| Meaning |
Helpful legal security for the creator/producer of original artwork such as literature,
music
composition, sound recording,
cinematography, or computer programs. Ensures economic & ethical authority of the
creator.
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Legally preserves any particular word, symbol, or design that makes a business entity
distinctive
among its competitors.
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Intellectual property right that guards the invention of any inventor for a limited period.
Through a
patent, the inventor/owner
can legally exclude others from reproducing, using, or selling the invention.
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| Protection is given
for |
Original artistic works like written text, composed music, recorded sounds, paintings,
choreography,
motion pictures,
cinematography, computer programming & databases etc.
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Any word, logo, color, font, design that differentiate products; the identity of any
particular party
from others.
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Features of shape, configuration, pattern, and ornament; the form of lines, color or blend
applied to
each article.
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| Significance |
Expression of ideas |
Identification of brand |
Invention |
| Governed by |
Indian Copyright Act, 1957 |
Trade Marks Act, 1999 |
Indian Patent Act, 1970 |
| Requirements of
Registration
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The work must be original, creative and must be able of fixing in the tangible form.
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The mark needs to be unique.
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The design needs to be original and must be referred to the article by any industrial
process.
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| Exclusions |
Others are not permitted copy the work without the permission of the creator.
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Stop others from using the same logo/symbol.
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Stop others from using the invention without permission.
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| Validity Term |
The validity time in copyright is 60 years. |
The validity time in trademark is 10 years. |
The validity time in patent is 20 years. |
| Rights
Provided
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Right to be the owner of the original artwork; excludes others from illegal copying,
distributing and
reproducing the copyrighted
intellectual properties.
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Rights to apply the mark, design, color, font and stop every illegal usage of the same by
any third
person.
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Right to stop others from producing, selling or using any imitation of the patented
invention.
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