Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Economic Development

Globalization and the rapid proliferation of technology have elevated the significance of intellectual property protection. The importance of IPRs has increased in recent years in the wake of rapid advancements and proliferation of technology. Intellectual property protection is a key factor for economic growth and advancement in the high technology sector. This book discusses the intangible nature of intellectual property and the worldwide inconsistency of standard practices. 

The Agreement establishing the WTO contains, inter alia, an Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). The TRIPS Agreement is presently the most comprehensive multilateral agreement on intellectual property. This book contains 13 research papers, authored by experts in the field, which explain and examine various aspects of the TRIPS Agreement and the corresponding Indian laws for its implementation.

Professor Md. Zafar Mahfooz Nomani is presently with the Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He specializes in ecology law and intellectual property rights and is engaged in teaching and research for the last 20 years. He successfully collaborated with World Bank and Ministry of Environment and Forests on Capacity Building Project on Environmental Law in India (Law Component) during 1998-2003. He successfully completed University Grants Commission’s major research project on Wetland Law during 2009-2011. Currently, he is engaged in a major research project on Socio-Economic Impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on the Land Owners and Local Inhabitants of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand States of India sponsored by the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR). Professor Nomani has authored 5 books and published more than 100 research papers in prestigious refereed and peer reviewed journals covering diverse areas of environmental, intellectual property and corporate laws. His insight into the subject is laced with erudite explanation and cited across the discipline of visceral affinity. Dr. Faizanur Rahman is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi and specializes in intellectual property rights. After obtaining law degree from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in 2007, he continued with his studies in the same University, earning LL.M. degree in 2009 and Ph.D. degree in 2014. Dr. Rahman has to his credit several research papers on trade secrets law, competition law and IPRs. His extensive research is widely recognized in academic circles around the world. His research work is cited in national and international refereed journals of repute. His work has achieved remarkable acceptance by practitioners across multiple fields.