This document provides an overview of intellectual property rights (IPR) presented by several students. It discusses how IPR protects innovations through legal rights for industry, science, arts and design. The main types of IPR covered are patents, trademarks, copyrights, and geographical indications. Patents provide exclusive rights for inventions for a limited period. Trademarks protect distinctive signs identifying goods/services. Copyrights protect creative works through the lifetime of the creator plus 60 years. Geographical indications identify goods originating from a specific place that earned qualities due to that origin.
2. IPR – A Resonation of the Global Scenario
Competition
Survival of
the fittest
Technology
enabled easy
replication
Need to
distinguish,
own and hold
up,
innovations
IPR
3. Know It All About IPR.
Intellectual
Property
Rights
Legal Rights
pertaining
to
Industry, Science,
Literature, Arts and
Design
IPR
Safeguards ownership
of creators and other
producers of
intellectual goods
and services
Granting them rights
to control their use
for a given time frame
4. Types/ Tools of IPR
Patent
A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention
product or a process providing
a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical
solution to a problem.
Protects the owner/inventor’s rights over the invention.
The protection is granted for a limited period, i.e. 20 years.
Patent protection means that the invention cannot be
replicated/reproduced, used, distributed or sold without
the patent owner's consent- permissions, licenses
5. Trademarks
A distinctive sign that identifies certain goods or services as those produced or
provided by a specific person or enterprise.
It may be
one or a combination of words, letters, and numerals
of drawings, symbols, three- dimensional signs such as the shape and
packaging of goods
audible signs such as music or vocal sounds, fragrances, or colors used as
distinguishing features.
Helps consumers identify and purchase a product or service for its nature and
quality.
Registration of trademark is prima facie proof of its ownership giving statutory
right to the proprietor.
Trademark rights may be held in perpetuity. The initial term of registration is
for 10 years; thereafter it may be renewed from time to time.
6. Copyrights
legal term describing rights given to creators for their
literary and artistic works.
novels, poems, plays, films, musical compositions and
choreography – valid through out the lifetime of the
creator plus another sixty years.
artistic works such as paintings, drawings,
photographs, architecture and sculpture;
Databases, Advertisements, Maps and Technical
drawings.
7. Geographical Indications (GI)
Geographical
Indications (GI)
used on goods that
have a specific
geographical origin
and possess qualities
or a reputation earned
owing to that place of
origin
It is important that
the product derives its
qualities and
reputation from that
place. Place of origin
may be a village or
town, a region or a
country.
