Patent,

Trademark,and
Protection of
Undisclosed
Information
Patent
A patent is a set of exclusive rights
granted by a state to an inventor for a
limited period of time in exchange for
the public disclosure of an invention.
The exclusive right granted to a patentee
in a most countries is the right to
prevent others from making, using,
selling, or distributing the patented
design is that of Apple's Ipod.
Trademark
A trademark is a distinctive sign used by
an individual business organization or
other legal entity to identify the products
or services to consumers. The mark comes
from a unique source and it distinguishes
its product (trademark) ir services (service
mark) from the others. Rights in a mark
shall be acquired through registration
made validly in accordance with the
provisions of the IP code.
For marks with geographical
indications, a notice stating be
identified. This is relatively new in
the Philippine IP regime as marks
are identified based on the
territory, region, or, locability
attributed In the Philippines, one
of the most popular trademarks
base on locality is the Pampanga's
Best Delicacies logo.
 Protection of Undisclosed
Information
Industries and companies need to
have information control especially
in dealing with sensitive industry
secrets. To protect these industries
secrets, also called trade secret,
companies usually require
employees to sign contracts with
non- disclosure agreement (NDAs)
 Trade secret is the term used for any
method, formula, device, process or any
information that gives the business a
unique competitive advantage over its
competition. Its includes company in
research and development information,
sofware algorithms, invention, design,
formulas, ingredients and devices
among others.