Forms of Intellectual Property Rights.
1. Trademark for Names, signs and symbols
2. Patents for inventions
3. Industrial Designs for Aesthetic appearance of goods manufactured by industrial process.
4. Copyrights and Allied rights for literary, artistic, dramatic, musical, sound recording, cinematograph film and Computer programmes.
5. Geographical Indications for goods manufactured/produced in a geographic location with special characteristics attached to it.
6. Apart from the above; creation of new plant varieties by farmers, conservation of Bio Diversity, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, Trade Secrets and Confidential Information and protection of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Designs also fall under the purview of Intellectual Property Rights
1. Trademark for Names, signs and symbols
2. Patents for inventions
3. Industrial Designs for Aesthetic appearance of goods manufactured by industrial process.
4. Copyrights and Allied rights for literary, artistic, dramatic, musical, sound recording, cinematograph film and Computer programmes.
5. Geographical Indications for goods manufactured/produced in a geographic location with special characteristics attached to it.
6. Apart from the above; creation of new plant varieties by farmers, conservation of Bio Diversity, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, Trade Secrets and Confidential Information and protection of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Designs also fall under the purview of Intellectual Property Rights
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TRADE DRESS
Two Pesos v.
Taco Cabana
The U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that trade dress applies
to restaurant decor and that it can be protectable even without secondary
meaning, as long as it is shown to be inherently distinctive.
FRANCHISE
A franchise
is a business method where an individual (the franchisee) acquires a license
that allows them to acquire the proprietary knowledge of a business they want
to operate (the franchisor). The franchisee is then allowed to open a branch of
the business in the name of the business and sell the product or service that
the business sells.
TRADEMARK LICENSE
A Trademark license is a
legal instrument given by the trademark owner/licensor permitting the use of
his trademark by a licensee in return for a consideration paid as royalty.
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