ABSTRACT
This chapter provides some international aspects of Intellectual Property (IP) law and provides tools, relevant to international IP protection. It also provides managers with the tools to spot and identify the main types of Intellectual Property, present in most complex projects. Different branches of IP law are so distinct from one another in nature that in some countries, separate government agencies are assigned to oversee each branch. A trademark is commonly a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others. Trademark law attempts to ensure that both consumers and trademark holders are protected in the marketplace. The public policy behind patent law rests on the fact that society as a whole benefits from inventive activities. A patent is a social tool that encourages innovation and disclosure of inventions to society. Copyright protects creativity in the choice and arrangement of words, musical notes, colors, shapes, etc.
