SCHOOL OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY, NUTRITION AND BIO

ENGINEERING
NAME: KWAGALA JOSHUA
REG NO: 21/U/08907/PS
COURSE: PRODUCT AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
A PRESENTATION ABOUT PATENT AND INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
 PATENTS AND INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
Intellectual property: This refers to the legally
protectable ideas, concepts, names, designs, and
processes associated with a new product
 What is intellectual property?

Four types of intellectual property are relevant to

product design and development.
A particular invention usually falls into one of these
categories.
Patent: A patent is a temporary monopoly granted by a
government to an inventor to exclude others from
using an invention
 What is intellectual property?
• Trademark: A trademark is an exclusive right granted
by a government to a trademark owner to use a
specific name or symbol in association with a class of
products or services

• Trade secret: A trade secret is information used in a

trade or business that offers its owner a competitive
advantage and that can be kept secret
 What is intellectual property?
Copyright: A copyright is an exclusive right granted by a
government to copy and distribute an original work
of expression, whether literature, graphics, music,
art, and tertainment, or software.