What are the types of Intellectual property covered by Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) ? Explain.

Types of intellectual property covered by the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) Agreement are: Copyright and related rights: Copyright as the name suggests arose as an exclusive right of the author to copy the literature produced by him and stop others from doing so. Copyright law has extended protection not only to literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works but also sound recordings, films, broadcasts, cable programmes and typographical arrangements of publications. Computer programs have also been brought within the purview of copyright law. Trademark: A Trade Mark distinguishes the goods or services of one manufacturer or service provider from similar goods or services of others and therefore, it seeks to protect the interest of the consumer as well as the manufacturer or service provider. Geographical indications: Geographical Indications of Goods refers to a country or to a place situated therein as being the country or place of origin of that product. Typically, such a name conveys an assurance of quality and distinctiveness which is essentially attributable to the fact of its origin in that defined geographical locality, region or country. Industrial designs: An industrial design is the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of a useful article, which must appeal to the sense of sight and may consist of the shape and/or pattern and/or colour of article. An industrial design to be protectable, must be new and origin. Patents: Patent is a monopoly grant and it enables the inventor to control the output and within the limits set by demand, the price of the patented products. It acts as a stimulus to investment in the Industrial innovation. Layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits sometimes called topographies of integrated circuits are the three-dimensional placement of some or all of the elements and interconnections that make up an integrated circuit. Undisclosed information including trade secret are confidential business information.