Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce. It refers to monopoly protection for creative works such as writing (copyright), inventions (patents), processes (trade secrets) and identifiers (trademarks). Also known as TRIPS or trade-related intellectual property rights.IPR is the right of the people over their intellectual creations. Ideas which are abstract representations of something must be protected once they have been materialised as a result of human intellectual effort. The material concretisation as such of an idea can certainly benefit from IPR protection. IPR covers patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs, geographical indications, protection of layout design of integrated circuits and protection of undisclosed information and protection of new plant varieties. The agreement of TRIPS as a part of WTO has a regime necessitating most countries of the world to reform their IPR laws and practices drastically.
Seven types of Intellectual Property Rights :
Dr. Amol Potagantwar
Dean IPR & HOD CSE SITRC, Nashik
Email: amol.potgantwar@sitrc.org
Mo.No: 9545453208
