ETHICS

By Prajwal and Nitin

Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior.

Intellectual Property RightIntellectual property right refers to the ownership of intangible and non-physical goods which is created by using skills and mental ability of a person. This includes music, literary, art work, inventions etc.

Software Patents

Software patents are patents granted to software programming techniques and computer implemented inventions are generally grouped under the term software patents

PATENT SOFTWARE LAWS

• The Copyright Act (Amendment) Bill, 2012 which has been pending in Parliament for the last two years, was passed by the Lok Sabha on 22nd May ,2012 with overwhelming support from members of all parties & opposition

PATENT SOFTWARE LAWS

• January 1, 2005, the new Patents Amendment Ordinance receiving assent from president of India which seeks to comply with India's commitment under agreement on trade relation[TRIPS].

SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT

Copyright is a right which is available for creating an original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work. Software copyright prohibits the users of a software program for making copies of it without the permission of a person concerned which issues the license for the

TRADEMARK

Trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods services or the software products provided by a specific person or enterprise