The computer-services and software industry used to be conveniently divided into three main sectors: mass-market software vendors, enterprise software vendors, and computer services. The three sectors were distinct, because personal computers, corporate mainframes, and online computer networks...

The open source model, initially spawned by anti-proprietary ideology, was adopted by the software industry as a viable alternative to proprietary software. Along with the open source paradigm, commercial firms also adopted the GPL, a restrictive license that manifested the core objectives of...

This paper considers key intellectual property issues arising in the context of escalating nanotechnology patents. Patent thickets, a problematic aspect of patenting essential nanotechnology research, are examined in the first part of this paper, together with a related discussion on patent...

The access to drugs and development of new drugs to what are called as neglected diseases in developing nations is a major issue. To what extent intellectual property rights (IPRS) facilitate or hinder this is a controversial issue. The harmonization of global IP regime under TRIPS norms has...