General
The protection for computer programmes in Europe
What is copyright?
70 years
How long do economic rights last in most countries?
20 years
How long is patent protection?
reputed trademark
What do we call a trademark that is not registered but may be protected?
e.g. a poem, book, song
What can you protect by copyright?
Copyright and industrial property
What are the 2 branches of IP protection?
paternity
What do we call the link between the author and his work? / What is eternal?
When can you use a patented invention without the constent of the patentholder?
10 years (but can be prolonged indefinetely)
What is the duration of trademark protection?
e.g. an invention that will revolutionise the world
What can you protect by a patent?
Secret
How can you protect intellectual property without the law?
e.g. paternity, right of 1st disclosure, right to integrity
What are the examples of moral rights?
e.g. for your own/private use
When can you use a patented invention without the constent of the patentholder?
only a noun that is not connected to the class of products it serves to protect
Can a trademark be a common noun (e.g. "dog")?
e.g. car shape
What can you protect by an industrial design?
Only humans
Who can create intellectual property?
we do not need to do anything...just create
How do you obtain copyright to a work?
the invention must show an inventive step that could not be deduced by a person with average knowledge of the technical field
What is non-obviousness as a condition of patentability?
Olefactory trademarks
What do you call a scent that becomes a trademark?
e.g. a less complex invention with a shorter commercial life
What can you protect by a utility model?
Venice
In what country/state/region the 1st formal patent code was created?
never!
When does paternity expire?
Right to sue the violator, right to sell, produce...etc
What rights does a patentholder have?
degeneration
What do you call the phenomenon when a trademark becomes a common noun and cannot be protected?
e.g. Champagne
What can you protect by an appelation of origin?