CS Impact Intellectual Property Dr M Tanvir Afzal

CS Impact Intellectual Property Dr. M. Tanvir Afzal

Intellectual Property ü Intellectual property (IP) is ideas, information and knowledge. ü ‘Intellectual’ because it is creative output and ‘property’ because it is viewed as a tradable product. ü Intellectual property rights (IPR) are specific legal rights which protect the owners of IP. 2 https: //innovation. ox. ac. uk/universitymembers/commercialising-technology/ip-patentslicenses/intellectual-property/

Intellectual Property Patent ü A patent is a legal monopoly lasting 20 years granted in exchange for describing an invention and paying fees to the patent office. ü Patent is destroyed if disclosed before filing the application (except in UK for a short time). ü Think patent before publish. 3 https: //innovation. ox. ac. uk/universitymembers/commercialising-technology/ip-patentslicenses/intellectual-property/

Intellectual Property Copyright ü Copyright is also the usual way of protecting software, although some software may be patented if it is a functional part of an invention. 4 https: //innovation. ox. ac. uk/universitymembers/commercialising-technology/ip-patentslicenses/intellectual-property/

Intellectual Property Database Rights ü Database rights apply to databases which are not protected by copyright (an EU right only). 5 https: //innovation. ox. ac. uk/universitymembers/commercialising-technology/ip-patentslicenses/intellectual-property/

Intellectual Property Design Rights ü Design rights applies to aspects of the shape or configuration of an article. Unregistered design right (for example, which covers computer chips). 6 https: //innovation. ox. ac. uk/universitymembers/commercialising-technology/ip-patentslicenses/intellectual-property/

Intellectual Property Trademark ü A trademark is a mark (logo) or other distinctive sign applied to or associated with products or services. 7 https: //innovation. ox. ac. uk/universitymembers/commercialising-technology/ip-patentslicenses/intellectual-property/

Intellectual Property Confidential Information ü Confidential information is knowledge which only you possess and which you have only revealed under a nondisclosure/confidentiality agreement. 8 https: //innovation. ox. ac. uk/universitymembers/commercialising-technology/ip-patentslicenses/intellectual-property/

Intellectual Property 9 IPR Covers Need to apply? Maximum duration Patent Inventions Yes 20 years Literary, musical, Copyright artistic works, and software No 70 years after death of author Registered design Image – look and feel Yes 25 years Registered trade mark Name, logo Yes Unlimited Confidential Unpublished information secret information No Unlimited No 15 years Database right Databases https: //innovation. ox. ac. uk/university-members/commercialising-technology/ip-patents-licenses/intellectual-property/

Summary Intellectual property ü Definition ü IPR and its types ü Comparative Analysis 10