Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

They are rights governed by statutes that give people the right to prevent others from exploiting or abusing their intellectual creations.

Patents

A patent is a legal title granted to an applicant for the protection of an invention. It is a recordable form of IP

Requirements for a Patent

*The invention must be novel (new)

*It must involve an inventive step( not obvios)

*it must npt fall into " excluide" category for noo-pantentable matter

COPPYRIGHT

Copyright is a form of IP designed to protect the rights of a creator of literary and artistic works, computer programs and databases.

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Grantings of Copyright

Copyright does not require any formal application or registration for the protection of a creative work. Copyright comes into effect automatically the moment a job is completed - that is, it subsists on that job for the creator.

TRADE MARKS

Is the symbol by wich the goods of a particular manufacturer or trader can be identified and distinguished from the goods of others

Registration of a trade Mark

Brand features

* Must be distinctive

* It must not be descriptive of the goods

* It should not be deceitful or confusing

* Search for marks with similarities so that they do not register the same marks

* Submit application for trademark registration

DESING RIGHTS

Individual character

The Community Desing

Design requirements

Registered in 2003

*It must fall within the definition of a ‘design’;

*It must be novel (absolute worldwide novelty, similar to patent law);

*and It must have ‘individual character’.

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SECRET KNOW - HOW

It is generally related to a technological process or manufacturing method, which is not patented because it does not meet the patentability criteria or because the decision is made not to patent it