http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5878 2026-05-15T14:20:34Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5925 The Linkage between Traditional Knowledge as an Intellectual Property Right and Entrepreneurship Araujo, Eliana Vanessa Valenzuela The Entrepreneurship has always been existing in different fields, for instance: in the television industry, in the textile industry, in the industrial design industry, in the tourism industry, in the transport industry, in the food- processing industry, in the publishing industry and so on. As can be appreciated on the brief catalogue above mentioned, Entrepreneurship emerges in almost every field that human imagination may cover. However, this emergence or increase in the Traditional Knowledge field needs to be underpinned by Intellectual Property Rights support. The World Intellectual Property Organization defines the concept of Traditional Knowledge as traditional cultural expressions, knowledge resulting from intellectual activity in a traditional context, and includes know how, practices, skills and innovations. As the definition shows it is a new scope to discover and to investigate whether due to the enormous quantity of discovered and undetected Traditional Knowledge all over the world or due to the lack of international legal protection in terms of Intellectual Property Rights for Traditional Knowledge. This article intends to clarify and standardize the scope of protection for Traditional Knowledge in order to be a guide for entrepreneurs who may desire to innovate and invest in the field of Traditional Knowledge as a new source of value addition for industries. 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5924 Legal Strategies for the Protection and Exploitation of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups Pravalikha, Batthini Divya There are many concerns an entrepreneur must struggle with when embarking on a business venture, but most important of these is issues regarding business’s intellectual property. In today’s evolving world of technology and social connectivity, intellectual rights are playing a vital role when it comes to starting or growing a business. Intellectual property refers to a number of distinct types of creations of mind with legal protection. These rights if not secured at the right time, may be lost forever. Intellectual property is a business asset which has commercial value that many startups possess but they fail to realize the importance of it. The main reason could be lack of knowledge in the field of Intellectual Property. This paper tries to discuss the importance of Intellectual property rights as it provides competitive gains for an enterprise and also increases its value and therefore it is necessary to let startup service providers and investors know the importance of I.P, and ways to protect intellectual property in one’s business will be discussed with examples. It is aptly said, ‘Ignorance of law is no defense’ similarly, the same cannot be pleaded in case of IP rights as they provide time bound protection hence it is imperative that IP rights must be secured at the first instance. 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5923 Innovation: The Marketing Imperative in a Flat World Atyam, Basava Raju Creating a need for one’s product has always been a challenge. Now the necessity has only aggravated by the cut throat competition and high supply demand gap which is skewed more towards supply in majority of the products. Barriers are disappearing at a rapid pace in this highly technological, flat world. Here comes the challenge to be different in more than one way – be it product, price, packaging, promotion or the place. Fundamentals never changed or will never change. So it is the perspective with which we deal with each aspect would determine how successful one is in marketing his/her product. This calls for innovation, put it simply thinking out of box with positive impact. 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5922 Implications of Intellectual Property Rights and Socio-economic Factors on Growth of Manufacturing Sector in Selected Cross Economies: An Empirical Assessment Singh, Ajay Kumar; Acharya, Satya Ranjan; Chavda, Pravin Numerous studies assessed the influence of socioeconomics, IPRs and government policy factors on economic growth across economies. However, in emerging economies manufacturing sector contributes large share in GDP. While, the growth of manufacturing sector depends upon socio-economic factors, science & technological change related variables and IPRs related activities. In this regards, limited studies investigate the influence of these factors on manufacturing sector across country using empirical models. Therefore, the present study creates Intellectual Property Awareness Index (IPAI), Science & Technological Development Index (STDI), and Socio-economic Development Index (SEDI) (i.e. integration of SDI and EDI) using composite Z-score technique for selected 41 developed and developing economies. These estimations identify the performance of these economies in intellectual property rights, science & technology, and socio-economic development compared to each other. It compiles country-wise panel data during 2005-2013 for aforementioned investigations. Thereupon, it assesses the association of these indicators with manufacturing value added using linear, non-linear and log-linear regression models. Empirical results of the study imply that all indicators have a positive and statistically significant association with manufacturing value added. Results of the study facilitate several policy suggestions to increase the progress of manufacturing sector in developed and developing economies. 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z