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Public Domain and Open Access In IPR
Public Domain and Open Access in Intellectual Property Law: Meaning, Scope, Legal Framework, and Contemporary Significance The concept of intellectual property is usually associated with exclusivity. Copyrights, patents, and trademarks grant creators legally enforceable monopolies for limited periods, allowing them to control the use and commercialization of their works. Yet, alongside this system of exclusivity exists another equally important pillar of intellectual property law, one that ensures balance, access, and long-term social benefit. This pillar is the public domain, complemented in modern legal and academic discourse by the idea of open access. Together, these concepts form the counterweight to private intellectual property rights and ensure that creativity, knowledge, and innovation do not remain locked behind perpetual legal barriers. Public domain and open access are not anti-intellectual property concepts. Instead, they represent the natural culmination and rational limi...