Considering the effort and funding devoted to a company's success, understanding Intellectual Property rights patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and licensing is essential. Establishing appropriate internal policies from the outset can prevent companies from learning a costly and painful lesson in the courtroom. With Intellectual Property in the Food Technology Industry, currently the only book of its kind focusing specifically on the food industry, one will learn what to consider throughout the various creative phases of a product's lifespan from initial research and development initiatives through post-production. Readers will have an understanding of the intellectual property protections afforded to U.S. corporations, methods to pro-actively reduce potential problems, and guidelines for future considerations to reduce legal spending, prevent IP theft, and allow for greater profitability from corporate innovation and inventiveness.

Currently, the food industry is one of the fast growing and most competitive sectors of the Ukrainian economy. Having high expertise in the relevant field, Arzinger Law Office presents the book "Food & Beverages: Basic Principles of Legal Regulation in Ukraine" in Ukrainian, Russian, and English. The book gives a general idea about the legal field for the food industry in Ukraine as to 27.10.2014. Now Ukraine is on the cusp of fundamental changes in the food industry regulation. Due to the ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement by Ukraine on 16 September, 2014, an active harmonization of the Ukrainian legislation regulating the food industry with the EU legislation in particular areas (labelling, customs regulation, phytosanitary measures, standardization, public procurement, antimonopoly regulation etc.) or certain product classes is expected in the near future. The quality harmonization of Ukrainian laws with the European ones will eventually open up ample possibilities for diversification of product exports to the international market as well as create opportunities for Ukrainian producers’ participation in the EU public procurement. The book has been written by the team of Arzinger’s Food & Beverages lawyers led by Managing Partner Timur Bondaryev and Partner Lana Sinichkina. The team consists of more than 10 lawyers and patent attorneys having work experience at leading companies in alcohol industry, leading food manufacturing companies, mineral water producers, legal departments of big trading networks. They also have experience og supporting business activity in the hospitality sector and follow up the changes in the food industry legislation. Moreover, the lawyers of Arzinger keep on developing their expertise and work experience regarding the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and actively participate in working out a set of laws of Ukraine and adjusting them to the EU legislation.

"The goal of this practical guide to food law is to offer attorneys of all stripes an introduction to how different areas of law and legal practice intersect with food"--

This book covers innovations in starter culture, production of health beneficial fermented food products, technological intervention in beer, wine and spirits production, marketing of alcoholic beverages, modernization of dairy plants for production of fermented dairy products, non-diary probiotics, development of automatic fermenters, and packaging technology. Furthermore, it includes genetic engineering for improved production and quality improvement of food and beverages, which allows forecasting of the quality of the final product. Specifically this includes applications of hybrid methods combining multivariate statistics and computational intelligence, the role of consumers in innovation of novel food and beverages, and IPRS in respect to food and beverages. Innovations in Technologies for Fermented Food and Beverage Industries is a resource for students, researchers, professionals in the industry, as well as governments in their efforts to adopt technologies of their interest.

Food and beverage companies are increasingly choosing to enhance internal idea development by pursuing an 'open innovation' approach, allowing the additional exploitation of external ideas and paths to market. Drawing on a range of important case studies, Open innovation in the food and beverage industry investigates the challenges and opportunities afforded by the incorporation of open innovation into the food industry.Part one provides a comprehensive overview of the changing nature of innovation in the food and drink industry, acknowledging trends and considering the implications and impact of open innovation. Part two then reviews the role of partners and networks in open innovation, with collaboration, co-creation of value with consumers, the effectiveness of cluster organizations and the importance of network knowledge all discussed, before part three goes on to explore the establishment and varied management aspects of open innovation partnerships and networks. Finally, open-innovation tools, processes and managerial frameworks are the focus of part four, with discussion of the development, application and psychology of a range of initiatives.With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Open innovation in the food and beverage industry is a unique guide to the implementation and management of open innovation for all food industry professionals involved in management, research and product development, as well as academics with an interest in open innovation across all industries. - Investigates the challenges and opportunities afforded by the incorporation of open innovation into the food industry - Provides a comprehensive overview of the changing nature of innovation in the food and drink industry and reviews the role of partners and networks in open innovation - Explores the establishment and varied management aspects of open innovation partnerships and networks and discusses the development, application and psychology of a range of initiatives

During the past twenty-five years, biotechnology has revolutionized agricultural research. The enormous potential, together with a landmark decision by the US Supreme Court to allow the patenting of genetically-engineered organisms has encouraged private sector companies to invest in research programmes. This book (first edition in 1998) is now fully revised and updated, with five completely new chapters. It presents definitive information on intellectual property law in a simplified form.