Activity 6.

5 Essay

Write a 300 words essay citing practical situations when to apply knowledge in intellectual property,
copyright and fair use guidelines.

Intellectual Property Rights protect every registered work of artists, inventors, and scientists,
which includes: Copyright, Trademark, Patent, industrial design, and geographical origin. All of these
protect but differ in terms of the purpose or the creation that is going to cover.

It is essential to know the difference between every type because if I ever created something I
know what type of Intellectual code I am going to use. Copyright is a legal term to use to describe the
rights of the creators to their works in terms of poems, songs, books, artworks, or simply every literary
works and artistic work. A patent is used to describe the rights of an invention. Patents give the owner
the right to decide whether his/her invention can be used by others. The patent of the owner makes
technical information about the invention publicly available. Trademarks are used in the business
because it is the sign that allows buyers to distinguish a certain product. This date back to ancient times
when every craftsman put their signature or “marks” on their products. An industrial design protects the
appearance or aesthetic appearance of a product. The difference of said property is different from a
patent because a patent protects the technical aspect of an invention whereas an industrial design
protects the blueprint design. Geographical indications and Appellations of origin are used in goods that
have a specific place origin and possess a reputation that attributes to the place.

All of these intellectual properties may differ but they all have the same commonality is that to
protect the owner’s rights to his/her own product. Violations will be taken seriously since it is in the law.
Without the owner’s authorization or consent and you are taking credits then you violated the law.