INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN INDIA

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) can be considered as one of the most important legal means in India protecting the brainpower of the people and at the same time providing the creator with a moral and material ownership as the letter of Article 27 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This manuscript explores the statutory setup instrument of the industrial property branches including copyright trademark industrial design and patent in the Indian legal system. It gives an analysis of the copyright legislation in India including its scope, duration and enforcement. Besides, it examines also the trademark law, the legislation on geographical indications, plant varieties and farmers' rights and patent law. It focuses attention on how the Indian legal system through these laws ensures a healthy trade-off between monopoly rights of inventors/creators and public interest in social and economic development and consumer protection in the Indian market.