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Samarjeet  Shandilya

Samarjeet Shandilya

Exp
Ranchi , Jharkhand

Specialization

  • Intellectual Property, Copyright, Patent, Trademark
  • Corporate and Incorporation
  • Commercial
  • Cheque Bounce
  • Consumer Protection
Abhimanyu  Shandilya

Abhimanyu Shandilya

Exp
Kolkata , West Bengal

Specialization

  • Intellectual Property, Copyright, Patent, Trademark
  • Adoption
  • Civil
  • Criminal
  • Cyber, Internet, Information Technology
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Chandramouli  Umakanthan

Chandramouli Umakanthan

Exp
Bangalore , Karnataka

Specialization

  • Intellectual Property, Copyright, Patent, Trademark
  • Civil
  • Adoption
  • Anticipatory Bail
  • Cheque Bounce
Shrikrushna  Tambde

Shrikrushna Tambde

Exp
Nagpur , Maharashtra

Specialization

  • Intellectual Property, Copyright, Patent, Trademark
  • Civil
  • Adoption
  • Anticipatory Bail
  • Banking
Subratha  Ray

Subratha Ray

Exp
Central Delhi , Delhi

Specialization

  • Intellectual Property, Copyright, Patent, Trademark
  • Criminal
  • Civil
  • Anticipatory Bail
  • Arbitration And Mediation
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  • What is Intellectual Property?
  • What is Trademark?
  • What is Copyright?
  • What is Patents?
  • What are Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Copyright, Patents Laws?

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About the Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Copyright, Patents Laws


Black’s Law Dictionary defines “intellectual property” as “(a) category of intangible rights protecting
Commercially valuable products of the human intellect. The category comprises primarily trademark, Copyright, and Patent rights, but also includes trade secret rights, publicity rights, moral rights, and rights against unfair competition.”

What are the applicable laws to the Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Copyright, Patents Sector?


The major forms of intellectual property are trademarks, copyright, and patents. However, with the rise in the complexities of human transactions, a need for better regulatory framework which led to some legislations, some of which are:
The following laws have been enacted to protect newly recognized species of intellectual property in India:

  • The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and protection) Act, 1999;
  • The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout- Design Act, 2000;
  • The Protection of Plants & Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001; and
  • The Biological Diversity Act, 2002

Trademark:


As per Black’s Law Dictionary, Trademark refers to a distinctive mark, motto, device, or emblem, which a manufacturer stamps, prints, or otherwise affixes to the goods he produces, so that they may be identified in the market, and their origin be vouched for.
In India, trademarks are secured both under statutory law and common law. The Trade and Stock Marks Act, 1940 ("TM Act, 1940") was the primary law in such manner in India, which was supplanted later by the TM Act, 1958. The Trade Marks Act, 1999 ("TM Act") - which has supplanted the TM Act, 1958 - became effective on September 15, 2003also, is in consistence with the TRIPS commitments. The TM Act takes into consideration the enrolment of administration marks and three-dimensional marks also. India takes after the NICE Classification of goods and services, which is fused in the Schedule to the Rules under the TM Act.1 A Trade Marks Registry had been set up for the motivations behind the TM Act, 1940, which has kept on working under the TM Act, 1958 and TM Act. The Trade Marks Registry is under the charge of the Registrar of Trademarks. The head office of the Trade Marks Registry is in Bombay (Mumbai) and its branches are at Calcutta (Kolkata), Delhi, Madras (Chennai), and Ahmedabad. The territorial jurisdiction of every office has additionally been allotted.

Copyright:


As per Black’s Law Dictionary, Copyright refers to the right of literary property as recognized and sanctioned by positive law. A right granted by statute to the author or originator of certain literary or artistic productions, whereby he is invested, for a limited period, with the sole and exclusive privilege of multiplying copies of the same and publishing and selling them.
The Copyright Act, 1957 ("Copyright Act"), bolstered by the Copyright Rules, 1958 ("Copyright Rules"), is the representing law for copyright assurance in India. Considerable amendments were done to the Copyright Act, in mid-2012 ("Amendment").A portion of the striking amendments have been examined in this section.

Patent:


As per Black’s Law Dictionary, patent is a legal document which provides protection to the ideas of any individual. Usually issued by the Patent Office of a country, the patent is granted to any firm or individual. Usually, patents constitute of four different classes: Machine (a device or apparatus created by a person for the performance of a specific task, process (a process created by an individual), manufacture (any fabricated or manufactured product) or the composition of matter (any chemical mixture or compound created by a person). Patents can be sued for.
In India, the law overseeing patents is the Patents Act, 1970 ("Patents Act"). In India's proceeded endeavours to consent to its dedication under Outings the Patents Act has been altered thrice since 1995, by the Patents (Amendment) Act, 1999("To start with Amendment"), the Patents (Amendment)Act, 2002 ("Second Amendment") and Patents(Amendment) Act, 2005 ("Third Amendment"), Prior to the Third Amendment, the President of India had proclaimed Patents (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004("Statute"), which was later supplanted by the ThirdAmendment.44 The enactment is bolstered by the Patents Rule, 2003 ("Rules"). The accompanying layouts the present Indian patent law system.

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