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Of Property
The concept of
property has been changed from time to time in the
world history. When human beings were nomadic, only
movables were recognized as property. There afterwards,
immovable property, particularly land, became a
major form of property when agriculture
became a major occupation. Due to industrialization,
non-physical objects also came to be recognized as
property. And latest addition to this concept is
that of ' Intellectual property'. Thus the concept
of property has been changed in recent years by recognizing
the Intellectual property also.
Intellectual
Capitalism
Now-a-days
'capital ' is no longer in banks but in minds
due to the emergence of a new concept of
'Intellectual Capitalism'. The return on
Intellectual capital is considerable and not
measurable by any standard in this contemporary age
of Information Technology. The Intellectual capital
requires protection from piracy and imitation.
Kinds of
Intellectual Property
The following are the various
kind of intellectual property:
- Patents
-Designs
-Copyrights
-Trademarks
(including service mark)
-Confidential
information and technical know-how
-Trade Secret
-Integrated Circuits
-Geographical
Indication.
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