Principles of Plant Breeding (2+1)

Unorthodox or Innovative IPRs

• These are the new entrants in the field of IPRs.
• All due to globalization and whole world has become a single platform, so do these gained importances.
• They include Industrial Design, Geographical Indications, Plant Varieties, Semi conductor layout design (SCLD).
• Out of these four semi conductor layout design is more vulnerable to copying. SCLD law was brought in reference to agreements of TRIPs.
• A design is the presentation of a product resulting from features of colour, size, shape, texture or materials of a product or packaging.
• An industrial design right protects the form of appearance, style or design of an industrial object for example: Spare parts, Furniture, textiles etc.