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Intellectual Property Law

University of Georgia School of Law

LLM Theses and Essays

Intellectual property

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Protection Of Intellectual Property Rights And The Impact Of Trips, Sowmiya R.K. Sikal Jan 2000

Protection Of Intellectual Property Rights And The Impact Of Trips, Sowmiya R.K. Sikal

LLM Theses and Essays

This thesis focuses on the importance of intellectual property rights and its protection in the international arena. Coming from a developing country - India, I have always been fascinated with the area of international intellectual property rights protection because of its severe ramification on the economy and the social structure of developing countries. The impact of heightened protection of intellectual property rights has been a controversial issue between developed and developing countries for many years. In this paper, I have examined intellectual property rights, need for its protection, conventions, treaties and agreements present for the protection of intellectual property including …


The Use Of Intellectual Property As Collateral: Gap In The Perfection Of A Security Interest, Sofia Benammar Jan 2000

The Use Of Intellectual Property As Collateral: Gap In The Perfection Of A Security Interest, Sofia Benammar

LLM Theses and Essays

The purpose of the present thesis is to let French lawyers know which step they need to take in order to best assist their client in securing a more solid investment. Lenders want to be protected. Lenders want to be sure that they can use the intellectual property rights in a commercial environment free from superior claims by third parties. In other words, a lender who provides a large loan to a borrower wants to know how and where its security interest will be perfected and what is the best way for him to have priority over other claims. This …


Marketing Software In Brazil: Stragegic Planning In A Changing Economic And Legal Environment, Susan T. Craighead Jan 1997

Marketing Software In Brazil: Stragegic Planning In A Changing Economic And Legal Environment, Susan T. Craighead

LLM Theses and Essays

This thesis examines globalization and strategic planning in the context of the marketing and distribution of software in Brazil. It includes a discussion of strategic choices, along with relevant laws, available to a company planning to market software in Brazil.


Fair Use In American And Continental Laws, Omar M.A. Obeidat Jan 1997

Fair Use In American And Continental Laws, Omar M.A. Obeidat

LLM Theses and Essays

Intellectual property, unlike tangible property, does not exclusively occupy one place at a designated time. Instead, intellectual property is composed of information which can be reproduced or used in multiple places at any given time. This fundamental difference between intellectual and tangible property is reflected in the legal provisions that regulate these types of property. There are two dominant theories that justify the legal protection of intellectual property: the individualistic European approach, and the commercial Anglo-American approach. Under the European approach, the protection of the creation is a natural right guaranteed to the author. In other words, natural law guarantees …