Rights governed bystatute that provide
individuals with a right to revent others from
exploiting or abusing their
intellectualcreations
trade Marks
Definition
lt's the symbol by which the
goods of a particular
manufacturer or trader can
be identified and
distinguished from the
goods of others.
Use
Typically, a trade mark
issued by printing it on the
outside of a company's
products, on the product
packaging and the
brochure material, to
associate those products
Registration
Inaddition
The symbolshould be
distinctive (but not
descriptive) in distinguishing
goods or services fromit's
competitors
And
The term of a trade mark in most
countries is for 10years.
Patents
Definition
Is a legal title granted
to anapplicant for
protection of an
invention,
Also
This invention only has
protection in the country
in whicha patent has
been applied.
The patentsis
granted fora
limited period of
time by the
patent office
Requerimients to registration
The
invertion
must be new
It must be capable of
industrial aplication
It must invole an
inventive stop
lnternational patent protection
lt must be filed ina country that is a
member of theParis Convention
Is neccesary to assess the
pctentialof exploiting the
invention in international
markets and ensure the territorial
protect1on
According to EE.UU the
inventor can establish the
earliest date on which the
invention was first made.
And
Copyright
Definition
ct the rights of a creator of
literary and artist
works,computer
programsanddatabases
In adittion
Protects the authos or
creator's "expression•of
the ideas and conceps.
And
Does not provide the
creator with a
monopcly on his
work .
etermines the rights of
ownership and use of
works falling within the
copyright
Does not require
any formal
application or
registration for
protection of a
creative work
Protection
Protec them by international
tea tries that deal with
copyright and to which most
counties have signed up
The Berne Convention of 1886 is the
oldest international teary governing the
protection of copyright