INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

RIGHTS AND CYBER LAW

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 Presented by:

 Nabeel Fayyaz INFS201101062

 Umair Haider INFS201101069
 Shahbaz Ali INFS201101076
 Dawood Athar INFS201101080
 Muhammad Safyan INS201101104
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Rights :

• Intellectual property: According to the World

Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),
Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind:
inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols,
names, images, and designs used in commerce.
The term intellectual property is used for the
intangible asset that doesn't exist in a physical
object but has a economic values.
Cont…
• Intellectual property rights (IPR): refers to the
legal ownership of intellectual property by a person
or business of an invention, discovery related to the
particular product or processes for the protection of
the owner against unauthorized copying or
imitations. However, IPR is limited in terms of
duration, scope and geographical extent.
Cont…
• The importance of intellectual property was first
recognized in the Paris Convention for the
Protection of Industrial Property (1883) and the
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and
Artistic Works (1886). Both treaties are
administered by the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO).
Advantages
• It provides exclusive rights to the creator’s or
inventor’s.
• It gives freedom to inventor to share his knowledge
without keeping its secret.
• It helps to creator financially.
• It provides legal defense to the creator.
Types of Intellectual Properties:

Types of Intellectual Properties:

Industrial Property Non-industrial Property

Patent Design Trade Mark Geographical Indications Trade Secrets Copyright

Types of Intellectual Properties:

1) Patent: A Patent is the exclusive right granted

by a government authority to an inventor to
manufacture, use, or sell an invention and prohibit
others from making , using, or selling an invention

for a limited period of time.

The three types of patents consist of:

 Design Patent.

 Plant Patent.

 Utility Patent
Cont…
 Design patents: Protection for the aesthetics of a
device or invention. Ornamental design patents
include a product’s shape (Coca-Cola bottle),
emojis, fonts, or any other distinct visual traits.
 Plant patents: Safeguards for new varieties of
plants. An example of a plant patent is pest-free
versions of fruit trees. But inventors may also want
a design patient if the tree has unique visual
properties.
Cont…
 Utility patents: Protection for a product that serves a
practical purpose and is useful. IP examples include
vehicle safety systems, software, and
pharmaceuticals. This was the first, and is still the
largest, area of patent law.
• 2) Trademark: It is a symbol, word, or words
registered legally or established by use as to
represent a company or product . Trademark
examples include the Twitter logo, McDonald’s
golden arches, and the font used by Dunkin.
Cont…
Although patents protect one product, trademarks
may cover a group of products.

3) Designs: It is the art or practice of designing

object for manufacturing consisting aesthetic
aspects and three-dimensional features like shape,
surface, patterns, lines, colors or two-dimensional
features of objects.

 
Cont…
4) Geographical indications: It is a name or sign
used on products which corresponds to a specific
geographical location or origin having specific
qualities , reputation or characteristics (WIPO).

5) Copyright: Copyright law protects the rights of

the original creator of original works of intellectual
property. It is a legal rights provided o creators to
perform, print, publish, record literary, artistic, or
musical materials for its uses and distributions.
Cont…
Unlike patents, copyrights must be tangible. For
instance, you can’t copyright an idea. But you can write
down an original speech, poem, or song and get a
copyright. Once someone creates an original work of
authorship (OWA), the author automatically owns the
copyright.
6) Trade Secrets: Trade secrets are a company’s
intellectual property that isn’t public, has economic
value, and carries information. They may be a formula,
recipe, or process used to gain a competitive
advantage.
Cont…
A trade secret can involve information that’s:
 Business
 Financial
 Technical
 Economic
 Scientific
 Engineering

Two well-known examples include the recipe for

Coca-Cola and Google’s search algorithm.
Although a patent is public, trade secrets remain
unavailable to anyone but the owner.
Intellectual property rights and
Cyber law:
Intellectual property (IP) rights and cyber law
intersect in several ways. Cyber law is the area of
law that regulates the use of the internet, including
online activities, electronic commerce, and digital
transactions. Here are some of the ways in which
intellectual property rights and cyber law intersect:
 Protection of IP online: Intellectual property laws
protect creators' rights to their ideas and creations,
and this protection extends to online content. Cyber
law provides a framework for enforcing these
Cont…
IP rights online, such as through copyright
infringement lawsuits or domain name disputes.

Pakistan has several laws that protect intellectual

property rights, such as the Patents Ordinance,
2000, the Copyright Ordinance, 1962, and the
Trademarks Ordinance, 2001. These laws also
extend to online content, and there are provisions in
place for enforcing these IP rights online.
Cont…
 Domain name disputes: Domain names are
unique identifiers that help users locate websites
on the internet. In some cases, disputes may arise
over who has the right to use a particular domain
name. Cyber law provides a framework for
resolving these disputes, including the use of the
Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy
(UDRP). In Pakistan, domain name disputes are
generally handled by the Pakistan
Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
Cont…
or the local courts. The PTA has established a
dispute resolution mechanism for resolving domain
name disputes, which is similar to the UDRP used in
other countries.
 Online infringement: Intellectual property owners
may also face online infringement of their IP rights,
such as through online piracy or the unauthorized
use of trademarks in online advertising. Cyber law
provides remedies for these types of infringements,
including takedown notices and injunctions.
Cont…
Online infringement of intellectual property rights is
a growing concern in Pakistan, particularly with
regard to online piracy and the unauthorized use of
trademarks in online advertising. Pakistan has
provisions in place for filing takedown notices and
injunctions to address these types of infringements.
 Digital rights management (DRM): DRM refers to
the technologies used to protect digital content
from unauthorized copying and distribution.
Cont…
Cyber law regulates the use of DRM technologies,
including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(DMCA) in the United States, which provides legal
protection for DRM and criminalizes the
circumvention of DRM measures.
Conclusions:

Overall, the intersection of intellectual property

rights and cyber law is complex and constantly
evolving as technology and online activities
continue to change. It is important for businesses
and creators to understand the legal protections
available to them and to take steps to safeguard
their IP assets online.