Protecting designs and intellectual property

Question 1

What is intellectual property?

Answer 1

idea the is turned into a physical creation that did not already exist e.g. book, film

uniqueness is essential when seeking to protect IP with intellectual property rights

Question 2

True or false - ideas alone count as IP

Answer 2

False they do not count , physical format of some kind is compulsory

Question 3

What is copyright?

Answer 3

unregistered rights that protect original works

allows management of permission for others to use work

Question 4

How long after the death of the creator are copyrights covered?

Answer 4

70

Question 5

For how any years do unregistered design rights provide legal protection for designers to top unauthorised copying?

Answer 5

10

Question 6

What are patents?

Answer 6

legal protection for inventions relating to the way is which the product functions

Question 7

What are registered designs?

Answer 7

legally protected product appearance or decoration to counter copying

Question 8

What is a trademark?

Answer 8

unique combination of words, sounds, colours and logos used for marketing and the legal protection of brand identity

Question 9

What is a open design?

Answer 9

design without IPR that can be freely used and developed by others
for the common good of society rather than financial reward

Question 10

What does a creative commons license enable?

Answer 10

public copyright. license used to maintain an originators rights but allow development

Question 11

Give 2 examples of open designs

Answer 11

practical action - organisation promoting ‘technology justice’ to challenge poverty in developing countries by reducing freely copiable designs for live improving projects

fairphone open source software based , easily upgraded and repaired mobile phone challenging current trend to discard mobiles every few years