Post 5 –
Points to Consider: Intellectual Property Rights
Patents -
Patents are concerned with industry processes and inventions made by an
individual or company. A patent basically prevents another organisation using a
process or invention without the consent of those who hold the patent. Once the
patent has been approved, the holders would then have the right to either use
the idea themselves, or sell it to another organisation for them to use
instead. A patent can typically take 2 - 3 years to be approved.
Design
Rights – Design rights are very much as they sound, they are rights which
protect the creator over design they create. The creator holds the rights to
it, unless they are working for a company where it is their job. In this case
the company would hold the design rights for pieces created by their design
team. A design can be anything to do with the colour, material, shape, texture
or orientation of a product. It is anything which makes the piece stand out
from anything else which is already designed within the industry.
Trademark –
Trademark law cover unique selling points which we associate with a product
from the product name, company slogan, designs, symbols/logos/icons etc. It can
take between 6-18 months to get a trademark. A trademark only protects you
company in the country it is authorised; however the EU have an agreement which
would cover all countries in the EU.
Copyright – Copyrights
concern themselves with artistic pieces of work such as musicals, theatre,
artistic pieces, literature, films, recordings etc. Copyright gives you the
rights of use, meaning unauthorised persons cannot just take your work and try
to pass it on as their own. It also covers you to take legal action against
anybody who tries to infringe this copyright law. Copyright can instantly be
applied to any artistic piece listed above once it has been created, although
you should properly register so that you can prove clear ownership of any of
your works.
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