What is Intellectual Property? Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind‚ such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols‚ names and images used in commerce. IP is protected in law by‚ for example‚ patents‚ copyright and trademarks‚ which enable people to earn recognition or financial benefit from what they invent or create. By striking the right balance between the interests of innovators and the wider public interest‚ the IP system aims to foster an environment
Premium Patent Invention Creativity
Marriage Traditions Sabrina Rivera Anthropology 101 kidney Ford August 23‚ 2010 Marriage Traditions Many cultures have different views and beliefs on marriage. Marriage symbolizes a union between two individuals that are in love and want to commit to spending the rest of their lives with each other. In some cultures wedding traditions consist of wearing certain ceremonial clothing‚ jewelry and reciting particular vows. Although every culture is diverse‚ marriage
Premium Marriage Wedding
Dangerous Tradition Traditions are normally comforting rituals‚ with deep roots in religious or familial events. They usually are cause for celebration and coming together with family and community. When the roots of our traditions are forgotten then the reason for carrying on the custom is lost. Shirley Jackson writes about the dark side of following rituals mindlessly in her story‚ “The Lottery”. Jackson resolutely conveys this theme using palpable symbolism‚ irrational faith‚ and senseless
Premium Stoning Ritual The Lottery
Memories That Last a Lifetime… I’m struggling with family traditions these days. Those little things that were so important to me growing up‚ that once gave me such great joy just a few years ago are becoming increasingly more difficult to motivate myself to do. As a child I can remember the excitement that each new season brought to me as I anticipated the corresponding event. In the spring we colored Easter eggs‚ we took a happy meal to park on the first warm (enough) day of the year and
Premium Halloween Christmas Eve Christmas
identified‚ such as cars‚ jewelry and artwork; and intangible property is intellectual property that is‚ refers to the fruits or products of human creativity‚ including literature‚ advertising slogans‚ songs‚ or new inventions. Thus‚ the property which is the result of thought‚ named intellectual activity‚ is called intellectual property. In some foreign countries‚ intellectual property is referred to as industrial property. Intellectual property can be bought‚ sold and licensed. Similarly it can be protected
Premium Intellectual property Trademark Copyright
Dystopian Tradition Could you ever imagine living in a world that you thought was normal but the way other people saw it was completely different. Authors have tried to warn us about our future through literature. This is the intense genre of dystopias. They show what we could become‚ who we already are‚ or who we were. It comments on what we hope we don’t become‚ it plays with our minds. Shows us our doom. The stories that people write draw us in like fish out of water. We see and encounter
Premium Dystopia Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
Intellectual Capital Valuation Starbucks 02/16/2013 Bonnie J Gray OI/365 Intellectual capital is one of the most important assets that an organization will ever have. It contributes to each and every component of an organization‚ and helps to formulate success‚ growth‚ and development. Understanding the value of intellectual capital can turn any dive of a company into a thriving successful business. To dig deeper into that idea‚ embracing the value of intellectual capital and applying
Premium Investment
Nowadays‚ some undeveloped countries and traditional regions try to find the most appropriate way to accelerate the growth of domestic development. While some people agree that these areas should take advantage of appropriate technology with the guidance of traditional ideas‚ others disagree and argue that more modern ideas and advanced technologies can stimulate greater improvement of regional development. In my opinion‚ I agree that adopting more modern ideas‚ values and technologies are the best
Free Developing country Human Development Index Developed country
Hidden Intellectual Summary Graff writes about channeling student’s hidden intellectual with street smarts in their academics. In his article he states that students have more intellectual besides school smarts. He also says that there are super intelligent people out there with only street smarts and they did horrible in school. In addition to that Gruff believes that our teachers should be teaching things that interests our students‚ encourage them to become more opinioned and more involved
Free Education Teacher Intellectual
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS The character of world trade has undergone significant changes in the last decade. Many issues have come to the fore to influence the trade patterns. The concerns of environment‚ assertions on human rights the sympathy (?!)‚ for child labour‚ to mention a few‚ have‚ been exerting dominant influences. Transfer of polluting industries to the developing nations‚ using poor economies for pollution control are all totally new issues defying the relevance of the traditional
Premium Copyright Trademark World Trade Organization