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Intellectual Property Systems

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An IP system (IPS) — the system a country uses to protect IP — covers, in a narrow sense the administration of IP: the examinations and granting of IP applications, the dissemination of IP information and the promotion of IPP in the domestic and international arenas (Thompson 1993). As the author has previously argued (2003), an IPS should also be taken to include the relevant legislative guidance (the legislature and institutional mechanisms) and judicial force (the court and enforcement systems). A successful administrative system of IP needs institutional instructions and judicial execution, and these three are inseparable elements that must be integrated to contribute to a strong IPS.

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Yang, D. (2013). Intellectual Property Systems. In: Understanding and Profiting from Intellectual Property. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137094667_3

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