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Industrial Property
Industrial Property describes physical matter that is the product of an idea or concept or that is developed specifically for commercial purposes.
Patent
Patent is the right given to inventors to have protected exclusive use for specified period of time (term) for making, using, or selling a new, useful, non-obvious invention. Patents are available for both products & processes. Patent in the law is a property right and hence, can be gifted, inherited, assigned, sold or licensed
8) Conditions for granting other uses without authorization of the patent-holder (compulsory licenses) are set forth Members can determine the grounds to allow such uses. 9) Revocation/forfeiture of a patent is subject to judicial review. 10) The term of protection shall be at least 20 years from the date of application
Copyright
Copyright is the exclusive right to do certain things with an original work, including the right to reproduce, publish, perform the work in public, & to make adaptations of it. Copyright is a right, which is available for creating an original literary or dramatic or musical or artistic work. include Cinematographic films and Computer programs and software
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*Trademark consists of any sign, or combination of signs, capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from those of another, including personal names, designs, letters, numerals, colours, figurative elements, shape of goods, or their packaging. TMs include service marks, collective marks, & mayinclude certification marks. *Trade Secrets are information deriving its value from not beingknown or available to the public competitors, or other parties who might otherwise gain benefit from its disclosure or use.
*Geographical Indications (sometimes called appellations of origin) are any indication that identifies a product as originating in the territory of a Member, or a region or locality therein, for reason of which a particular quality, reputation, or other characteristic of the product is essentially attributable to geographical origin. *Industrial Design is the shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation of a useful article but not a method or principle of construction