Protecting Designs and intellectual property

What does IP stand for?

Intellectual Property — A physical format of some sort is a requirement simple ideas do not count.

What does IPR stand for?

Intellectual Property Rights

What is copyright?

Legal protection for work. (For 70 years onwards from the creators death)

What does IPO stand for?

Intellectual Property Office

What does a patent apply to?

A patent is only valid for moving|functional parts of a design.

Example: Car suspension

What do Registered designs apply to?

Being in the name they only apply to product appearances|decorations|non-moving parts

What do trademarks apply to?

Trademarks give legal protection for brand identities etc.

What are the 4 main types of IPR?

• Patent

• Registered Design

• Trademark

• Copyright

What is open design?

Compared to the other 4 main IPR’s instead Open Design looks at the communal approach leaving creations in the free space open to anyone to use while then considering instead a Creative Commons Licence.

What is a Creative Commons Licence?

Acting like one of the IPR, however, instead of privatising, it allows for open and free use with the only price being that the original creator is credited for their work.