 Protects any creative work of yours.

 Books, Songs ,Software, Videos can get

copy write.

 It gives the exclusive protection for

your work.

 Copy write gives legal protection.

 Copyright allows authors,
musicians, artists, etc.

 To make money off of

their work-Royalty.

 Prevents people from

altering the work without
permission.
 Literary Works

 Musical Works

 Dramatic Works

 Choreographic Work

 Pictorial, Graphic, and Sculptural Works

 Motion Pictures and AV

 Sound Recordings

 Architectural Works
 Apply to the government
agencies.

 Provide basic information of

yours.

 Content for which copy write

is applied.

 Get a Diary No after

application

 Get copy write after 18-24

months.
 A copyright lasts for minimum 60
years from end of the year of first
year of public appearance.
 Licenses – Creators can retain copyright
but allow people to use content under
certain terms
For example, the copyright can give
schools to use content for free and without
permission.
 New innovation or novel things can be
patented.

 Inventions which are original.

 Patent search – performed by attorney –

whether inventions are already patented.

 Patent specification - Complete description of

the new innovations.
Patent is a grant

 for an invention

 by the Government

 to the inventor

 in exchange for full disclosure of the

invention
Any invention concerning with

- composition, construction or manufacture

 of a substance,
 of an article,
 of an apparatus,

- an industrial type of process

Any invention which is

- new

- non–obvious

- industrially applicable
 Inventor files the full disclosure of invention in Patent
office

 Patent office

- conducts searches to ascertain the prerequisites

- publishes the application

- conducts in-depth examination

- raises objection to the application

- grants the patent

 the inventor

- secure from competition, can exploit the

invention for his gain

 the public

- invention becomes public knowledge

- freely available technology after expiry of patent
- cheaper and better products become available
 A bargain between Patentee and the Government
- Patentee gets exclusive right to his invention

 It is a negative right
- Patentee may or may not exploit the invention
- Patentee has right to DEBAR others
 Utility Patents –is issued to protect new,
useful processes.

 Issued for 20 years from the date of

application

 Design Patents –Protects the features of useful

objects

 Issued for 14 years

 Plant Patents

 Attainable for any plant variety and species

 Issued for a term of 20 years

 Trademark is a symbol that indicates who is
responsible for the goods placed in the
market.

 Trademarks help to distinguish between the

goods of competing traders.

 Protect your brand name, logo and symbol

with the trade mark.
 Word Mark –Trademark for a word.

 Logo Mark –Trademark applied for logo.

 Logo Composite Mark –One trademark

applied for word and logo.
 TM –Just applied for trade mark but not
granted.

 R -Trademark is registered.
 Where a trademark is used in connection
with services, it may be called “service
mark”.

 Service marks are used by hotels,

restaurants, airlines, tourist agencies,
laundries and cleaners etc.
There is a species of trade mark called as
Certification Trade mark. Its function is to
indicate that the proprietor of the mark
has certified.

e.g. Geographical origin, ingredients and so

on such as ISI, AGMARK, FPO