The document discusses different types of intellectual property including patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets. It provides details on what each type protects such as patents protecting inventions and processes, trademarks protecting brands and logos, copyright protecting artistic and literary works, and trade secrets protecting confidential business information. The document also outlines some benefits of intellectual property protection like stimulating research and development and protecting creators' moral and material interests.
3. Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind:
inventions; literary and artistic works; and symbols, names
and images used in commerce.
It provides for the right to benefit from the protection of moral
and material interests resulting from authorship of scientific,
literary or artistic productions.
They allow creators, or owners, of patents, trademarks or
copyrighted works to benefit from their own work or
investment in a creation.
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5. 1. Copyrights : Copyright is a legal term used to describe the
rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works.
Works covered by copyright range from books, music,
paintings, sculpture, and films, to computer programs,
databases, advertisements, maps, and technical drawings.
2. Patent: a process or method of doing things, or a machine or
manufacture. For an inventor to be granted patent protection,
he must prove that the invention is new, useful, and non-
obivous.
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6. 3.Industrial Designs: Industrial designs are that independently
created designs that are new or original shall be protected.
designs dictated by technical or functional considerations which
constitutes the coverage of industrial designs.
4.Trademark:A trademark is a brand name. A trademark or
service mark includes any word, name, symbol or device.
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7. 5.Trade secrets: A trade secret is a formula, practice, process,
design, instrument, pattern, commercial method, or
compilation of information not generally known or reasonably
ascertainable by others by which a business can obtain an
economic advantage over competitors or customers.
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8. the rewards provided by the patent system to researchers and
inventors for new creations
Intellectual property protection
Research & development
to confidently buy products or services.
Providing due recognition to the creators and inventors.
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9. The territorial limitation
The time limitation
The exploitation limitation
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10. A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention –a
product or process that provides a new way of doing
something , or that offers a new technical solution to a
problem.
A patent provides patent owners with protection for their
inventions . Protection is granted for a limited period,
generally 20 years.
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11. Patent protection means an invention cannot be commercially
made, used, distributed or sold without the patent owner’s
consent.
Patent rights are usually enforced in courts that, in most
systems, hold the authority to stop patent infringement.
Conversely, a court can also declare a patent invalid upon a
successful challenge by a third party.
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15. A patent provides its owner with the right to exclude others
from exploiting the patented technology.
for example, making, using, or selling the patented invention.
Effective patent protection stimulates research.
It is a key requirement for raising venture capital.
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16. A trade mark is a symbol, word, or words legally registered or
established by use as representing a company or product.
Trade mark performs four basic functions :-
It identifies the goods / or services and its origin.
It guarantees its unchanged quality.
It advertises the goods/services.
It creates an image for the goods/ services.
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17. A “registered trademark” confers a bundle of exclusive rights
upon the registered owner, including the right to exclusive use
of the mark in relation to the products or services.
The Trade Marks Act, 1999 governs the whole process of
registration, valid for 10 years.
It identifies the origin of goods and services.
Advertises goods and services.
Guards the commercial goodwill of a trader.
Protects the public from buying the second rate quality goods.
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19. The selected mark should be capable of being represented
graphically (that is in the paper form).
It should be capable of distinguishing the goods or services of
one undertaking from those of others.
Must not be immoral.
Must not be a geographical name.
Must not portray in any manner the national flag, emblem of
India or any other country.
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20. For specific goods like perfume, soap, or automobiles, the
scope of protection for a trademark should be narrowly
applied to the marketing area of the product.
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21. Trademarks are an effective communication tool.
Trademarks make it easy for customers to find you.
Trademarks allow businesses to effectively utilize the Internet
and social media.
Trademarks are a valuable asset.
Trademarks can make hiring easier.
Trademarks never expire.
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22. It is the right given by the law to the creator of literary,
dramatic, artistic and musical works and producers of
cinematograph films and sound recordings also fall under it.
It protects the presentation of the ideas in the tangible form but
not the idea as a whole.
All the rights of the original work apply to the translational
work as well. (i.e.) the translation of the original work is also
protected by this act.
Computer programs are also protected under the copyright act
and are considered as the literary work.
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24. The law in India and act was brought to safeguard the original
work of the owner.
to encourage the work of their originality .and
to preserve their first hand work and to discourage the
unlawful production by any other person.
to preserve the originality and creativity of the work this Act
was brought.
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27. To reproduce the work.
To prepare derivative works based upon the work.
To distribute copies of the work to the public.
To perform the work publicly.
To display the copyrighted work publicly.
In the case of sound recordings, to perform the work publicly
by means of a digital audio transmission.
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28. Copyright can to apply for any work, it must be an original
idea or literature that is put to use.
Copyright also includes for wide range of creativity like
intellectual, scientific, artistic form of works which also
includes poems, composition of songs, music, videos,
dances, software, and many more specifically vary by
concern authority .
Copyright is given to the author according to the law, as
soon as he completes his work.
Many copyright law infringing copies of entertainment files
e.g. MP3 music files, VCD video files and etc.
The act of unauthorized uploading of a copyright works
for others to download may attract civil or even criminal
sanctions. Unauthorized downloading of copyright works
entails civil liability.
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