Intellectual Property

Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the

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

Supporting Inventors,
Entrepreneurs, & Creators
 What is Intellectual Property?

Copyrights Trademarks
Patents Trade
Secrets
Industrial Design

Geographic Indiciations
 Patents

An intellectual property right granted by the

government of a nation to an inventor that
gives him or her the exclusive right to the
invention for up to 20 years, may it be product
or process. The patent holder must register to
obtain rights
 Copyrights

An intellectual property right granted by a

government to the author of an original
literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, or other
eligible creative work. It protects music, books,
software, flims, paintings and photgraphs
 Trademarks

An intellectual property right granted by a

government to an individual, business, or legal
entity that creates and uses a distinctive word,
name, symbol, or device to distinguish its
products or services from those from any
other entity in the marketplace. Trademarks
must be registered
 Trade Secrets

A law that requires that the intellectual

property to be protected, not publicly
disclosed. It holds commerical practices
example KFC’s 11 Spices and herbs.
 Industrial designs
An industrial design constitutes the ornamental or aesthetic
aspect of an article. A design may consist of three-dimensional
features, such as the shape or surface of an article, or of two-
dimensional features, such as patterns on furniture, lines or
colour on carpets