A patent is an intellectual property (IP) right granted by a sovereign authority to an inventor to the ideas that make up a new, distinct invention. It permits the inventors the exclusive rights to the invention and excludes others from making, selling, using and importing the invention for a designated period of time. Patents provide enticement for the inventors to continue developing new ideas and decide who to commercially exploit his/her invention.

A trademark is a unique symbol or phrase or word(s) that exclusively identifies the source or owner of a product or service (commonly called service marks). A registered trademark gives the owner the exclusive right to use the claimed mark and also significantly expands the legal protections in preventing others from using an identical/similar mark.

An industrial design right is an intellectual property (IP) right that protects the unique aesthetic or ornamental design of an object used to manufacture a product or industrial commodity or handicraft. The design may be three-dimensional based on the shape of the object, or two- dimensional based on the composition of patterns or lines or colors of the object.

Copyright is the exclusive right that is vested on someone who creates an original work of authorship such as a literary work, art, music, etc. These rights include the right to prepare derivatives, to reproduce, to distribute, and to perform or display the work publicly. Copyright law covers the original expression of an idea and not the actual concepts or ideas or facts in a particular work. It protects creators of original work from unauthorized use or duplication.

Patent drafting is the process of writing the patent description, claims and the related drawings. It is the integral part of how to patent your idea and soul of your patent application. To prepare a quality draft it requires technical experience in the invention along with high levels of experience in drafting and also with the regulations of the intended jurisdiction.

Customs recordal is an effective measure to combat infringement of your IP rights and handling counterfeit goods in the market. Customs enforce IP Protection Measures at the borders and are empowered to stop infringing/counterfeiting goods and impose fines on the importer. In order to seek protection by the Customs, IP right holders are encouraged to record their IP Rights with the Customs.

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