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Overview
1.Meaning of Intellectual Property
2.Types of Intellectual property
3.Law governing Intellectual Property
4.Objectives of intellectual property law
5.Infringement, misappropriation, and enforcement
6.Conclusion
Intellectual Property (IP)
refers to the protection of
What is Intellectual creations of the mind, which
have both a moral and a
property? commercial value.
IP law typically grants the
author of an intellectual
creation exclusive rights for
exploiting and benefiting from
their creation
Types of Intellectual
Property
Patents
Copyright
Industrial design rights
Plant varieties
Trademarks
Trade dress
Trade secrets
Patents
Right granted to the owner of an invention that
prevents others from making, using, importing or
selling the invention without his permission. A
patentable invention can be a product or a process that
gives a new technical solution to a problem. It can also
be a new method of doing things, the composition of a
new product, or a technical improvement on how
certain objects work.
To boost entrepreneurship and startup
Financial incentive
Allow owners of intellectual property to
benefit from the property they have created.
Economic growth
The protection of intellectual property rights
is essential to maintaining economic growth.
Morality
Everyone has the right to the protection of the
moral and material interests resulting from
any scientific, literary or artistic production of
which he is the author.
Infringement
Violation of intellectual property
rights, called "infringement" with
respect to patents, copyright, and
trademarks, and "misappropriation"
with respect to trade secrets, may be
a breach of civil law or criminal law,
depending on the type of intellectual
property involved, jurisdiction, and
the nature of the action.
TYPES OF INFRINGEMENT
Patent infringement - caused by selling a patented invention without
permission from its holder.
Copyright infringement-reproducing or distributing, a work without
permission from the copyright holder. It is often called "piracy"
Trademark infringement- occurs when one party uses a trademark
that is identical to a trademark owned by another party.
Trade secret misappropriation - acquisition of a trade secret of
another by another person by improper means.
Conclusion
Your every correct
action will contribute
towards development of
your country
Create Yourself rather
than copying others
Be creative be You !!