Copyright

 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

What is IPR?

Loosely defined, intellectual property is a "Product of Mind". It is similar to the property lcd replacement . Dating sites for cougars, Arizona,AZ . if need say full about best psd to html move at . NY Escorts consisting of movable or immovable property, which can be used by the owner alone and not lawfully by others without owner's permission. World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) provided that "Intellectual Property" include rights related to:

•Scientific. Literary, or artistic fields.

•Performance of performing artists, Phonograms, Broadcasts.

•Scientific Invention.

•Industrial Designs.

•Trademarks Service Marks and Commercial Names.

•Invention in all fields of human endeavour and

•Protection against unfair competition and all other rights resulting from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary, or artistic fields.    
 

Forms of Protection

•Patent

•Copyright

•Trade Mark

•Industrial Design

•Geographical Indication

•Layout Design of Integrated Circuit

•Protection of Undisclosed Information (Trade Secret)

Who can benefit from Patent Information?

Researcher / Inventor in Industry / R&D Organization / University

•to avoid duplication of research

•to assess the state-of-the-art before initiating a research project

•to find ready solutions to technical problems in ongoing research

•to keep up-to-date with developments in the technology field


Industry

•to improve existing technology to produce newer/better/cheaper products.

•to find a ready solution to a technological problem.

•to increase production and productivity.

•to locate suppliers of equipments/materials.

•to assess the state-of-the-art before initiating manufacturing projects.

•to identify suitable technologies for adaptation/transfer

•to evaluate alternate technology for transfer.


Business Enterprise

•to identify new products for marketing, license or distribution.

•to locate patent owners

•to identify competitors (domestic / foreign).

•to avoid possible infringement problems.

•to locate areas of investment.

Consultants and Planners

•to assess a technology for viability

•to undertake technology forecasting by identifying the trend of inventions in a given technology field to advice industry/R&D/financial institutions on issues relating to the technology


Financial Institutions


•to assess a technology/research project for financial support

•to monitor the viability and progress of aided projects


Activities/Achievements


•The Patent Information Centre organizes Patent Awareness Workshops in collaboration with Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, New Delhi. Centre has already organized workshops in Bhopal, Indore and Rewa

•The Centre has so far guided 75 individuals in respect filing of patent.

•Established Contact with over 500 scientists / industries / R&D institutions and Govt. officers.

•Centre is making efforts through audio/visual/print media to give wider publicity to IPR and patents in the State.

•PIC has already organized workshop on "Copyright Management" in association with National Law Institute University, Bhopal. To address the issues like domain name, traditional folk arts, international convention, literary and musical work and performing societies.

Services & Conditions


•PIC provides technical and legal support (through TIFAC’s panel of patent attorneys) for obtaining patents and also for post patent actions in respect of paten table inventions emanating from research funded by :

•Department of Science & Technology.

•An Indian University/educational institution.

•Any other central/state government department/agency.


•Scientists and their institutions are expected to keep track of development in areas related to patented inventions and inform PIC about possible exploitation and also violation of their patents.

•For patettable inventions funded by a university/educational institution, applications for patents will be filed in the name of the university/educational institution with the concerned scientists(s) as inventors(s).

•For patentable inventions funded by Central/State government agencies applications for patents will be decided by the terms and conditions mutually agreed between the funding agency and the research agency.

•Requests for patent search are entertained from scientists universities/educational institutions, government, industry and PSUs with a levy of nominal charges.

•Queries on IPRs from inventors are quickly responded to.



An inventor should submit a brief write up regarding his/her invention along with keywords to the Patent Information Centre, M.P. Council of Science & Technology, to enable for its national & international search in order to establish the novelty and state-of-the-art of the invention.