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 . Blog 4 :   Industrial design Industrial design rights cover those elements of a product that are aesthetic or ornamental – the way it looks and feels.   These aesthetic aspects can be hugely important in the modern economy. Nowadays consumers face an enormous choice of products, including many that offer the same basic functionality. So they will tend to choose the one with the design they find most attractive within their price range. Industrial designs are applied to a wide variety of industrial products and handmade goods: cars, telephones, computers, packaging and containers, technical and medical instruments, watches, jewelry, electrical appliances, textile designs, and many other types of goods.   What designs can be protected? Industrial design law only protects those aspects of a product that are ornamental; its technical features  may be protected by patent, if they meet the requirements for patent protection. A design may consist of three-...

 .       Blog 3:  History of Indian Patent System Chronological chart below: Brief about Indian Patent System The first legislation in India relating to patents was the Act VI of 1856. The objective of this legislation was to encourage inventions of new and useful manufactures and to induce inventors to disclose secret of their inventions. The Act was subsequently repealed by Act IX of 1857 since it had been enacted without the approval of the British Crown . Fresh legislation for granting ‘exclusive privileges’ was introduced in 1 859 as Act XV of 1859. This legislation contained certain modifications of the earlier legislation, namely, grant of exclusive privileges to useful inventions only and extension of priority period from 6 months to 12 months. This Act excluded importers from the definition of inventor. This Act was based on the United Kingdom Act of 1852 with certain departures which include ...

 . Blog 2:      Patents   Patents   were   one   of   the   first   types   of intellectual   property   to be recognized in modern legal systems. By patenting an invention, the patent owner gets exclusive rights over it, meaning that he or she can stop anyone from using, making or selling the invention without permission. The patent lasts for a limited period of time, generally 20 years. In return, the patent owner has to disclose full details of the invention in the published patent documents. Once the period of protection has come to an end, the invention becomes off patent, meaning anyone is free to make, sell or use it. In this way, the patent system aims to benefit everyone:         ·          Firms and inventors can maximize profits from their inventions during the patent protection period. ·         ...

. Blog 1 : In this we will be discussing on what is Intellectual property (IP) rights? why does IP matters ? different category of IP. What are intellectual property rights? Intellectual property rights are the rights given to persons over the creations of their minds. They usually give the creator an exclusive right over the use of his/her creation for a certain period of time. IP covers a vast range of activities, and plays an important role in both cultural and economic life. This importance is recognized by various laws which protect intellectual property rights. IP law is complicated: there are different laws relating to different types of IP, and different national laws in different countries and regions of the world as well as international law.   Here we discuss the main types of IP and explains how the law protects them. It also introduces the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency dedicated to making IP w...