Introduction to IPR
- 1. Introduction to Intellectual Property Rahi Samuel Alhat(Ajabe)
- 2. What is Property? CORPOREAL AND INCORPOREAL PROPERTY, MOVABLE AND IMMOVABLE PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE
- 3. What is Intellectual Property? ABSOLUTE RIGHT (UNQUALIFIED RIGHT) APPLICATION OF HUMAN MIND INTANGIBLE KEY TO TECHNO ECONOMIC GROWTH TERRITORIAL IN NATURE
- 4. Why we need to protect IP? Legal recognition to the owner Right to stop from exploitation Commercialization IPR can be treated as currency: license to others Keep away competitors Encourage creativity
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- 6. Activity Identify the Intellectual Property you are using. Each student to write one IP. It shouldn’t be repeated.
- 7. IPR in Brief Industrial Designs: Design deals with features, shapes, patterns, etc., applied to an article by an industrial process, manual or mechanical. Eg., chair is a utility item. However, chair itself does not qualify for IPR, but its special carvings, embossing etc., is done which increases the value of chair though it's utility remains same, it becomes eligible for IPR under Designs Act. Designs can be registered based on its originality, henceforth they can use @ or registered, with registration number. Patents: Is a monopoly right granted to a person, who invented a new product or process of making an article, for 20years under the Indian Patens Act, 1970, and can be renewed after expiration of period. The inventor has to file for patent first, and then make his/ her invention to public. A patent has to be applied in each country by the inventor, to claim his rights in that country. Eg: A group of scientists working on new drug development in Himalaya Drugs for some salary. The patent of the drug developed is given to Himalaya Drugs, but not to the scientists. The drug may have many patents like composition, process, and product etc Trademarks: Trademark can be a word, name, brand, symbol, label etc., used by a company to create a unique identity for their product. Trademark can be registered, I'm lovin'it and then use TM @. The registration validity is for 10 years and renewable after expiry. In India, it is governed by the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958, which came into force on 25" Nov., 1959.
- 8. . Trade Secrets: Trade secret is any intellectual work or product used for a business purpose that can be classified as belonging to that business provided it is not based on information in public domain. Geographical Indication: This is an indication, that originates from a THING definite geographical area, which is used to identify natural or manufactured product. For eg., Gadwal/ Pochampally Sarees, Nirmal paintings, Kolhapuri Chappals, Solapur Chaddar etc., qualify for registration under this category. It is valid for 10 years. The application for registration can be an association of persons, organization or by producers. Copyright: It is a negative right which prevents the appropriation of the fruits of man's work, labour or skill by another person. Copyright is an exclusive legal right to reproduce an original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, to prepare derivative works based on original work, and to perform or display the work in the case of dramatic, music, choreographic and sculptural works. Copyright prevents copying of only the expression. Eg: Bhagwat Geeta, Pathanjali Yoga sutras, Narada Neeti, Vatsayana Kamasutras etc.,