Invention and Innovation

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Mind Map on Invention and Innovation, created by Beth Thornton on 02/10/2014.
Beth Thornton
Mind Map by Beth Thornton, updated more than 1 year ago
Beth Thornton
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Invention and Innovation
  1. Invention is the discovery of new processes and potenial new products after a period of research.
    1. Innovation is the process of transforming inventions into products that can be sold to customers
      1. Patent is the ownership of an invention or process when it is registered with a government
        1. Anybody caught copying a patened idea can be sued for any damaged
          1. In the uk patents are given for 20 years
            1. Patens must be registered with the Intellectual Property Office
              1. Patents can be registered internationally but they are expensive.
                1. Patents are given for products or production processes
                2. Copyright is the legal ownership of a material such as books, music and films.
                  1. Copyright gives the right to produce, control and copy the work soley to the individual or company that produced the work originaly
                    1. If others copy such material they can be taken to court and get sued.
                      1. Copyright protection lasts longer than patents
                        1. Copyright lats during the creaters lifetime and 70 years after their dead!
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