Professional Documents
Culture Documents
TO
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
BY Ronald De Four
The University of the West Indies St. Augustine
The material presented in this document was sourced from the WIPO Web Site
Contents
Property Types
Divisions of IP
Copyright Related Rights
IP Conventions
Most Used IP Conventions
Paris Convention (1883)
National Treatment
Rights of Priority
Common Rules (Patents)
Common Rules (Marks)
Common Rules (Other)
Contents
Berne Convention (1886)
Three Basic Principles
Minimum Standards for Protection
Rights to be Protected
Duration of Protection
WIPO Convention (1970)
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) (1970)
Advantages of the PCT
Example of Search Report
Example of Written Opinion
Example of Published Application
Contents
Industrial
Copyright
Property
inventions literary works
trademarks (novels, poems,
industrial designs plays, films,
musical works)
graphic indicators artistic works
of source
(drawings,
paintings,
photographs,
sculptures,
architectural
designs)
Copyright Related Rights
Performing artists in their performances