Name: Anita Moudgil
Country: India

Year: 2024
Volume: Volume-9, Issue-1 (January-June)
Page Number: 64-73

Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are significant because India is a signatory to TRIPS agreement and member of WTO. Intellectual property rights are the rights given to persons over the creations of their minds. They usually give the creator an exclusive right over the use of his/her creation for a certain period of time. IPR promotes research and innovations.
These rights encourage investment in new creative products, services and processes as these rights provide monopoly rights and exclusive rights to the creator and innovator. This also accelerates economic growth. The growth of knowledge economy depends on the protection of IPRs of the creators. IPRs protect the rights of all citizens and promote public welfare.
Intellectual property rights have different categories; Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, Industrial designs, Geographical indications, plant varieties, Semi-conductors, Undisclosed information. The rights of authors of literary and artistic works (such as books and other writings, musical compositions, paintings, sculpture, computer programs and films) are protected by copyright, for a minimum period of 50 years after the death of the author.
Also protected through copyright and related (sometimes referred to as “neighbouring”) rights are the rights of performers (e.g. actors, singers and musicians), producers of phonograms (sound recordings) and broadcasting organizations. The main social purpose of protection of copyright and related rights is to encourage and reward creative work and geographical indications (which identify a good as originating in a place where a given characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin). Industrial property is protected to promote innovation and designs.
The awareness about IPRs is essential for the youth so as to develop their entrepreneurial skills which will help them to be the leaders in every field.
A field survey on awareness about IPR is conducted for a specified purpose with a definite objective with specific community or target group. It uses questionnaires or interviews so as to assess knowledge of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and its types such as patents, copyrights, trademarks.
IPR cell of D.A.V. COLLEGE FOR GIRLS YAMUNA NAGAR organises various activities to sensitize the students and faculty about the basic concepts of IPRs like copyrights, patents, trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications. The activities include poster drawings, debates, speeches and workshops by inviting resource persons like IPR specialist like lawyers.