Q: What are the types of intellectual property ?

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.

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