Mnemonics: International Laws & IPR
Types of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
What needs to be memorized: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Industrial Designs, Geographical Indications
Mnemonic: "Papa Took Children To Inspire Geography"
🔗 The Breakdown:
- Papa → Patents
- Took → Trademarks
- Children → Copyrights
- To → Trade Secrets
- Inspire → Industrial Designs
- Geography → Geographical Indications
Major International IP Treaties and Agreements
What needs to be memorized: TRIPS, Paris Convention, Berne Convention, Madrid Agreement, PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)
Mnemonic: "Teacher's Perfect Biryani Made Principal (happy)"
🔗 The Breakdown:
- Teacher's → TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of IP Rights)
- Perfect → Paris Convention
- Biryani → Berne Convention
- Made → Madrid Agreement
- Principal → PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)
Requirements for Patent Grant
What needs to be memorized: Novelty, Inventive Step (Non-obviousness), Industrial Application
Mnemonic: "Naya Innovation Industry mein useful"
🔗 The Breakdown:
- Naya → Novelty
- Innovation → Inventive Step
- Industry → Industrial Application
Sources of International Law (Article 38 ICJ Statute)
What needs to be memorized: Treaties, International Custom, General Principles of Law, Judicial Decisions, Teachings of Publicists
Mnemonic: "Tuition Class mein General Judge ne Teaching kiya"
🔗 The Breakdown:
- Tuition → Treaties/Conventions
- Class → Custom (International Custom)
- General → General Principles of Law
- Judge → Judicial Decisions
- Teaching → Teachings of Publicists
Types of Trademarks
What needs to be memorized: Word Mark, Device Mark, Shape Mark, Sound Mark, Smell Mark, Color Mark
Mnemonic: "Words Describe Shapes, Sounds, Smells, Colors"
🔗 The Breakdown:
- Words → Word Mark
- Describe → Device Mark
- Shapes → Shape Mark
- Sounds → Sound Mark
- Smells → Smell Mark
- Colors → Color Mark
Fundamental Principles of International Law
What needs to be memorized: Sovereignty, Non-intervention, Peaceful settlement of disputes, Good faith, Self-determination, Prohibition of use of force
Mnemonic: "Sachin Never Played Gambling, Showed Professionalism"
🔗 The Breakdown:
- Sachin → Sovereignty
- Never → Non-intervention
- Played → Peaceful settlement of disputes
- Gambling → Good faith
- Showed → Self-determination
- Professionalism → Prohibition of use of force
Paris Convention Key Principles
What needs to be memorized: National Treatment, Right of Priority, Common Rules, Independence of Patents
Mnemonic: "Nation's Right to Common Independence"
🔗 The Breakdown:
- Nation's → National Treatment
- Right → Right of Priority
- Common → Common Rules
- Independence → Independence of Patents
TRIPS Agreement Core Principles
What needs to be memorized: National Treatment, Most Favored Nation (MFN), Minimum Standards, Enforcement, Dispute Settlement
Mnemonic: "Nation's Most favored Minister Enforces Decisions"
🔗 The Breakdown:
- Nation's → National Treatment
- Most favored → Most Favored Nation (MFN)
- Minister → Minimum Standards
- Enforces → Enforcement
- Decisions → Dispute Settlement
Copyright Duration Triggers (Indian Law)
What needs to be memorized: Literary/Dramatic/Musical/Artistic works (60 years from author's death) vs Photographs/Films/Sound Recordings/Government works (60 years from publication)
Mnemonic: "LDMA - Life Death Measure; baaki sab Publication; sab 60 saal"
🔗 The Breakdown:
- LDMA (Literary, Dramatic, Musical, Artistic) → 60 years from author's death
- Rest (Photos, Films, Sound, Govt, PSU works) → 60 years from publication
- Remember: Duration same hai (60 years), bas trigger point alag hai - death ya publication
Key International IP Organizations
What needs to be memorized: WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), WTO (World Trade Organization), UNESCO, UPOV
Mnemonic: "World ke 2 - WIPO aur WTO; UN ke 2 - UNESCO aur UPOV"
🔗 The Breakdown:
- World level → WIPO (World Intellectual Property Org) & WTO (World Trade Org)
- UN level → UNESCO (for copyright) & UPOV (for plant varieties)
- Memory tip: Double-W pair (WIPO, WTO) aur Double-U pair (UNESCO, UPOV)
