intellectual property rights for engineers
IET Management of Technology Series 22
Series Editor: J. Lorriman
Intellectual
Property Rights for Engineers
2nd Edition
Other volumes in this series:
Volume 15
Volume 17
Volume 18
Volume 19
Volume 20
Volume 21
Volume 22
Volume 23
Volume 24
Forecasting for technologists and engineers: a practical guide for better decisions B.C. Twiss
How to communicate in business D.J. Silk
Designing businesses: how to develop and lead a high technology company
G. Young
Continuing professional development: a practical approach J. Lorriman
Skills development for engineers: innovative model for advanced learning in the workplace K.L. Hoag
Developing effective engineering leadership R.E. Morrison and C.W. Ericsson
Intellectual property rights for engineers, 2nd edition V. Irish
Demystifying marketing: a guide to the fundamentals for engineers P. Forsyth
The art of successful business communication P. Forsyth
Intellectual
Property Rights for Engineers
2nd Edition
Vivien Irish
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Published by The Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, United Kingdom
First edition © 1994 Peter Peregrinus Ltd
Second edition © 2005 The Institution of Electrical Engineers
New cover © 2008 The Institution of Engineering and Technology
First published 1994 (0 85296 810 8)
Second edition 2005 (0 86341 490 7)
This publication is copyright under the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright
Convention. All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act, 1988, this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, only with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning
Series Editor: J. Lorriman
Intellectual
Property Rights for Engineers
2nd Edition
Other volumes in this series:
Volume 15
Volume 17
Volume 18
Volume 19
Volume 20
Volume 21
Volume 22
Volume 23
Volume 24
Forecasting for technologists and engineers: a practical guide for better decisions B.C. Twiss
How to communicate in business D.J. Silk
Designing businesses: how to develop and lead a high technology company
G. Young
Continuing professional development: a practical approach J. Lorriman
Skills development for engineers: innovative model for advanced learning in the workplace K.L. Hoag
Developing effective engineering leadership R.E. Morrison and C.W. Ericsson
Intellectual property rights for engineers, 2nd edition V. Irish
Demystifying marketing: a guide to the fundamentals for engineers P. Forsyth
The art of successful business communication P. Forsyth
Intellectual
Property Rights for Engineers
2nd Edition
Vivien Irish
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Published by The Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, United Kingdom
First edition © 1994 Peter Peregrinus Ltd
Second edition © 2005 The Institution of Electrical Engineers
New cover © 2008 The Institution of Engineering and Technology
First published 1994 (0 85296 810 8)
Second edition 2005 (0 86341 490 7)
This publication is copyright under the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright
Convention. All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act, 1988, this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, only with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning