the protection of industrial property and treaties administered by wipo tk
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THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY AND TREATIES ADMINISTERED BY
WIPO
TK
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• Patents
• Trademarks
• Industrial Designs
• Geographical Indications
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Patents
• No patent without invention
• An invention is a technical solution to a technical problem
• Not all inventions are eligible for patent
• Some inventions are excluded from the patentability from the outset (scientific theories/mental acts, discovery, etc.)
• Territorial protection
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• Conditions: The invention must be: - New
- Involve an inventive step - Capable of industrial
application
• Rights conferred: Exclusive rights
• Protection for 20 years from the filing date
• Compulsory License may be granted to a third party to use the invention without the consent of the owner
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• International System:– Paris Convention– Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)– TRIPs Agreement
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Trademarks
• What is a trademark? Any sign, or any combination of signs, capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings
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• Importance:– For consumers– For the market– For the owner
• Functions of a mark: Identification function (origin); quality function; and communication function
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• Scope and Conditions:– To be protected, a
mark shall be distinctive and non-deceptive
– Descriptive marks and generic marks are not protectable
– Signs contrary to morality or public order are not registerable Just Do It
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• Emblems of States or intergovernmental organizations may not be registered or used as trademarks
• Rights conferred: Exclusive rights
• Protection for 7 years and renewable indefinitely
• Well-Known marks (special protection)
• Territorial protection
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• International protection:– Paris Convention– Madrid System (Madrid Agreement and
Madrid Protocol)– TRIPs Agreement
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Industrial Designs
• The ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article
• Condition: - New or original
• Exclusion of features of appearance which are dictated essentially by technical or functional considerations
• Protection for at least 10 years
• International protection:– Paris Convention– TRIPs Agreement– The Hague Agreement
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Geographical Indications
• Sign used on goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that place of origin
• Interrelation between product and geographical origin
• International protection:– Lisbon Agreement
– Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source of Goods
– TRIPs Agreement
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