ENGINEER 1P03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Universal Copyright Convention, Copyright Registration

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Engineering (General)
• Course: ENGINEER 1P03
• Professor: Robert Fleisig

Document Summary

Intellectual property: tangible form of creativity in designs, processes, ideas and products. The ideas and creations produced by others and ourselves. The importance and use of the formally defined types of intellectual property. The types of intellectual property for which special laws have been written. How to obtain protection for you intellectual property. Intellectual property considered is any creative material that has been put into tangible form. Ex: discussing an idea with a colleague is not considered intellectual property until someone writes it down and claims copyright on it. Proprietary property: owned by an individual or company. Intellectual property can be bought, sold or shared like any other tangible asset. Government legislation sets the legal (cid:396)ules the(cid:396)efo(cid:396)e so(cid:373)e legal p(cid:396)ote(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s su(cid:272)h as pate(cid:374)ts do(cid:374)"t e(cid:454)te(cid:374)d beyond the country where it was issued, unless agreements/ conventions have been signed to extend proprietary rights between countries. 6 types of intellectual property: patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trademarks, integrated circuit topographies, trade secrets.