FORMS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

FORMS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

1. PATENTS

   • A patent is a legal title granted to an applicant for protection of an invention. It is a registerable form of IP.
   • Conventions and treaties
   • Patent Cooperation Treaty
   • European Patent Convention
     • Refinements of the European Patent System
   • Requirements for a Patent
   • International Patent Protection

2. COPYRIGHT

   • Copyright is a form of IP designed to protect the rights of a creator of literary and artistic works, computer programs and databases.
   • Granting of Copyright
   • Works Protected by Copyright
   • International Protection
   • Registration of Copyright
   • Ownership of Copyright
   • Duration of Copyright

3. TRADE MARKS

   • Registration of a Trade Mark
   • International Registration
   • Duration of a Trade Mark
   • Trade Mark Use
   • is the symbol by which the goods of a particular manufacturer or trader can be identified and distinguished from the goods of others.

4. DESIGN RIGHTS

   • The Community Design
   • Requirements of a Design
   • Registered Community Design
   • Unregistered Community Design
   • Design right protection is an additional form of IP protection to patents, copyright and trade marks,

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