Other IP Protection
An introduction to Patents, registered designs, trademarks and copyright
| Other IP Protection Which form of protection is best for your idea? Patents - A patent protects new inventions and covers how things work, what they do, how they do it, what they are made of and how they are made. Registered Designs - If your idea is unique because it looks different from anything else currently available, then it could probably be protected by registering it as a design. This gives you exclusive rights for the look and appearance of your product. This is used for T shirt designs among other things. Trademarks - A trade mark is a sign which can distinguish your goods and services from those of your competitors. It can be for example words, logos or a combination of both. Copyright - Copyright can protect a large variety of creative works. See the specific copyright page for more information. |
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 Registered Designs How to apply for a registered design Registered designs protect the look of your product. If it has a unique shape or decoration then it might be best to protect this by a registered design. It is certainly a lot cheaper and simpler than a patent application. |
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| Trademarking How to protect your unique brand Trademarking protects the unique indentity of your new product. You might be able to protect your new company name, brand logo or even a new tagline. This is a way of protecting your prime marketing tools. |
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| Copyright Knowing your rights as the inventor Copyright is the exclusive right to reproduce an original work. It can cover a variety of different creative works and can be automatically granted to you as the originator of the works. But how do you define and defend that? |
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