Intellectual Property Rights

By this time, you have understood that IPR is like any other property rights that enable the owner to economically benefit for the works. While copyright is the first kind of IPR available to human-kind, other types of IPR are related to patents and trademarks. Each of these has their specific laws in different jurisdictions. We also briefly discussed other types of IPR such as trade secrets, geographic indicators and traditional knowledge. We also discussed the emergence of World Trade Organization, and its response on global exchange of intellectual property.

SOME USEFUL VIDEOS 

Copyright by WIPO, Video1

Patents by WIPO, Video2

Trademark by WIPO, Video3