MLISC IPR seminar.
meaning and scope of intellectual property rights
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MEANING AND SCOPE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS Akshaya kumar k s Roll no 2
2 What is Intellectual Property? Definition by WIPO Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind : inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce.
Objects of Intellectual Property The objects of the rights covered by the concept of intellectual property are manifestations of human creativity. -the form of the work; -the invention; and -the relationship between a symbol and a business.
HISTORY Venetian Patent Law 1474 Elizabeth1,series of patent laws to promote export Similar laws in india,1856 Statue of anne,1710 Idam N a Mama or B rahmarpanamastu
5 Paris Convention for Protection of Industrial Property 1967 ( 1989) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works 1971 ( 1990) Trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property Agreement 1994 ( 1995 ) International Convention for IP
Legislations in india Copyright: The Copyright act 1957 (amended in1983,1984,1992,1994) The Design Act,1911 Communication bill,2000 The Patents Act, 1970 Information Technology Act,2000 Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Right Act, 2001 Biological Diversity Act, 2002
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Why Protect Intellectual Property Fosters economic growth Provides incentives for technological innovation, and Attracts investment that will create new jobs and opportunities.
Protect investment in time , money or other resources used to create new contribution to technology , commerce and entertainment . Governments encourage Creators to disclose their creations to the public in order to promote the progress of science and useful arts which are the engines of development- investors demand this guarantee
Copy right and library service 11
Fair Use the ability to use sources without seeking permission from the copyright holder
Fair Use
Library information centre Reprographic services clear violation of indian copy right act
Copy right on data base
Copy right in digital media WIPO rejects “digital Is different” Development of ECMS Electronic copy right management system Eg CITED
Plant Breeders Rights include : - new varieties all plant species (except algae and bacteria) Indian plant value and farmer right bill ,1999 In agriculture
BIOTECHNOLOGY Brca 1 gene
PIRACY
Challenges to IP Global medium (Internet) & territorial laws Digitization IP ideally suited to digitization intangibles… perfect, instant, infinite copies globally distributed, transient, changeable worldwide piracy as bandwidth increases, in music, software and film industries 870 million infringing copyright music files online (Jan 2005) 90% of files shared over P2P are unauthorized 400,000 - 600,000 illegal film downloads per day RIAA commenced over 13,000 individual law suits against alleged illegal file-sharers
CONCLUSION
REFERENCE Satarkar,s.p., Intellectual property rights and copyright, New Delhi, ess ess publication,2003,pg1-171 P.S.G.kumar, information and communication, Delhi, B.R.publishing corporation,2004 pg173-201\ Saha,r. I ntellectual property rights in NAM and other developing countries, Delhi ,daya publishing house, 2006 pg 40-69