2. Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind,
such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs and
symbols, names and images used in commerce
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) are legal rights that
protect creations and/or inventions resulting from
intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary or
artistic fields
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5. Copyright and related rights
Rights that creators have over their literary and artistic
works
Books
Music
Paintings
Sculpture
Films
Computer programs
Databases
Advertisements
Maps
Technical drawings
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6. Copyright
1. Economic rights
Allow right owners to derive financial reward from the use
of their works by others
Reproduction, distribution, rental, importation, Translation,
adaptation
2. Moral rights
Allow authors and creators to take certain actions to
preserve and protect their link with their work
Right of paternity, right of integrity
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7. Copyright laws
Copyright Act, 1957
Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994,
1999, 2012, 2019
Span of copyright
Original literacy and artistic works- life of author/
creator +60 years
Films, photograph, gov. publications- 60 years
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8. Patents
Exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a
product or a process that provides, in general, a new way
of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to
a problem
Provides right to decide how - or whether - the invention
can be used by others
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9. Conditions of patentability
Patentable subject matter- defined by national law
Industrial applicability (utility)
Novelty
Inventive step (non-obviousness)
Disclosure of the invention
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11. Trademark
A trademark is a sign, or a combination of signs, that
distinguishes the goods or services of one company from
those of another
Words, letters, numerals, pictures, shapes and colors, or
any combination thereof
Product marks
Collective marks
Certification marks
Service mark
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13. Functions of trademark
Distinguish the products or services of one company from
those of other companies
Distinguish products or services from a given source from
identical or similar products or services from other
sources
Guarantee function/ indicate quality
Promote the marketing and sale of products, and the
marketing and provision of services
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14. Trademark rules
Trade Marks Act, 1999
Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, 2010
Validity- 10 years
Can be renewed for indefinite time
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15. Geographical Indications
A geographical indication is a name or sign used on
certain products which corresponds to a specific
geographical location or origin
Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and
Protection) Act, 1999
Span- 10 years (can be renewed for 10 years each)
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17. Industrial designs
Ornamental or aesthetic aspects of an article, including
compositions of lines or colors or any three-dimensional
forms that give a special appearance to a product or
handicraft
The Designs Act, 2000
Validity – 10+ 5 years
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18. Other intellectual properties
Trade secrets
Rights on confidential information/ undisclosed data
layout design of integrated circuits
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act,
2000
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19. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer‘s
Rights Act, 2001
Objectives
To establish an effective system for the protection of plant
varieties, the rights of farmers and plant breeders and to
encourage the development of new varieties of plants
To recognize and protect the rights of farmers in respect
of their contributions made at any time in conserving,
improving and making available plant genetic resources
for the development of new plant varieties
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20. Contd…
To accelerate agricultural development in the country,
protect plant breeders’ rights; stimulate investment for
research and development both in public & private sector
for the development new of plant varieties
Facilitate the growth of seed industry in the country
which will ensure the availability of high quality seeds and
planting material to the farmers
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21. Rights under PPV&FRA
Breeders’ Rights : rights to produce, sell, market,
distribute, import or export the protected variety
Researchers’ Rights : can use any of the registered variety
under the Act for conducting experiment or research
Farmers' Rights: develop, register & protect varieties
Full rights on his produce
Rewards for conserving genetic resources
Compensation for non-performance of variety
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22. Functions
Registration of new plant varieties, essentially derived
varieties (EDV), extant varieties
Developing DUS (Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability)
test guidelines for new plant species
Developing characterization and documentation of varieties
registered
Compulsory cataloging facilities for all variety of plants
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23. Contd…
Documentation, indexing and cataloguing of farmers'
varieties
Recognizing and rewarding farmers, community of farmers,
particularly tribal and rural community engaged in
conservation and improvement
Preservation of plant genetic resources of economic plants
and their wild relatives
Maintenance of the National Register of Plant Varieties
Maintenance of National Gene Bank
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Right of paternity- to claim authorship of his work
• Patentable subject matter. The invention must fall within the scope of patentable subject matter as defined by national law. This varies from one country to another. Many countries exclude from patentability such subject matter as scientific theories, mathematical methods, plant or animal varieties, discoveries of natural substances, methods for medical treatment (as opposed to medical products), and any invention where prevention of commercial exploitation is necessary to protect public order, morality or public health. • Industrial applicability (utility). The invention must be of practical use, or capable of some kind of industrial application. • Novelty. The invention must show some new characteristic that is not known in the body of existing knowledge (referred to as prior art) in its technical field. • Inventive step (non-obviousness). The invention must show an inventive step that could not be deduced by a person with average knowledge of the technical field. • Disclosure of the invention. The invention must be disclosed in a clear and complete manner in the patent application to be carried out by a person skilled in the art (a person conversant in the field of technology concerned).
collective-are owned by an association, or group of companies
A farmer who has evolved or developed a new variety is entitled for registration and protection in like manner as a breeder of a variety;
Farmers variety can also be registered as an extant variety;
A farmer can save, use, sow, re-sow, exchange, share or sell his farm produce including seed of a variety protected under the PPV&FR Act, 2001 in the same manner as he was entitled before the coming into force of this Act provided farmer shall not be entitled to sell branded seed of a variety protected under the PPV&FR Act, 2001;
Farmers are eligible for recognition and rewards for the conservation of Plant Genetic Resources of land races and wild relatives of economic plants;
There is also a provision for compensation to the farmers for non-performance of variety under Section 39 (2) of the Act, 2001 and
Farmer shall not be liable to pay any fee in any proceeding before the Authority or Registrar or the Tribunal or the High Court under the Act.