TECHNO Q3

Intellectual property

Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.

Copyright

Legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works

Not to be found in legislation

Extends only to expressions, and not to ideas, procedures, methods of operation or mathematical concepts as such.

Patent

Exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.

Territorial rights

Trademarks

Sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises.

Private rights and protection is enforced through court orders.

Industrial Design

Constitutes the ornamental aspect of an article

Applied to a wide variety of products of industry and handicraft items

Geographical Indications

Sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.