Overview of Intellectual Property Rights and Copyright and Copyright

Laws

By: Group 3

Topics:

Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Rights Copyright

Intellectual Property

Intellectual property refers to rights in creations of the human mind which arise under the laws of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, unfair competition and related laws. 

-  literary, artistic and scientific works;-  performances of performing artists,

phonograms, and broadcasts;-  inventions in all fields of human

endeavor; -  scientific discoveries;-  industrial designs;

-trademarks, service marks, and commercial names and designations;

-  protection against unfair competition; and

-  all other rights resulting from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary or artistic fields.

Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual property rights refers to thegeneral term for the assignment ofproperty rights through patents,

copyrightsand trademarks, industrial designs,geographical indicators. These propertyrights allow the holder to exercise amonopolyon the use of the item for aspecifiedperiod.

Copyright

Copyright is a form of protection given tothe authors or creators of "original works

ofauthorship," including literary, dramatic,musical, artistic and other intellectualworks.

-make copies of his work;-distribute copies of his work; - perform his work publicly (such as for plays,

film, dances or music);-display hiswork publicly (such as forartwork, or stills from audiovisual works, or anymaterial used on the Internet or television); and-make “derivative works” (including makingmodifications, adaptations or other new uses of awork, or translating the work to another media)

Only the author can:

Patents

A patent is an exclusive right granted for

an invention. In exchange for this right, the

patent owner makes technical information

about the invention publicly available in

the published patent document.

Copyright

Copyright is a legal term used to describe

the rights that creators have over their

literary and artistic works.

Trademark

A trademark is a sign capable of

distinguishing the goods or services of one

enterprise from those of other enterprises.

Industrial Designs

An industrial design constitutes the

ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an

article. A design may consist of three

dimensional features, such as the shape or

surface of an article, or of two-dimensional

features, such as patterns, lines or color.

Geographical Indicators

Geographical indications and appellations

of origin are signs used on goods that have

a specific geographical origin and possess

qualities, a reputation or characteristics

that are essentially attributable to that

place of origin.

References

http://www.osec.doc.gov/ogc/occic/ipr.htm

https://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=3236

http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/index.html

 

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