CONTENTS:- 1. Understanding Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Is the Need of the Hour for Geoscientists/Mu. Ramkumar, A. Jayakumar and R. Suresh 2. Nature and Scope of Intellectual Property Rights/C.C. Subha 3. Review of Recent Developments in Registration of Inventions and Protection of IPR in India/T. Poongodi Vijayakumar and Mu. Ramkumar 4. An Introduction to Patenting System of India/V.A. Ambigapathy 5. Copyright Laws of India--An Introduction/V. Thillaikumar and S. Gayathri 6. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Its Role in Promotion and Protection of IPR/M.A. Thamizh Selvi 7. Historical Evolution of Intellectual Property Protection and the Road to TRIPS/Prabha S. Nair 8. TRIPS and Its Implementation on IPR Regimes of Developed and Developing Nations--An Overview/T. Agitha Gopalakrishnan 9. IPR in the Era of Globalization/A. Jahitha Begum and M. Vakkil 10. Impact of Enforcement of IPR on Developing Countries/A. Vinayagamoorthy 11. Issues and Implications of IPR--A Review/T. Ramakrishna 12. Current and Future Trends of Intellectual Property Rights Management and Governance/R. Subramaniya Bharathy 13. Protection of Biogeoresources/A. Rajanikanth 14. Suggested Course of Action for Familiarization of IPR/Mu. Ramkumar, A. Jayakumar, K. Anbarasu, R. Suresh and T. Poongodi Vijayakumar 15. Annexure