Comparison of Certain Intellectual Property Laws
Keywords:
Inventions by pharmaceutical industries, Research and Development, Patent law, Copyright Law, Trade Mark LawAbstract
Intellectual property rights refers to the general term for the assignment of property rights through patents, copyrights and trademarks. These property rights allow the holder to exercise a monopoly on the use of the term for a specified period
In this paper an attempt is made to compare certain Intellectual Property laws such as Patent Law, Copyright Law and Trade Mark Law. Comparison is made on various aspects such as protectable subject matter, Statutory protection period, Areas in which the grant is not allowed by law, important exceptions to the right given such as fair use provision, revocation of the right given to the holder, and how the holder can assign or grant licence to the third parties and so on.
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