PART I
1.Intellectual Property
2.Patents
3.Copyright
4.Trademarks
5.Trade Secret
6.Industrial Designs
7.Plant Variety Protection
8.Geographical Indication (GI)
9.Domain Name
10.Ownership, Inventorship and Authorship
11.Knowledge Transfer
12.Publishing vs Patenting
13.Traditional Knowledge
14.International Treaties and Conventions on Intellectual Property
15.Biotechnology Patents
16.Transferring Intellectual Properties

PART II
17.Biosafety
18.Bioprocessing
19.Uncontrolled Release of Materials in Biotechnology Operations
20.Animal Models
21.GM Plants
22.Genetically Modified Organisms
23.Biosafety Considerations for Large-Scale Production of Microorganisms

PART III
24.Bioethics
25.Cloning of Animals
26.Human Cloning
27.Human Genome Diversity Project
28.Stem Cell Research
29.Xenotransplantation
30.GM Foods
31.Issues in Food, Agricultural and Animal Biotechnology

PART IV
32.Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology
Index

• Aimed at providing basic and comprehensive knowledge pertaining to intellectual property rights.
• Provides information on intellectual property management concepts and practical implementation to those needing such guidance.
• Provides information on means of controlling and monitoring the release of biohazardous materials. Will help the readers to understand the ethical, legal and social issues generated by biotechnology.
• Differentiates between innovation and entrepreneurship in the biotechnology context.