Authors: 1Dr. David Ackah PhD, 2Dr. Dotsey Nelson Monday, & 3Dr. Maindson Kweku Benn
President of IPMP, Head of Research Development, & Vice President Academics,
Institute of Project Management Professionals – IPMP
Email: dackah@goldensunbeamuniversity.edu.gh & nelsonmonday@gmail.com
Executive Summary
Any rights over creations of the mind or products of the intellect are known as intellectual property rights. For instance, if someone composes a piece of music, then he or she can be thought to have used their intellect and innate talent to create the artwork and hence, they are entitled to have rights over their creation. Similarly, when someone codes an app or software which is similarly a work of their intellect, then the law provides for provisions wherein the individuals who have created the software or the app can have rights over its distribution, licensing, and sale. Of course, to qualify for protection under the existing intellectual property regime, the creator has to conclusively prove that the creation is his or hers and they have not lifted the idea or the process from someone else or have not copied their creation from an existing piece of intellectual property.
Keyword: Problem of Piracy, Pharmaceutical Sector, Intellectual Property Rights
