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Intellectual Property (What is Intellectual property (What intellectual…

- - - - Not properly identifying all of their IP
      - Not fully recognizing the value of their IP
      - not legally protecting the IP that needs protecting
      - Not using their IP as part of their overall plan for success
- - - - Useful > must have utility
      - Novel > it must be different from what has come before
      - Not obvious > It must not be obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the field
    - - Utility
        
        New or useful process, machine, manufacturer, or composition of material
        
        Duration > 20 years from date of application
      - Design
        
        Invention of new, original and ornamental design for manufactured products
        
        Duration > 14 years from date of application
      - Plant
        
        Any new varieties of plants that can be reproduced asexually
        
        Duration > 20 years from date of application
    - - Step 1 > make sure the invention is practical
      - Step 2 > Document when the invention was made
      - Step 3 > Get an IP lawyer, cost of app approx €5k +
      - Step 4 > Conduct a patent search
      - Step 5 > File a patent application
      - Step 6 > obtain a decision from Irish patent office
  - - - Trademark
        
        any word, name, symbol, or device used to identify the source or origin of products or services
        
        Duration > renewable every 10 years as long it remains in use
      - Service mark
        
        used to identify the services or intangible activities of a business, rather than a businesses physical products
        
        Duration > renewable every 10 years as long it remains in use
    - - Immoral or scandalous matter, exp > profane words
      - Deceptive matter, exp > misleading labeling
      - Descriptive marks, exp > phrases like golf ball or fried chicken
      - Common Surnames, exp > Jones or Smith
    - - Step 1 > select appropriate mark
      - Step 2 > perform a trademark search
      - Step 3 > create rights in the trademark
  - - - Literary works
      - Musical compositions
      - computer software
      - Dramatic works
      - pantomimes & choreographic works
      - pictorial, graphic and sculptural works
    - - copyright laws protect any work of authorship the moment it assumes a tangible form
      - technically not necessary to provide a copyright notice
      - can be enhanced by attaching the copyright notice
      - further protection obtained by registering work with the Irish Patent Office