This document discusses various aspects of intellectual property (IP) including definitions, categories of IP rights, international organizations related to IP, IP protection treaties, and IP laws governing IP in India. Specifically, it defines IP as an output of intellect having commercial importance/value and intangible assets like trademarks, patents, and copyright. It also outlines categories of IP rights, management and protection of IP, and the Indian laws governing different types of IP.

1. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
IP TERM OF
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
PROTECTION
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
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2. WHAT IS AN IP
• An output of intellect having commercial
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
importance/value.
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
• Intangible assets of a company-trademarks,
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
patents, copyright, etc.
• Why manage or protect IP? Requires huge
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue, investment of time and money and can be
exploited by commercialization.
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
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3. WHY MANAGE OR PROTECT
IP?
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
• Requires huge investment of time and
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821 money and can be exploited by
commercialization.
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
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4. FEW CHARACTERISTICS
• IP
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
can be held by legal
entities/individuals.
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
• IP can be simultaneously held in same IP
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
in many countries at the same time.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
• Non working can prove fatal.
• Fixed term rights except trademark and
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
geographical indication.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
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5. HOW TO MANAGE IP?
• IP can be assigned, gifted and
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
licensed, mortgaged.
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
• Sign non disclosure, confidentiality
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road, agreements with employees/investors/
service providers.
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
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6. HOW TO PROTECT IP?
• By and large, statutory registration
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
necessary for protection.
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
• Enforce IP rights incase of infringements
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
through legal redress.
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
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7. CATEGORIES OF IP RIGHTS
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
Trademark &
Copyright
148-150, Luz Church Road, domain names
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Trade secrets Patent
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Categories of
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
IP rights
Utility model/Designs Geographical
Indications
Plant Breeder’s
rights
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8. RIGHTS PROTECTED AS IP
ASSETS
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, • Intellectual Property can be clearly distinguished from
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Goodwill. UK & Australian Generally Accepted
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
Accounting Principles (GAAP) has specified goodwill as
BANGALORE
an umbrella concept consisting of unidentifiable
Suite 920, Level 9, intangible assets and should not include those
Intellectual Properties which are capable of individual
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
identification and can be sold separately.
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
• Copyright- is a bundle of rights granted to an author of
Coimbatore - 641018.
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an original artistic, literary or musical work to
print,publish and sell copies of his work and other allied
rights. Copyright protection also extends to
cinematographic film and sound recordings.
• Designs- The designs entitled to protection are new and
original designs having aesthetic value which have not
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been previously known or published in India or
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9. CONTD…
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, • Trademarks- is an identification symbol which may
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore, be a word, a device, a label or numeral etc. or a
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821 combination thereof used in the course of trade
BANGALORE that enables the purchasing public to distinguish
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers, one trader’s goods from similar goods of other
traders.
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
• Patents- is the grant of a monopoly right to an
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
inventor who has used his skill to invent something
new. (novelty, non obviousness and usefulness).
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10. INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS FOR IP
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
• WIPO was established by the WIPO Convention in 1967 with a
Chennai - 600 004. mandate from its Member States to promote the protection of IP
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
throughout the world through cooperation among states and in
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
collaboration with other international organizations. Its
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
• International Association for the Protection of Industrial
Property (AIPPI). The World's leading non-government
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue, organisation for research into, and formulation of policy for, the
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
law relating to the protection of intellectual property.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
• International Trademark Association (INTA)
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a not-for-profit
membership association of more than 5,000 trademark owners
and professionals, from more than 190 countries, dedicated to
the support and advancement of trademarks and related
intellectual property as elements of fair and effective national
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and international commerce. The Association was founded in
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11. CONTD…
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, • European Patent Office -The European Patent
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore, Organisation is an intergovernmental organisation
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821 that was set up on 7 October 1977 on the basis of
BANGALORE the European Patent Convention (EPC) signed in
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers, Munich in 1973. It has two bodies, the European
Patent Office and the Administrative Council,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
which supervises the Office's activities. The
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Organisation currently has 32 member states.
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921 • The WTO’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), negotiated
in the 1986-94 Uruguay Round, introduced
intellectual property rules into the multilateral
trading system for the first time. The TRIPS
EMAIL
Agreement, which came into effect on 1 January
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12. IP PROTECTION TREATIES
CHENNAI
•
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Conventions Topic Year
Mylapore, . Berne Convention Copyright 1886
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821 Brussels Convention broadcasting 1974
BANGALORE Film Register Treaty Copyright 1989
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers, Madrid Agreement Indications of Source) 1891
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001. Nairobi Treaty Olympic symbol 1981
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
Paris Convention Industrial property 1883
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue, Patent Law Treaty patent 2000
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018. Phonograms Convention phonograms 1971
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
Rome Convention copyright 1961
Singapore Treaty on the Law of trademark 2006
Trademarks
Trademark Law Treaty trademark 19994
Washington Treaty Integrated circuits 1989
WCT Copyright 1996
EMAIL WPPT phonograms 1996
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13. CONTD…
CHENNAI Global Protection
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
System
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Conventions Topic Year
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
Budapest Treaty Microorganism. 1977
Patent
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9, Hague Industrial design 1925
Raheja Towers, Agreement
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001. Lisbon GI 1958
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400 Agreement
COIMBATORE Madrid trademark 1891
BB1, Park Avenue, Agreement
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018. (Marks)
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
Madrid Protocol trademark 1989
PCT patent 1970
Classification
Conventions Topic Year
Locarno Agreement Industrial design 1968
Nice Agreement trademark 1957
EMAIL Strasbourg Agreement patent 1971
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Vienna Agreement Figurative mark 1973
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14. IP LAWS GOVERNING
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
• Trademarks: The Trade Marks Act, 1999
148-150, Luz Church Road,
• Patents: The Patents Act, 1970
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
• Copyright: The Copyright Act, 1957
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001. • Designs: The Designs Act, 2000
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE • Geographical Indications: The Geographical
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018. Indications of Goods Act, 1999
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
• Plant Varieties: The Protection of plant varieties
and Farmers’ Right Act, 2001
• Semi conductor IC layout: Semi conductor IC
EMAIL
layout design Act,2000
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15. IP TERM OF PROTECTION
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’, • Patents (20 years)
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
• Trademarks (10 years + renewals)
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
• Copyrights in published literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic
BANGALORE
works (Lifetime of author +60 years).
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
• Copyright in photographs, cinematographic film, sound
26-27, M G Road, recordings –(60 years from year in which it was published)
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400 • Broadcast reproduction right-(25 years from the beginning of the
COIMBATORE calendar year next following the year in which the broadcast is
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road, made.)
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921 • Performers right-(25 years from the beginning of the calendar
year next following the year in which the performance is made)
• Industrial designs (10 years+ renewal permitted once for 5 years)
• Trade-secrets and know how collectively “proprietary
technology” (contract period-protected by contract provisions,
doctrine of breach of trust)
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16. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
Thank You
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
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