Intellectual Property

Question 1

What is Intellectual Property?

Answer 1

A creation of the human mind

Question 2

What is a patent?

Answer 2

An official licence from the government granting a person/business the exclusive rights to make, use or sell an invention

Question 3

Copyright

Answer 3

A set of rights prohibiting the copying and distributing of a piece of work without the copyright holder’s permission

Question 4

Trademark

Answer 4

Something that allows the identification of a brand (logos, jingles, product names)

Question 5

What is Open Source software?

Answer 5

Software that has its source code publicly available for modification. Often free and can be edited and distributed

Question 6

What is Proprietary software?

Answer 6

Software that does not have its source code publicly available. Costs money, annotate be edited, made by companies

Question 7

What does the Copyrights Design & Patents Act (1988) do?

Answer 7

Protects individual property, making the copying, modification and distribution of the property prohibited without permission

Question 8

Give 4 pros of Open Source

Answer 8

• Free
• Allows for collaborations
• Support from community is available
• Flexible (as it can be modified)

Question 9

Give 5 pros of Proprietary

Answer 9

• Free customer support
• Made with professional standards
• Good security
• Issues get fixed quickly
• Lots of available support

Question 10

Give 5 cons of Open Source

Answer 10

• No customer support
• Prone to exploits and malware
• Updates are infrequent
• No official customer support
• Requires skills and knowledge to modify

Question 11

Give 3 cons of Proprietary

Answer 11

• Not flexible (since you can’t modify it)
• Costs money
• May not meet the needs of the customer

Question 12

List 4 things Patents do

Answer 12

• Prevents copying, using and selling of the IP
• Owner of the IP has the exclusive right to reproduce, sell and use the IP for 20 years