CONTENTS:-
Section 1: African Continent
1. South African Intellectual Property Rights Status Report / Sheila Mavis Nyatlo
2. Intellectual Property (IP) in Botswana : Research but No Patents / Botshelo Maedza
3. Intellectual Property Rights : Situtation in Botswana / Letsomo la Tshipa
4. Country Report on IP Policy and IP Related Laws / Petros Orton Shiyombo Musukwa
5. Zambia : Status Paper on Intellectual Property / Thompson Namukaba
6. Intellectual Property Management in Zambia / Lloyd Samson Thole
7. IPR Management in Tanzania : The Role of Tanzania Intellectual Property Advisory Services and Information Centre (TIPASIC) / Judith F. Kadege
8. Protection of Traditional Knowledge in Uganda / Stephen Rwagweri Atwooki
9. Intellectual Property / Frederick Okumu
10. The Scientists and IPR in a Resource Starved Nation : NIPRD IPTTO Experience / Emeje, Martins and Gamaniel Karnyius
Section 2: American Continent
11. The Intellectual Property Rights in Mexico : The Tequilla Case / Ana Paula Ramfrez Ramfrez
12. Intellectual Property System in Panama : Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge / Catherina Caballero-George and Leonardo Uribe
13. Research and Development Networks in Colombia : An Answer for the Research Ownership Exploitation Challenge / Maria Consuelo Velasquez
Section 3: Asian Continent
14. Intellectual Property Rights in Iraq / Teriza Jasim Ridha
15. Intellectual Property Rights in Pakistan : Role of PCSIR for Strengthening the IPR System for National Growth / Syeda Rumla Naqvi, Dr. Nighat Afza and Dr. Tanzil Haider Usmani
16. Status of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) with Referene to Genetic Resources in Nepal / Chiranjivi Regmi
17. The Current Situation of Intellectual Property in Kingdom of Cambodia / Chhean Piseth
18. Lesser Known Horticultural Products as Geographical Indications in India / S. K. Soam and Mujarrab Hussain
19. Ecosystem for IPR in India Especially for Patents / Yashawant Dev Panwar
20. Status of the Intellectual Property System in Myanmar / Phyo Mon Win 21. The Intellectual Property Regime in Sri Lanka and its New Trends / Merengnege Antony Mervyn Fernado
22. The Status of Indonesian Intellectual Property Rights / Anny Sulaswatty