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Intellectual Property: A Guide for Engineers
By
Committee on Public Information
Committee on Public Information
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Section on Intellectual Property Law American Bar Association
Section on Intellectual Property Law American Bar Association
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ISBN-10:
0791801608
No. of Pages:
60
Publisher:
ASME Press
Publication date:
2000

By its very nature, intellectual property is international in character. In today's world, the disclosure of a new invention or a copyrighted work can travel around the world literally at the speed of light. The improper use of a trademark on the Internet can mislead anyone having access to the World Wide Web. Thus, there is a strong international dimension to each of the major forms of intellectual property, but more needs to be accomplished in our global marketplace. A true leader in advancing international protection is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The growth in the number of nations that belong to the WIPO is shown in Figure 1.

Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights (TRIPS)
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