intellectual property rights

Question 1

intellectual property (ip)

Answer 1

product of thought, creativity and intellectual effort

Question 2

registered types of ip

Answer 2

patents, registered design and trademarks

Question 3

unregistered types of ip

Answer 3

copyright, unregistered designs, trademarks and know how

Question 4

does the company or university you work for own your ip

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

revenue sharing policy

Answer 5

where revenue is shared between you and the organisation

Question 6

does the university own your ip when you are a student

Answer 6

no

Question 7

how long does a patent last for

Answer 7

20 years

Question 8

how long does it take for patent to be published

Answer 8

18 months

Question 9

is patent publishing territorial

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

what three things are compulsory in a patent

Answer 10

must be novel, must have inventive step and must not be disclosed

Question 11

novelty

Answer 11

improvement over existing technology

Question 12

nda

Answer 12

non disclosure agreement

Question 13

who can you disclose the information in a patent to

Answer 13

patent attorney, people in the university who would help you make your patent, co inventors and anyone bound by an nda

Question 14

inventive step

Answer 14

must be non obvious improvement to someone skilled in the art

Question 15

trade mark

Answer 15

indication of origin, distinguishes goods or services from that of another company, cannot be customary or offensive, can be a word or image

Question 16

trade mark infringement

Answer 16

when trade marks are similar

Question 17

design right

Answer 17

trade mark of shape or outward appearance where there is design freedom, no design rights if shape is determined by function or fit but patent protection may exist

Question 18

copyright

Answer 18

automatic right, protects expression of an idea

Question 19

what are the ways of commercialising ip

Answer 19

licensing route, spin out route and tech transfer

Question 20

licensing

Answer 20

where you put in a document about the terms and conditions of using technology by a particular company

Question 21

what kind of technology is spinout designed for

Answer 21

disruptive with little market

Question 22

inventor

Answer 22

the person who has the eureka moment not necessarily who has carried out the experimental work

Question 23

who owns copyright if you are an employee

Answer 23

employer

Question 24

know how

Answer 24

expertise in how to accomplish a particular task

Question 25

tech transfer

Answer 25

helps bring ip to the market

Question 26

what cannot be patented

Answer 26

discovery, scientific theory, mathematical methods, varieties of plants or animals, methods of treatment, immoral or antisocial subject matter

Question 27

can software be patented in the uk

Answer 27

no

Question 28

if someone rewrites the similar code can their code be patented

Answer 28

yes

Question 29

student enterprise unit

Answer 29

helps students make patents

Question 30

exceptions to infringement

Answer 30

comparative advertising and fair use including parody

Question 31

can you reproduce copyrighted work without prior permission

Answer 31

no

Question 32

what indicates copyright

Answer 32

the letter c

Question 33

swot analysis

Answer 33

looks for gaps for example will people buy the product?