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Any distinct creation or product of the human mind for which a set of exclusive rights is recognized
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
refers to creations of the mind (such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images) used in commerce
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Types of Property
Real Property
Personal Property
Intellectual Property
4 types of Intellectual Property
Copyright
Trademark
Trade Secrets
Patent
A form of protection provided to the authors of “original works of authorship”
Copyright
Protects: Literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works
Copyright
Any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods or services
Trademark
Protects: All of the above & logo, banner, sound, smell, etc.
Trademark
Any information that provides economic value that is not in the public domain and that has been reasonably kept secret
Trade Secrets
Protects: Formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques or processes
Trade Secrets
A grant of property rights by the U.S.
Government through the USPTO
Patent
“Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof may obtain a patent”
Patentability
To promote the progress of science and useful arts
Patent
Disclosure of the invention to the government in specific terms, in exchange for exclusive rights to the inventor
Patent
Types of Patents
Utility
Design
Plant