Intellectual property (IP) is related to the creations of
the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, as
well as symbols, names and images identified in
commerce.
Types of
intellectual
property
Copyright
is a form of ip desigend to protect the
rights of a creator of literary and artistic
garating of copyrigth
international protection
the wipo copyrigth treaty
copyrigth does not require any
formal application or registration
form protection of creative work
owership of
copyright
Patents
a patent is a legal title granted
to an applicant for protection
of an invertion
it is registerable
form of ip
requerimients for a patents
it must involve an inventive
step
the invention must be
novel
it must be capable of industrial
aplication
industrial designs
Software
Computer programs are
intangible assets that require
legal protection, as in the case
of literary, artistic or scientific
works
trade marks
regsitration trade marks
must not be capable of deception or
confusion with marks already applied
for or registred