{"id":16778,"date":"2022-06-28T19:31:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T18:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/?p=16778"},"modified":"2022-06-28T19:42:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T18:42:50","slug":"intellectual_property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/intellectual_property\/","title":{"rendered":"What is intellectual property?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Copyright, patents, designs and trade marks are all\u00a0types of<strong> intellectual property<\/strong> protection. Intellectual property is something that you create using your mind &#8211; for example, a story, an invention, an artistic work or a symbol. You get some types of protection automatically, others you have to apply for.<\/p>\n<p>Having the right type of intellectual property protection helps you to stop people stealing or copying:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the names of your products or brands<\/li>\n<li>your inventions<\/li>\n<li>the design or look of your products<\/li>\n<li>things you write, make or produce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are different types of protection depending on what you\u2019ve created:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Type of protection<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Intellectual property it covers<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Time to allow for application<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Registering a trade mark<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Product names, logos, jingles<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">4 months<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\" scope=\"row\">Registering a design<\/th>\n<td>Appearance of a product, including its shape, packaging, patterns, decoration<\/td>\n<td>3 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\" scope=\"row\">Copyrighting your work<\/th>\n<td>Writing and literary works, art, photography, films, TV, music, web content<\/td>\n<td>No application needed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\" scope=\"row\">Patenting an invention<\/th>\n<td>Inventions and products, for example machines, medicines<\/td>\n<td>Around 5 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"application-notice info-notice\" role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Information\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Information\">\n<h4 id=\"owning-intellectual-property\">Owning intellectual property<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>You own intellectual property if you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>created it (and it meets the requirements for\u00a0copyright,\u00a0a patent\u00a0or\u00a0a design)<\/li>\n<li>bought intellectual property rights from the creator or a previous owner<\/li>\n<li>have a brand that could be a\u00a0trade mark, for example, a well-known product name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Intellectual property can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>have more than one owner<\/li>\n<li>belong to people or businesses<\/li>\n<li>be sold or transferred<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Intellectual property rights allow you to make money from the intellectual property you own.<\/p>\n<p>You get limited automatic protection over some intellectual property, for example\u00a0design right. However, it\u2019s easier to prove you own intellectual property legally if it is registered.<\/p>\n<p>You can usually get permission to use someone else\u2019s intellectual property (<abbr title=\"intellectual property\">IP<\/abbr>) by buying the rights from them or getting their permission to use it. Using someone\u2019s trade mark, patent, copyright or design without their permission is known as \u2018<abbr title=\"intellectual property\">IP<\/abbr> infringement\u2019 and could lead to a fine, prison or both.\u00a0To use a registered design you must\u00a0contact the current owner\u00a0and either agree a licence to use the design or buy it from them.<\/p>\n<p>The licence between you and the design\u2019s owner will tell you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>what you can do with the design<\/li>\n<li>how long your licence will last<\/li>\n<li>what you have to pay &#8211; if anything.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can do anything with a design that you\u2019ve bought.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656441587961{margin-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>READ MORE<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"gem-c-title__text govuk-heading-xl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/intellectual-property-an-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intellectual property and your work (Gov.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copyright, patents, designs and trade marks are all\u00a0types of intellectual property protection. 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