CHAPTER 7

Licensing To Protect Telecommunications Intellectual Property

IN ADDITION TO IMPORT/EXPORT ISSUES, A SECOND MAJOR ISSUE FOR companies participating in the expanding international telecommunications market is protection of their intellectual property. Typically, companies seek patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks to protect their inventions, new services, and unique contributions to the capabilities and efficiencies of the telecommunications industry. However, these protections are sometimes not easy to obtain and they generally do not follow the products beyond national borders.

Since the details of intellectual property law vary in each country or region, companies who sell internationally or participate in several markets ...

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