Screening Paper II · 2 Science and Technology · APPSC Group 1
2.6.6 Intellectual property rights notes
3 notes, in reading order.
- 2.6.6.1Patents: Patents Act 1970, TRIPS, compulsory licensing and evergreening
A patent gives an inventor exclusive rights for 20 years in return for disclosing the invention; India's law balances this with public health through Section 3(d) and compulsory licensing.
Advanced · 6 min · Full course - 2.6.6.2Copyright, trademarks, designs and geographical indications
Copyright protects creative works, trademarks protect brand signs, designs protect appearance, and geographical indications protect names of products tied to a place.
Advanced · 6 min · Full course - 2.6.6.3Traditional knowledge and biopiracy: TKDL, plant variety protection and the neem, turmeric and Basmati cases
India defends its traditional knowledge and genetic resources against foreign patents through the TKDL database, the plant variety law and the biodiversity law.
Advanced · 6 min · Full course
Practise Intellectual property rights. Questions with answers explained, from the same topics.
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