Socio-economic benefits of intellectual property protection in developing countries.

Chapter 1 : Intellectual Property System - A Catalyst for Development; Chapter 2 : Intellectual Property - Its Main Branches; Its Role and Importance in Socio-Economic Development; Chapter 3 : Economic Value of Effective Protection of Intellectual Property; Chapter 4 : Protection of Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Era : The Cultural Industry; Its Contribution to National Economies : Protection of Folklore and Traditional Knowledge; Chapter 5 : Global Information Networks, Electronic Commerce and Intellectual Property; Chapter 6 : Innovation Management and Research and Development Activity; Importance of Small and Medium Enterprises in its Promotion; Interaction with National Industrial Property Offices; Chapter 7 : Transfer of Technology - Its Acquisition and Licensing; Chapter 8 : Industrial Property and Environmentally Sound Technologies; Chapter 9 : Modernization of National Intellectual Property Legislation and Administration; Strengthening of the Intellectual Property System for Technological Development; Strong Patent Information System; International Protection of Intellectual Property : Advantages for Developing Countries; Chapter 10 : Effective Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights; Chapter 11 : Institutional Framework; Human Resource Development and Awareness Building; Teaching of Intellectual Property; Inventors' Associations; Intellectual Property Institutes; Chapter 12 : Conclusion.