1.10 - Protecting Design And Intellectual Property

Question 1

What is copyright ?

Answer 1

A legal right that provides protection for works such as books , films and music ..
That will last for 70 years after the death of the creator of the work

Question 2

What is meant by intellectual property ?

Answer 2

• is an idea that is turned into a physical creation that did not already exist ( book , film , camera lens )
• ideas alone do not count as up - needs to be in a physical form

Question 4

What is an example of a right that is automatically endowed when the work of created ?

Answer 4

• copy right

Question 5

What is an example of a right that has to be applied for ?

Answer 5

A patent

Question 6

What are unregistered deign rights ?

Answer 6

• rights that provide legal protection for designers to stop unauthorised copying for 10 years ( appearance of the product not functionality )

Question 7

What are unregistered deign rights ?

Answer 7

• rights that provide legal protection for designers to stop unauthorised copying for 10 years ( appearance of the product not functionality )

Question 8

What is a patent ?

Answer 8

A governments intellectual property office grants legal rights for novel inventions. They provide up to 20 years but expensive and complicated to obtain

Question 9

What are the three types of patents ?

Answer 9

• utility
• design
• plant

Question 10

What must a product have to revive a patent ?

Answer 10

• novelty product
• unique from prior art
• if it is a combination of existing ( must not be obvious )

Question 11

What is a legal protection that is said to drive and encourage further invention ?

Answer 11

-publication of a patent

Question 12

What do registered designs offer a product ?

Answer 12

Legal protection for products appearance and decoration , not working parts for 25 years

Question 13

How can a design be registered ?

Answer 13

• submitting illustrations and a few to the ipo ( intellectual property office )

Question 14

What do trademarks provide ?

Answer 14

• legal protection for brand identity and facilitate marketing

Question 15

What may a trademark incorporate ?

Answer 15

• graphics
• words
  -phrases such as dual cyclone

Question 16

How often do trademarks need to be renewed ?

Answer 16

Every 10 years

Question 17

What is an open design ?

Answer 17

A communal approach to design intended to realise products and systems for the common good of society , rather than financial reward

Question 18

What is a right that maintains an originators rights but allow development ?

Answer 18

• a public copy right license

Question 19

An example of an open design ?

Answer 19

• fair phone