2. Outline
• Intellectual property law • Paralegal tasks in
1. patent law intellectual property law
2. copy right law 1. Patents
3. Trade mark law 2. Copy rights
4. Trade secret law 3. Trade mark
5. The right of 4. Trade secrets
publicity 5. Intellectual property
audit
3. Ethical obligations of the paralegal in
intellectual property law
• Confidentiality
• Conflict of interest
• Unauthorized practice of law
4. Any product of the human mind that is
protected under law is called
Intellectual property
6. Facts of intellectual property rights
IPR
INDUSTRIAL COPY EMERGING
PROPERTY RIGHTS AREAS
7. PATENTS
• The legal right for a limited term to exclude
others from using, selling or making an
invention or discovery as described in the
patent claims
9. Copy right
copy right is a right which is available for
creating an original literary dramatic, artistic
work,writing,computer,programs,movies,
dance, paintings, photographs are covered
under copy right laws
10. Trademark
• A word ,phrase,letter,number,sound,smell,shape,logo,pacakaging either
individually or combination of these identifies identity is called trade mark
11. • It is used as a product differiation.it. it speaks
about the origin of the product
• It identify the product & origin
• Advertises the product
12. Trade secret
• Any formula,pattern,device or compilation of
information
1. that provides a business with an opportunity
to obtain an advantage over competitors who
do not know or use it.
2. Is the subject of reasonable efforts to
maintain its secrecy.
13. Right to publicity
• Right to publicity is the right to control the
commercial exploitation of the person’s name,
image or persona.
14. Intellectual property disciplines
What is examples length State or federal
protected lw
patent Machines,proc Digital camera, 20 years federal
ess,plants,orna chemical
mental designs fertilizers
copyright Books,photosh Compact disc, 95 years federal
ops,recording,c micro soft
omputer windows
programs program
trademark Word,symbol,sl Coca cola name For long State and
ogan,services federal
Trade secret Formula,metho Coca cola For lond State and
d,device formula fedral
15. Intellectual property audit
• Intellectual property is an integrated set of
disciplines. That is there are may be
overlapped between copy right works and
trademarks ,patents and trade secrets
• ex-Mickey mouse
Coca cola
16. Intellectual property audits occur in
three primary contexts……
Plan and manage
Due diligence
Exposure as a defendant
17. Ethical obligations of the paralegal in
intellectual property law
• Confidentiality
• Conflict of interest
• Unauthorized practice of law