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A 15 minute gallop through the main types of Intellectual Property to Clothing Manufacturers Simon Tulitt Programmes Manager, IP Forum © Fillip 2007
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What is intellectual property? Non disclosure agreements Copyright Design Rights Trademarks Patents
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Non Disclosure Agreement –Misconceptions –Advice http://www.businesslink.gov.uk –What is it? –Types –Preparing one http://www.compactlaw.co.uk www.patent.gov.uk/patent/info/cda
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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
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Copyright –Literature –Art& artwork –Music –Sound recordings –Films –Broadcasts –Web design
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Trade Marks –Words –Slogans –Pictures –Moving images –Sounds –Smells –….which can all graphically be represented www.patent.gov.uk
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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