This work is a brief commentary on the law relating to Intellectual Property Rights. Intellectual property comprises all the products of the human intellect, namely books, inventions, paintings, music, designs, and models. The authors, in this work, seek to provide elementary knowledge of intellectual property rights and their protection. This book encompasses Patents, Trade Mark and Service Mark, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Copyright and related rights, Protection of new Plant Varieties etc. Salient features of the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism, the vision of a Global IPR Order, means of tackling software piracy and IPR Enforcement, WIPO, and the TRIPS agreement, have also been studied. Who needs to read this book: "Intellectual Property Rights - A Primer" is packed with indispensable information for: The General Public Law Schools that teach intellectual property rights; Associates dealing with IPR; Lawyers dealing with IPR issues; and, Associations involved in IPR issues.