Books

From Edison To iPod: Protect Your Ideas And Make Money
Author: Mostert, Frederick W.
London Dorling Kindersley, 2007.
Call Number: 346.048 MOS

Do you know the importance of protecting your intellectual property? Knowing it makes a difference between building a business or regretting missed opportunities.

Whether you are currently running a business or looking into turning your idea into a profitable business, this book can help you understand what you need to know about intellectual property without all the legal jargon. It covers the definitions, duration and protection of patents, trade marks, copyright, design rights and trade secrets through practical advice and tips.

Frederick Mostert is Chief Intellectual Property Counsel of the Richemont Group which includes Montblanc, Chloe and Cartier. His writings have been cited in judgments in the High Court in the United Kingdom and the United States Federal Court.

A Handbook Of Intellectual Property Management:
Protecting, Developing And Exploiting Your IP Assets
London; Sterling, Va.: Kogan Page, 2004.
Call Number: 346.048 HAN

This book brings together leading innovators and intellectual property experts providing practical advice over a wide range of topics.

Why intellectual property matters? Which rights matter to my products, services, and businesses? What is the intellectual property audit? From invention to business - what must I cover? Corporate venturing? How does this apply to my industry, whether it is manufacturing, IP and the creative industries, consumer goods, financial services, or software and biotechnology? What protection to expect? How about worries of IP theft?

It presents the best of current thinking and practice. No matter what business you are in, the stage your business is at, even if you are at the ideation stage, you will find answers to your questions.

iProperty : Profiting From Ideas In An Age of Global Innovation
Authors: Barrett, William A. & Price , Christopher H. & Hunt, Thomas E.
Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
Call Number: 658.4038 BAR

Globalisation changes the way companies play the intellectual property game. Businesses have come to realise that besides coming up with innovative products and services, they need to own creative visions in order to continue to thrive in a globalised economy.

iProperty is an invaluable resource for executives, managers, and attorneys who are serious about protecting and profiting from their intellectual property. It lays out a blueprint showing companies how to build, leverage and maximize the value of their intellectual property.

The author uses case studies from such intellectual property pioneers such as Dow Chemical, Coca-Cola, IBM, and DuPont to prove his point

A Guide To Protecting Your Ideas, Inventions, Trade Marks & Products
Author: Tay, Catherine Swee Kian
Singapore: Times Editions/Marshall Cavendish, 2004
Call Number: 346.5957048 TAY

This book explains what protection is available under the intellectual property laws and how it can be obtained and used or exploited. It also covers the international framework for protection of intellectual property rights, in particular the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) which is binding on more than 120 member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Written in simple language for the general reader, it is suitable for anyone who does not have specialist knowledge in this area. Author Catherine Tay is an associate professor from the National University of Singapore. She lectures law at the NUS Business School.

Read this book to gain a comprehensive understanding of the intellectual property law.

Make Your Move: Getting Ahead With Intellectual Property
Singapore: Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, 2002.
Call Number: q658.827095957 MAK

Produced by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, this book shares with us the importance of IP and how it can be applied to businesses.

The first part of the book showcases local businesses and people who have succeeded with intellectual property. Some of these giants are Asia Pacific Breweries, Blueengine, Magna, Ocean Butterflies Production, SC Auto, Singapore Technologies Engineering to name a few.

The experts then go on to share tips on managing innovation in the workplace, managing intellectual assets for value, leveraging on intellectual assets, valuation of intangible assets and intellectual property.

It ends with information on understanding the Singapore Intellectual Property regime, a key topic for any businesses or general readers in Singapore.

Available at National Library Board libraries. To check if the books are available, please visit: http://vistaweb.nlb.gov.sg.

Database articles

The Realities of Tackling Corporate Brand Theft In China
Author: Anderlin, Jamil
Source: Financial Times. London (U.K.) Jan 22, 2008. Pg. 2.

Summary: Reports a legal battle between Abro, a US company and MagPow, a Chinese Company and the ups and downs of the Chinese litigation system.

Chinese courts and administrative bodies deal with more than 100,000 intellectual property rights (IPR) violation cases every year. Many of these are brought by foreign companies.

In this case, Mr Yuan, a Chinese gluemaker had violated 221 trademarks of well-known western brands of glue such as UTT, Castell, Araldite and Super Glue. The American company has been trying to pin him down since 2001.

Retrieved from Proquest database. Available at the National Library Board Libraries.

HP launches IP licensing group
Source: Managing Intellectual Property; Feb 2004 Issue 136, p10-10, 1/3p

Summary: Reports on Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) following in the footsteps of IBM and Microsoft Corp. with the launch of an intellectual property licensing group. HP moved its intellectual property (IP) portfolio of patents, trade marks, copyrights and trade secrets to a separate holding company, which will be managed by the new IP licensing group.

According to HP, the purpose of this move is to increase its revenue and improve their connections with technical partners. HP's worldwide IP portfolio includes 21,000 patents, 4,000 of which were granted in 2003.

Retrieved from Ebsco Business Source Complete database. Available at the National Library Board Libraries.

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