A 15 minute gallop through the main types of Intellectual Property to Clothing Manufacturers Simon Tulitt Programmes Manager, IP Forum © Fillip 2007

What is intellectual property? Non disclosure agreements Copyright Design Rights Trademarks Patents

Non Disclosure Agreement –Misconceptions –Advice –What is it? –Types –Preparing one

Non disclosure Agreement (cont) Key terms: –Confidentiality –Owner or discloser –Recipient –Statement of reasons: Subject matter, info & documents concerned –Penalty clause –Confidentiality clause –Term © Fillip 2007

Copyright –Literature –Art& artwork –Music –Sound recordings –Films –Broadcasts –Web design

Trade Marks –Words –Slogans –Pictures –Moving images –Sounds –Smells –….which can all graphically be represented

Design Design protects the outward appearance of a product, including its lines, colours, contours, shape, texture & materials. If it’s innovative in some way, then the design itself may be capable of protection.

Patents Protects new inventions & covers effectively how things work & how they are made. To obtain a patent the invention must be new, must include an innovative & inventive measure & must be capable of being made or used in some kind of industry Patents must be renewed in every fifth year for up to 20 years protection

What’s right for my business? What NDA’s do I need? What IPR do I need? –What type of business do I have? –What scope is there for the 4 types of IP? © Fillip 2007

Where can I get some cost-effective advice? –a free face to face business & IP diagnostic –which could lead to subsidised professional advice –Which could lead to free training in exploitation of IP © Fillip 2007