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FORMS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are rights governed by statute that provide individuals with a right to prevent others from exploiting or abusing their intellectual creations. Forms of IPR are patents, trade marks, copyright, design rights, confidential information and know-how, these rights extend to the protection of inventions, creative works, expressions and brands.

COMMON FORMS

TRADE MARKS

PATENTS

COPYRIGHT

DESITING RIGHTS

Legal title granted to an applicant for the protection of an invention. It is a form of recordable IP. The title granted gives the owner a monopoly on the exploitation

(manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, importation).

Requiere an identification or IP

REQUIREMENTS FOR A PATENT Patent law requires that certain conditions are met in order for an invention to be patentable. Specifically, the following criteria must be fulfilled: The invention must be novel (new); It must involve an inventive step (not obvious); It must be capable of industrial application; and It must not fall into the ‘excluded’ category for non patentable matter.

It's certificated for 20 years

ENTITY

PATENT CORPORATION TRATY

Convention and traties

Refinements of the European Patent System

Is a symbol that identified the good productos

This say about the reputation of company

The term of a trade mark in

most countries is for 10 years, which may be renewed indefinitely for subsequent 10-year terms. The term and maintenance of a trade mark, however, is conditional upon the owner demonstrating use of the mark. If the

applicant cannot demonstrate use, the mark lapses and is removed from the register.

USES

Colours, smells, sounds and shapes

A signature, a monogram, a picture or symbol, a logo or a combination of these

Is a form of Intellectual

Property designed to protect the rights of

a creator of literary and artistic works,

computer programs and databases.

Copyright typically is enforced to prevent

copying, plagiarism, and misuse of a

work, but it does not prevent a third

party from independent development of

the idea or similar.

IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND

GRATING OF COPYRIGHT

WORKS PROTECTED

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

REGISTRATION

OWNERSHIP

DURATION

Design rights are now directed towards the ‘individual character’ of a design. there are two important international systems in operation for the protection of industrial designs: the Community Design system and the Hague Agreement.

REQUIREMENTS

The duration is 25 years

Its must be novel

It must have individual character

Italia Fernandez