Protection of intellectual property rights.
The importance of intellectual property rights
Intellectual property protection promotes creativity and the desire to innovate; As the protection of ideas brings full benefits to the inventions of individuals and companies, which drives them to focus more on research and development, in addition to providing a source of income through selling it or licensing its use, and finally it can be used as collateral to obtain financing.
One of the most important topics for intellectual property rights
- Copyrights.
- Patent
- trade mark
- Industrial property rights.
- Geographical indications
- Copyrights
Copyright is defined as the collection of rights that are automatically issued to the author of the original work. Such as literary works, songs, films, or software, and falls under these rights: the right to reproduce the original work, or produce derivative works from it, as well as distribute copies of it, or display it publicly. Copyright law covers the material form of the original work far from ideas. The importance of documenting the original work concretely lies in protecting the original work and preserving its copyright, and examples of copyright are: stories written on paper, original canvas paintings, computer and mobile phone programs.
- Patent
The patent is usually granted by a government agency, and the patent gives the owner of the invention a set of rights for his invention, and the patent falls under the designs, processing and improvements, in addition to physical inventions such as machines, and the patent is usually given to technology companies. In order to protect its designs, the patent is subject to five basic conditions, which are: that the invention be a registrable material, that it has a benefit, it must be a recent invention, it must be not duplicated, and that it is enforceable.
An example of a patent is; The patent granted to Steve Jobs and his three Apple colleagues; And that for their personal computer innovation in 1980.
- Trade Mark
A trademark is defined as a distinctive sign for identifying some goods or services provided by individuals or specific companies. Trademarks are also used to differentiate between services and goods provided by competing companies, and it includes both symbols, logos, names, or pictures, to In addition to designs, and others, the trademark owner can resort to court when using his trademark in an informal way by another company or entity, and the trademark is considered one of the most important types of intellectual property rights, and it is also considered a long-term investment; Goods or services can be marketed by using them, but at the same time they do not preserve ideas or products.
- Industrial property rights
Industrial property rights are defined as: they are private rights registered to protect the investments of their owners, by improving their products, designs, or trademarks. Industrial design is legally concerned with the aesthetic appearance of the product, and it may consist of three-dimensional features; As product shape, or 2D features; Such as patterns, fonts, as well as colors, that were used in making the product, and industrial design protects the products that use it; Such as preventing other parties from manufacturing it, or producing copies similar to it, and industrial designs include a large number of industrial and handmade products; Containers, and household furniture, as well as jewelry, electronic appliances, and finally textiles.
- Geographical indications
Geographical indications are defined as a sign used for goods that have a specific geographical origin and characteristics, reputation, or characteristics that are primarily attributable to that origin, it can be region names or words associated with some countries, and these indicators are used to determine the identity and quality of the product, along with its reputation and other associated features. Geographical indications give their owner the right to prevent their use by third parties whose products do not comply with the standards for his product, For example, the Darjeeling Geographical Indication is an important example; As this index gives the right to (Darjeeling tea) producers in the Darjeeling region of India, to resort to the judicial authorities; In order to protect their product, it is forbidden to use the word "Darjeeling" for teas that are not produced in their gardens, or for teas that do not meet the standards of the product offered by them.