Abstract
Intellectual property rights (IPR) law makes it possible for innovative, creative, and inventive intellectual output to be managed and traded. IPR includes patents for novel, inventive products or processes, designs for new or original aspects of products, trade-marks for graphic signs that indicate the distinctive quality of products or services, and copyright of original works. Owners of IPR can defend their rights against infringers. IPR is an issue of great relevance to the construction and engineering field. IPR are generated at different stages of the construction process and play a significant role in the commercial realization of construction projects. For this reason, IPR has been seen (in some, but by no means all, universities) to be a key, if not core, subject for inclusion in the syllabus of the different discipline studies that together comprise construction engineering. Intellectual property issues are part of the day to day commercial life of the construction industry. When things run smoothly, it is easy to overlook the IPR underpinning a contract or a license. Intellectual property law makes it possible for innovative, creative, and inventive intellectual output to be managed and traded.
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