has more than 20 years of experience both in reputed pharmaceutical industries and academic institutions.

He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed publications in international and national journals, authored 22 book chapters, and edited 6 books. He also has four patents to his credit. Dr. Prabu serves as a reviewer and editorial board member for various journals and he has organized various national and international conferences, trainings, workshops, and symposiums. He has received funding for several projects from various government funding agencies in India.

Dr. TNK Suriyaprakash is a proud alumnus of Madurai Medical College, India, and Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. He obtained a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology from the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India. Dr. Suriyaprakash has published more than fifty original research and review papers in reputed journals, authored two books and thirteen book chapters, as well as edited three books.

Two of his research works have been published by Indian Patent Office, Chennai. To date, he has received the equivalent of \$50,000 USD in research grants from various funding agencies. During his tenure as principal there, the Al Shifa College of Pharmacy, Kerala, India has been recognized as a top-ranked college for the past five years by the Ministry of Human Resource Department (MHRD), New Delhi, and as one of the best colleges by the Institution Innovative Council, MHRD.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

**Preface XI**

Overview of IPR and Patents **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 9**

Traditional Knowledge **23**

**Chapter 3 25**

**Chapter 4 45**

Methodology and Application **79**

**Chapter 5 81**

**Chapter 6 113**

Intellectual Property Rights: Bioprospecting, Biopiracy and Protection

Harnessing Traditional Knowledge Holders' Institutions in Realising

A Methodology for Evaluation and Distribution of Patent Applications to INPI-BR Patent Examiners: A Case Study in the Electricity Field

Comparative Analysis of Appeal Procedures in the European, American

*by Cesar Vianna Moreira Júnior, Daniel Marques Golodne* 

*by Fabio Monteiro dos Santos, Heleno José Costa Bezerra Netto* 

*by Bency Baby T and Timmakkondu Narasimman Kuppusami Suriyaprakash*

Introductory Chapter: Acquisition of Intellectual Property Rights

*and Timmakkondu Narasimman Kuppusami Suriyaprakash*

in International Markets - Where Do We Start?

of Traditional Knowledge - An Indian Perspective

Sustainable Development Goals in Kenya

*and Ricardo Carvalho Rodrigues*

and Brazilian Patent Offices

*and Ricardo Carvalho Rodrigues*

*by Sakthivel Lakshmana Prabu* 

Patents - Understanding the Facts

*by Ojeswini Bondalapati*

*by Francis Kariuki*

**Section 3**
