LS283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Fast Product, Fiduciary, Moral Rights
28 Mar 2019
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Discussion points for today: types of intellectual property. Statutory right(s) providing legal protection for inventions. Exclusive rights to make, use, assign, or sell invention that is subject to the patent: canadian legislative definition of invention: Invention must be unobvious (must be ingenuity involved) Must not have publicly disclosed the invention prior to application. Limited exception - in canada you do have one year from the date of public disclosure to file an application (does not necessarily apply elseware) Limit your disclosure/discussion of the invention prior to patent application patent application. Not a significant threshold in that as long as it "does something" this requirement can be satisfied. Invention must be a development or improvement that would not have been obvious to those of average knowledge regarding the technology (term used loosely) in question. Alternatives (e. g. protection via trade secret and/or fast product development) just as effective. Statutory right(s) providing legal protection for legislatively defined.
