as2 chapter 6 intellectual property rights

Question 1

patent characteristics

Answer 1

protects new inventions, covers how things work what they do how they do it what there made of and how they are made, for a patent to be granted it must have a new innovative step that isn’t obvious to someone with knowledge in the subject

Question 2

registered design characteristics

Answer 2

gives you the right to stop anyone using your design in the UK, active for up to 25 years, must have individual characteristics

Question 3

design rights characteristics

Answer 3

gives you free automatic protection for the internal or external shape or configuration of a original design, doesn’t protect 2D designs, lasts 10 years, is a property that can be bought, sold or licenced

Question 4

copy right characteristics

Answer 4

protects creative or artistic works, can only be used with the copyrighter’s permission, copyright applies to any medium, when an idea is fixed copyright automatically protects it

Question 5

trade marks characteristics

Answer 5

protects any sign or symbol that allows your customers to tell you apart from your competitors, you can register a name, logo, slogan, domain name, colour, shape or sound, must renew every 10 years, must be distinctive for the goods and services you provide and not deceptive or contrary to law or morality