WIPO, or the World Intellectual Property Organization, was founded on July 14, 1967, and is located in Geneva, Switzerland. This article will examine the history of WIPO, how it evolved into what it is now, what WIPO’s missions, functions, and goals are, and how it works to improve intellectual property rights throughout the globe.The World…
View detailsCONCEPT OF PATENT According to world Intellectual Property Organisation. “A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be…
View detailsCONCEPT OF TRADEMARK According to World Intellectual Property Organisation, “A trademark is a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises. Trademarks are protected by intellectual property rights”.A trademark is a distinct sign or word(s) used to identify a companyZ or its products. Once registered, that identical sign or string…
View detailsINTRODUCTION For the past five years, the Foreign Trade Policy has been developed. It investigates, regulates, and enacts regulations governing the export and import of products. The adoption of the Foreign Trade Policy is aligned with the Honourable Prime Minister of India’s goal of ‘Make in India,’ ‘Digital India,’ and ‘Skills India.’ The Indian government…
View detailsCONCEPT OF COPYRIGHT According to World Intellectual Property Organisation, “ Copyright (or author’s right) is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works. Works covered by copyright range from books, music, paintings, sculpture, and films, to computer programs, databases, advertisements, maps, and technical drawings.” HOW DID THE CONCEPT OF…
View detailsINTRODUCTION The employment of various dishonest, fraudulent, or immoral ways to gain business is referred to as unfair commercial practises. Misrepresentation, fraudulent advertising or representation of an item or service, tied selling, bogus free prize or gift promises, deceptive pricing, and noncompliance with manufacturing standards are all examples of unfair commercial practises. Such practises are…
View detailsIn general, a design is the visible outside appearance of a product to the naked eye. The act defines design as “only the features of shape, configuration, pattern, ornament, or composition of lines or colours applied to any article, whether in two dimensional or three dimensional or both forms, by any industrial process or means,…
View detailsWhat is Geographical indication : A geographical indication (GI) is defined in the TRIPS Agreement as an indication which identifies a good as originating in the territory of a member, or a regional locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin.…
View detailsAdaptation under Copyright : For computer programs – which are considered literary works – an adaptation is a version of the work that is not a reproduction. The adaptation may or may not be in the same language, code or notation the work was originally expressed in. For musical works, an adaptation is a new…
View detailsTypes of Intellectual Property Rights Patents. Trade secrets Copyright Trade Marks Industrial Design Geographical Indication. TRADE SECRETS : Trade secrets refer to specific, private information that is important to a business because it gives the business a competitive advantage in its marketplace. If a trade secret is acquired by another company, it could harm the…
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