SE101 Lecture Notes - Canadian Intellectual Property Office, World Intellectual Property Organization, Creator Ownership In Comics
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Intellectual property is any tangible idea or invention. Engineers: often responsible for the development of new designs and improvements to existing designs, questions: Types of ip: patents, copyright, industrial designs, trademarks, integrated circuit topographies, trade secrets. Intellectual property databases: searchable intellectual property databases are important sources of info. Allow designers to search for intellectual property right infringements. Provide a repository of intellectual property for reference: intellectual property databases are maintained by governmental organization, some governmental organizations that maintain databases of ip include the following: Why protect ip: laws and conventions give the creator ownership of ip, without protection, it may not be economical/practical to research and/or develop ideas and inventions, eg: Substantial investment required for drug research and development can only be justified if ip rights are protected. Must be something new, useful, and ingenious. Registered agents will usually assist with process. Providing a clear and complete description of invention and its usefulness.