Dai Davis, Solicitor and Chartered Engineer Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights in Collaborative Projects Wednesday 14th July 2004 Dai Davis, Solicitor and Chartered Engineer
Overview What is Intellectual Property (IP) about How might IP arise in a project? Introduction to the main types of IP patents, trade marks, copyright, data base rights; designs, confidential information co-ownership of these rights Doing a deal: licensing
What is Intellectual Property about? Monopolies Anti - monopoly Competition law International nature IP rights = Negative rights What might arise?
Patents Requirements: New; Inventive step; Capable of industrial application Exclusions Scope of protection Keeping the patent secret Inventor(s) Ownership rights of employees Compensation rights of employees
Copyright What it protects Originality No Monopoly Manifestation not Subject Matter Qualifying Person No registration What you receive
Copyright - Who owns copyright First owner Employee Position of Consultants Contractors Criminalisation of Copyright
Confidential Information General Information must : be capable of being confidential actually be confidential be imparted in circumstances of confidentiality Substance not form Express or implied Employment and Post - employment
Doing a deal Own or Licence? Foreground -v- Background Is joint ownership a solution? Exploitation rights Cost of intellectual property rights Obtaining Protecting Use and abuse of IPR
What is a Licence? Permission Exclusive, Sole, Non-Exclusive Time Territory Application Competition law
Dai Davis, Solicitor and Chartered Engineer Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights in Collaborative Projects Wednesday 14th July 2004 Dai Davis, Solicitor and Chartered Engineer