Intellectual Property

Ans: The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 seeks to provide for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods in India. It is governed and directed by the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World Trade Organization. TRIPS was negotiated during the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1986–1994.  The headquarters of WTO is also in Switzerland.

Ans: The Designs Act, 2000 and also Designs Rules, 2001, which came into effect on May 11, 2001 that repealed the previous Act of 1911, are liable for the registration and protection of industrial designs in India.

Ans: The Designs Act, 2000 and also Designs Rules, 2001, which came into effect on May 11, 2001 that repealed the previous Act of 1911, are liable for the registration and protection of industrial designs in India.

Ans:  WIPO, i.e., World intellectual property organization was established by WIPO Convention in 1967.  The WIPO is the specialized agency of United Nations. Its headquarter is in Geneva  Switzerland.   WIPO promotes the protection of IP(IntellectualProperty) throughout the world . Intellectual Property is the property that arises from the human intellect. It is the product of human creation.

Ans:   The properties are of two types:  1. Corporeal Property  2. Incorporeal Property  Corporeal Property is a property which is tangible in nature whereas Incorporeal property is the property which is intangible in nature. The examples of Corporeal Property are lands, Goods, etc. The examples of Incorporeal property are lease, patents, servitudes, easement , copyright, trademark, etc. The intellectual property is an Incorporeal property but its value is at par with Corporeal property.

Ans:  The major acts of intellectual property are as follows:  For functional and technical inventions, there is Patents Act, 1970 and amended in 1999 ,2000 and 2005.  Patent provides the  exclusive rights to the invention for a certain period of time. For purely artistic works, there is Copyright act, 1957 and amended in 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994, &1999.  Copyright protects the original work of authorship. For symbol, logo, word, sound, colour, design, etc, there is trademark act, 1999 amended in  2000.  Trademark protects the product from making similar product.

Ans: A patent protects new inventions, processes, or scientific creations, a trademark protects brands, logos, and slogans, and a copyright protects original works of authorship.

Ans:  Following are the types or forms of intellectual property: Copyrights - The Copyright act, 1957. Patents - The patent act 1970(amended in 2005). Trade Marks - Trade Marks Act, 1999. Industrial designs and Layout designs of integrated circuit - The Designs act, 2000 Geographical indications  - The Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection Act, 1999) Varieties of plant  -  (The protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001. The Information Technology Act, 2000 is for Information Technology and Cybercrimes as well as for Data protection.

Ans: An NDA assures parties by maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive and private information. A person would probably wind up sharing information with third parties while building IP. A person can prevent the disclosure of your intellectual property to potential competitors by enforcing an NDA.

Ans: Intellectual property is that category of property that would include intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others.  WIPO, i.e., World intellectual property organization was established by WIPO Convention in 1967.  The WIPO is the specialized agency of United Nations.  WIPO promotes the protection of IP(IntellectualProperty) throughout the world . Intellectual Property is the property that arises from the human intellect. It is the product of human creation. They are books, paintings, musical compositions, plays, movies, radio/tv programs, performances and artistic works.