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MEANING AND SCOPE
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS
Akshaya kumar k s
Roll no 2

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What is Intellectual Property?
Definition by WIPO
Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of
the mind: inventions, literary and artistic
works, and symbols, names, images, and
designs used in commerce.

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Objects of Intellectual
Property
 The objects of the rights covered by
the concept of intellectual property
are manifestations of human
creativity.
-the form of the work;
-the invention; and
-the relationship between a symbol
and a business.

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HISTORY
 Venetian Patent Law 1474
 Elizabeth1,series of patent laws to
promote export
 Similar laws in india,1856
 Statue of anne,1710
 Idam Na Mama or Brahmarpanamastu

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Paris Convention for Protection of Industrial Property
1967 ( 1989)
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and
Artistic Works 1971 ( 1990)
Trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property
Agreement 1994 ( 1995)
International Convention for IP

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IPR
COPYRIGHTS
Neighbouring
rights
GI
TRADEMARK PATENT
INDUSTRIAL
DESIGN
RIGHTS
TRADE
SECRETS
Layout
design

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Legislations in india
• Copyright: The Copyright act 1957
(amended in1983,1984,1992,1994)
• The Design Act,1911
• Communication bill,2000
• The Patents Act, 1970
• Information Technology Act,2000
• Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers
Right Act, 2001
• Biological Diversity Act, 2002

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Why Protect Intellectual Property
• Fosters economic growth
• Provides incentives for technological
innovation, and
• Attracts investment that will create new jobs
and opportunities.

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Copy right and library service
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Services
affected
concerns

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Fair Use
the ability to use sources without seeking permission from the copyright holder

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Fair Use
• Quote passages from a book or a journal article as
long as it is credited/cited
• Reproduce short segments of songs and movies as
long as it is cited/credited to the author.
• use an entire work depending on the circumstances.
Allows you to
• Professor giving you a copy of an article
• Photocopying selections of materials for your own
use
• Library Electronic Reserves
Examples

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Library information centre
 Reprographic services
clear violation of indian copy right act

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Copy right on data base
Copyright
law
Sue generis
contracts

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Copy right in digital media
 WIPO rejects “digital Is different”
 Development of ECMS
Electronic copy right management system
Eg CITED

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 Plant Breeders Rights
include:
-new varieties all plant species (except
algae and bacteria)
 Indian plant value and farmer right bill
,1999
In agriculture

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BIOTECHNOLOGY
 Brca 1 gene

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PIRACY

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Challenges to IP
 Global medium (Internet) & territorial laws
 Digitization
 IP ideally suited to digitization
 intangibles… perfect, instant, infinite copies
 globally distributed, transient, changeable
 worldwide piracy as bandwidth increases, in music,
software and film industries
• 870 million infringing copyright music files online
(Jan 2005)
• 90% of files shared over P2P are unauthorized
• 400,000 - 600,000 illegal film downloads per day
• RIAA commenced over 13,000 individual law suits
against alleged illegal file-sharers

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CONCLUSION

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REFERENCE
 Satarkar,s.p., Intellectual property rights and
copyright, New Delhi, ess ess
publication,2003,pg1-171
 P.S.G.kumar, information and
communication, Delhi, B.R.publishing
corporation,2004 pg173-201
 Saha,r. Intellectual property rights in NAM
and other developing countries, Delhi ,daya
publishing house, 2006 pg 40-69