Everything surrounded in your room or space or office could be subject to Intellectual Properties Rights. Intellectual Properties are of different kinds based on the nature and subject-matter. These kinds are namely Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, Designs, Geographical Indications, etc. For instances your latest videogames, your choice of music playlist or music album of the Artist you listen to or your favourite films are covered under the Copyright Protection. Another instances for Trademarks could be your favourite brand for your special Brewed Coffee or your everyday outfit stocked up in your Wardrobe which you would prefer to buy from over other brands. Instances for patents in your day to day scenario could be your latest tech gadgets in the market or the costly medicines you buy from your chemist. Designs Protection which can be observed in your daily routine could be your Design of your latest IPhone or the Design of the latest Nike sneaker.

            Further the Intellectual Properties differ from each other on the basis of their duration of protection, extent of protection and nature of protection. Copyrights provides longest protection in terms of duration which extends up till Sixty years after the death of the author. Second in the hierarchy is Trademarks which provides for indefinite protection in terms of duration on payment of appropriate renewal fees. Further Patent being the last in the hierarchy in terms of duration of protection provides for 20 years of protection from the date of such patent application.

            On the basis of extent of Protection, Copyrights provide extra-territorial protection i.e. basically protection extends to every State or Nation. Trademarks and Patent are Territorial in nature i.e. protection extends up to only that State where such IP obtained or registered.

            In terms of nature of Protection, Patents ensures the best possible protection and enforcement mechanism in case of infringement and copying of the IP compared to Copyrights and Trademarks based on the claims made in the specifications of a Patent Application.

            Lastly, a work may be protected by more than one Intellectual Property Laws, in such situation, an IP attorney can consult the best IP protection available to such work in such given circumstances to assure the best protection and value out of the IP registration by such creator, inventor or author.