3.
Intellectual property refers to rights in
creations of the human mind which
arise under the laws of
patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade
secrets, unfair competition and
related laws.
4. - literary, artistic and scientific works;
- performances of performing
artists, phonograms, and broadcasts;
- inventions in all fields of human
endeavor;
- scientific discoveries;
- industrial designs;
5. -trademarks, service marks, and
commercial names and designations;
- protection against unfair competition;
and
- all other rights resulting from intellectual
activity in the industrial, scientific, literary
or artistic fields.
6. Intellectual property rights refers to the
general term for the assignment of
property rights through patents, copyrights
and trademarks, industrial designs,
geographical indicators. These property
rights allow the holder to exercise a
monopolyon the use of the item for a
specifiedperiod.
7. Copyright is a form of protection given to
the authors or creators of "original works of
authorship," including literary, dramatic,
musical, artistic and other intellectual
works.
8. Only the author can:
-make copies of his work;
-distribute copies of his work;
- perform his work publicly (such as for
plays, film, dances or music);
-display hiswork publicly (such as for
artwork, or stills from audiovisual works, or any
material used on the Internet or television); and
-make “derivative works” (including making
modifications, adaptations or other new uses of a
work, or translating the work to another media)
9. A patent is an exclusive right
granted for
an invention. In exchange for this
right, the
patent owner makes technical
information
about the invention publicly
available in
the published patent document.
10. Copyright is a legal term
used to describe
the rights that creators
have over their
literary and artistic works.
11. A trademark is a sign
capable of
distinguishing the goods
or services of one
enterprise from those of
other enterprises.
12. An industrial design constitutes
the
ornamental or aesthetic
aspect of an
article. A design may consist of
three
dimensional features, such as
the shape or
surface of an article, or of twodimensional
features, such as patterns, lines
or color.
13. Geographical indications
and appellations
of origin are signs used on
goods that have
a specific geographical
origin and possess
qualities, a reputation or
characteristics
that are essentially
attributable to that
place of origin.
