General IP
The basic definition of Intellectual Property is....
What are the expressed creations of the mind
A patent rights protects......
What is an invention?
The act of searching for patent documents is called...
What is patent mining?
These expressions are capable of being protected by trade mark rights....
What are logos, names, symbols, signs, shapes, tastes, sounds, scents, textures?
Copyright grants the owner this specific right....
What is the exclusive right to copy?
The office in charge of granting intellectual property rights is called....
What is the Intellectual Property Office?
In order to qualify for patent protection, these three criteria must be satisfied...
What is Novelty, Inventive Step and Industrial Applicability?
This method of searching for patents includes the use of varying key words...
What is a text based search?
A trade mark is valid for this specific period of time...
What is 10 years?
These are the rights of the performers, broadcasters and producers of sound recordings....
What are neighbouring rights?
This branch of IP rights protects literary and artistic works....
What is Copyright and Neighbouring rights
What is 20 years?
These databases are commonly used by local patent examiners.....
What is Google patents, Patentscope, Espacenet, Free Patents Online, USPTO?
These are things you should avoid when creating a brand to be trade marked....
What are generic, descriptive, immoral and non-distinct marks?
This is the length copyright protection...
What is life of the author plus 50 years?
Name these rights that are covered under Industrial Property....
What are Patents, Trade marks, Industrial Designs, Geographical Indications, Integrated Circuits and New Plant Varieties?
What is a specification of goods?
These are the reasons why patent mining is important...
What is to determine novelty, inventive step, freedom to operate, feasibility of inventing, learn new technologies?
Once trade marked, you can have this special character appear next to the branding...
What is the registered symbol?
These are the different types of rights granted by copyright.....
What are economic and moral rights?