Intellectual Property Information

Copyright prevents unauthorized persons from: copying your work distributing copies of it, whether free of charge or for sale renting or lending copies of your work performing, showing or playing your work in public making an adaptation of your work putting it on the internet

Literary works include things like novels, poems, short stories, periodicals, essays, dictionaries, manuscripts, periodicals, and articles. It also includes software, such as smartphone apps, video games, and software. Musical Works consisting of musical notes and lyrics in a musical composition Audio/visual Works such as films, online videos, television shows, video games, etc. Sound Recordings such

Right of Reproduction: This refers to the exclusive right of the copyright holder to reproduce the work in any format. This covers copying a work in any way. For example, photocopying, reproducing a printed page by handwriting, typing or scanning into a computer, or recording music in a CD or any media. Right of Distribution:

Copyright is concerned with protecting the work of the human intellect. The domain of copyright is the protection of literary and artistic works. These include writings, music, and works of the fine arts, such as paintings and sculptures, and technology-based works such as computer programs and electronic databases. Copyright grants the creator both moral and

Conditions for registering a design: A design must be new i.e. it must not have been to an article anywhere in the world A design must have individual character i.e.  the overall impression it produces on an informed user differs  from the overall impression on such a user, by any earlier design

An industrial design means features of a shape, configuration, pattern or ornament applied to an article which appeals to the eye.

An industrial design means features of a shape, configuration, pattern or ornament applied to an article which appeals to the eye.

If you have reasonable grounds that the patent should not be granted, you may within two months from the date of advertisement, file an application to oppose the patent application. However, if it is already registered, you can apply to have it removed from the register by stating your grounds for removal. Where can I

Conditions for patenting of invention and protection: A patent must be new i.e. it must not be done anywhere in the world A patent must involve an inventive step i.e. the invention must not be obvious to a person ordinarily skilled in that technical field. A patent must be capable of industrial application i.e. the

A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which may be a product or process that provides a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.