Introduction To IPR - 1
Introduction To IPR - 1
Introduction To IPR - 1
The TRIPS Agreement, which came into effect on 1 January 1995, is to date the most
comprehensive multilateral agreement on intellectual property. As discussed above,
historically the first system of protection of intellectual property came in the form of
(Venetian Ordinance) in 1485. This was followed by Statute of Monopolies in England in
1623, which extended patent rights for Technology Inventions. In the United States, patent
laws were introduced in 1760. Mos Mostt European countries developed their Patent Laws
between 1880 to 1889. In India Patent Act was introduced in the year 1856 which remained
in force for over 50 years, which was subsequently modified and amended and was called
"The Indian Patents and Designs Act, 1911". After Independence a comprehensive bill on
patent rights was enacted in the year 1970 and was called "The Patents Act, 1970".