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Note that laws of nature, physical phenomena and abstract ideas are not patentable subject matter. 12. You can opt to utilize them or not in your pursuits, passions and undertakings (OR NOT! These protective measures also give you recourse of action that can form the means for legal action.
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Just look at software and music piracy and you quickly understand the back-drops, playing field and contexts of these processes. This is not about only competition and monopoly however. How will the profit-taking and money out part of the value-equation work. How will they/you make a return, protect your investment and best interest?
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FAST FACT: Intellectual property laws are designed to protect different forms of intangible subject matter, although in some cases there is a degree of overlap.
Copyright and patents are different from each other.
Copyright
- This protection format covers creative and artistic works (eg. books, movies, music, paintings, photographs and software).
- It secures exclusive use and right to it regarding adapting and/or reproducing, distributing and profiting from it, for a period of time.
Patents
- may be granted in relation to an invention that is new, useful and not simply an improvement or variation on and existing idea or product.
- Exclusivity regarding commercial potential and profits are given
- Normally for a period of 20 years from the filing date.
Trademarks
- Used for branding
- a distinctive sign to tell services, products and businesses apart
Industrial design rights
- Protective measures regarding the form of appearance, style or design of an industrial object (eg. spare parts, furniture or textiles).
Trade secrets
- Deals with confidential information
- secret, non-public information
- Like the commercial practices or proprietary knowledge of a business.
These types of protective measures and exclusivity rights actaully facilitate and encourage the on-going pursuit, growth and disclosure of innovation for prosperity, greater good of society. Owners and inventors of ideas can benefit and utilize, as well as control the rights and priviledges of these for a limited period of time to reap the ultimate benefit. Using these processes you can also make the most of your million dollar idea and get most of that into your profits and pockets in the process, while still meaningfully contributing to society and the betterment of all!
Some wonder and contemplate whether these protective measures are actually more about greed, money and profits than the greater good.
These so-called exclusivity rights only allows you to protect your interests against legal infringement per se. They are fully transferable, can be licensed to third parties as well.
The TWO types of protective measures have to do with preventing someone from doing something with your idea for a limited period of time.
Copyrights do not stop others from coming up with variations or improvements, competing ideas etc. with regards to your idea, product or service.
Trademarks and patents are more powerful and robust. This has to do with property and esclusivity rights. It has to do with registered rights or so-called "sui generis" rights.