{"id":1773,"date":"2024-03-29T21:17:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T15:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:11:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:41:22","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-national-intellectual-property-rights-policy-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-national-intellectual-property-rights-policy-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0With reference to the \u2018National Intellectual Property Rights Policy\u2019, consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It reiterates India\u2019s commitment to the Doha Development Agenda and the TRIPS Agreement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion is the&nbsp;<strong>nodal agency<\/strong>&nbsp;for regulating intellectual property rights in India.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the above statements is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(c) Both 1 and 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"national-intellectual-property-rights-policy\"><strong>National Intellectual Property Rights Policy<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)<\/strong>\u00a0under the Ministry of Commerce\u00a0<strong>adopted the National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy in 2016.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The main goal of the policy is&nbsp;<strong>\u201cCreative India; Innovative India\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>policy covers all forms of IP,<\/strong>&nbsp;seeks to create synergies between them and other agencies, and&nbsp;<strong>sets up an institutional mechanism for implementation and review.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DPIIT is the nodal department for IPR development in India<\/strong>&nbsp;and the<strong>&nbsp;Cell for IPR Promotion &amp; Management (CIPAM) under DPIIT is the single point of reference<\/strong>&nbsp;for implementing the policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India\u2019s IPR regime complies with&nbsp;<strong>World Trade Organisation\u2019s (WTO)<\/strong>&nbsp;agreement on&nbsp;<strong>Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Objectives:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IPR Awareness:<\/strong>&nbsp;Outreach and promotion are important to create public awareness about the economic, social and cultural benefits of IPRs among all sections of society.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Generation of IPRs<\/strong>: To stimulate the generation of IPRs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Legal and Legislative Framework<\/strong>: To have strong and effective IPR laws, which balance the interests of rights owners with larger public interest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Administration and Management:<\/strong>&nbsp;To modernise and strengthen service-oriented IPR administration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Commercialisation of IPRs:<\/strong>&nbsp;Get value for IPRs through commercialisation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enforcement and Adjudication:<\/strong>&nbsp;To strengthen the enforcement and adjudicatory mechanisms for combating IPR infringements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Human Capital Development<\/strong>: To strengthen and expand human resources, institutions and capacities for teaching, training, research and skill building in IPRs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"intellectual-property-rights\">Intellectual Property Rights<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/intellectual-property-rights-ipr-upsc\/\">IPR<\/a>&nbsp;are the&nbsp;<strong>rights given to persons over the creation of their minds.<\/strong>&nbsp;They usually give the creator an&nbsp;<strong>exclusive right over the use of his\/her creation for a certain period of time.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These rights are outlined in<strong>&nbsp;Article 27 of the&nbsp;Universal Declaration of Human Rights,<\/strong>&nbsp;which provides for the right to benefit from the protection of moral and material interests resulting from authorship of scientific, literary or artistic productions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The importance of intellectual property was first recognized in the\u00a0<strong>Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883)<\/strong>\u00a0and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1886).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both treaties are administered by the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/world-intellectual-property-organisation-wipo-upsc\/\">World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Types of IPR:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Copyrights:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The rights of authors of literary and artistic works (such as books and other writings, musical compositions, paintings, sculpture, computer programs and films)&nbsp;<strong>are protected by copyright, for a minimum period of 50 years after the death of the author.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Industrial Property:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Protection of distinctive signs, in particular trademarks and geographical indications:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trademarks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/geographical-indications-gi-tags-in-india-upsc\/\">Geographical Indications (GIs)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Industrial Designs and Trade Secrets:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Other types of industrial property are protected primarily to stimulate innovation, design and the creation of technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the above statements is\/are correct? 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