INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Flashcards
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
Who defined IP as “creation of the mind”
World Intellectual Property Organization
Intellectual Property (IP)
creation of the mind, such
as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs and symbols, names, and images used in commerce”.
Types of Intellectual Property
Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Industrial Design, Geographical indications and appellations of origin, Trade Secrets
Copyright
a legal term used to describe
the rights that creators have over their literary
and artistic works.
Coverage for copyright
books, music, paintings, sculpture and films, to computer programs, databases, advertisements, maps and technical drawings.
Copyright does not cover “ideas,
procedures, methods of operation or
mathematical concepts” because
because no one person or institution can claim sole ownership of these. Sufficient authorship must exist for these to be covered by copyright. Even titles, slogan, or logos may or may not have a copyright.
two types of rights under a copyright law
Economic Rights
Moral Rights
Economic Rights
rights of an owner/ author to be properly compensated financially upon his or her permission for the work to be
used by another.
Moral Rights
rights to non-economic interests of the author. To protect his or her economic rights, an author has the discretion to limit or prohibit the use of the work in terms of the following:
- Reproduction in various forms, such as
printed publication or sound recording - Public performance, such as in a play or
musical work - Recording, for example, in the form of
compact disc or DVDs - Broadcasting by radio, cable or satellite
- Translation into other languages
- Adaptation such as a novel into a film
screenplay
Patent
exclusive right granted for an invention.
- provides the patent owner with the right to decide how - or whether - the invention can be used by others.
- In exchange for this right, the patent owner makes technical information about the invention publicly available in the published
patent document.
Coverage for Patent:
Exclusive right granted for an
invention
Trademark
- a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises.
- date back to ancient times when artisans used to put their signature or “mark” on their products.
Coverage for trademark:
Products sold or services offered by a business entity
Industrial Design
- constitutes the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article.
- design may consist of three-dimensional
features, such as the shape or surface of an
article, or of two-dimensional features, such as
patterns, lines or color.