Intellectual Property Rights In The Telecom Industry

Introduction

From the first working electric telegraph line that transmitted electrical signals through wires, to today's high speed 5G networks, the telecommunications sector has evolved into one of the fastest-paced and most influential industries in the modern global economy. The telecom industry has drastically transformed how people communicate and interact and is constantly evolving, even today, to meet the ever growing demands.

Telecom industry's growth and competitiveness are based on innovation. Pertinently, the basis to promote innovation and support constant growth is, to the largest extent, attributed singularly to effective management of intellectual property. Intellectual Property ("IP") refers to any creation of one's mind, such as one's ideas, industrial models, invention, trademarks, software, algorithms, trade secrets, etc. Intellectual Property Rights ("IPR") is the legal protection granted to creations of one's mind, when such creation