Mind to Market: The Journey of Intellectual Property

Mind to Market: The Journey of Intellectual Property is an edited volume that traces how ideas move from creativity and research to real-world value through the architecture of intellectual property law. Bringing together 41 chapters, the book connects foundational doctrine with contemporary, technology-driven questions across patents, copyright, trademarks, designs, geographical indications, plant variety protection, biodiversity, trade secrets, and digital platforms. Set against India’s evolving IP framework and its interface with international standards, the contributions examine enduring policy tensions—private reward versus public access, innovation incentives versus competition, and enforcement challenges in fast-changing markets. Readers will find discussions spanning pharmaceutical patentability (including Section 3(d) jurisprudence), brand protection and online misuse, digital piracy and intermediary liability, and emerging frontiers such as generative AI, deepfakes, metaverse economies, NFTs, digital art, and AI-linked questions of authorship and inventorship. Curated to be doctrinally rigorous yet accessible, this book serves law students, researchers, practitioners, in-house counsel, start-up founders, creators, and policymakers seeking a structured map of modern IP challenges and practical pathways for protecting and commercializing intangible assets.