Category of IP right | Type of limitation | Description | Relevant regulation |
|---|---|---|---|
Patents/Utility models/Designs | !!! PATENTS ONLY! Limitation on the rights of owner | The rights of the owner will not be infringed when invention is used for scientific purpose only, or when used on vessels, aircrafts etc which accidently enter country's territory or when license is issued for the invention. | Intellectual Property Act of 2003, section 86 of chapter XV |
Patents/Utility models | |||
Industrial Designs | Limitation on the rights of owner | The rights of the owner will not be infringed when design is used for purposes other than commercial and industrial purposes, when third party uses the product embodying the registered industrial designs after it has been lawfully launched in market of the country. | Intellectual Property Act of 2003, section 48 of chapter VII |
Topographies of Semiconductor Products | |||
Trade Marks | Limitation on the rights of owner | The rights granted to the owner will not prohibit the third parties to bonafide use of their names, addresses, geographical names etc when such use is confined to mere identification or information; and when the mark is used in relation to goods lawfully manufactured, imported, sold in market of the country. | Intellectual Property Act of 2003, section 122 of chapter XXIII |
Copyright | Limitation on the rights of owner | Fair use by an individual for his personal purpose; Quotation; Reproduction of a short part of a published work for teaching purposes by way of illustration, in writing or sound or visual recording; Reprographic reproduction for face to face teaching in any educational institution the activities of which do not serve direct or indirect commercial gain; Reports on current events; Use by libraries and archives. | Intellectual Property Act of 2003, section 12 of chapter I |
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