Intellectual Property

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Intellectual Property

Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the intellect: from works of art to inventions, computer programs, trademarks and other commercial signs. This brochure presents the main types of IP and explains the protection offered by the legislation. It also showcases the work of WIPO, the global forum for IP services, policies, information and cooperation. As a testament to this, most of this week's images will be AI-generated.

Types of IP

As well explained on the website strategofirma. The role that intellectual property rights play is fundamental in promoting innovation and creativity, but what types exist? According to the World Intellectual Property Organization they are the following.

Copyright:

In legal terminology, the term copyright is used to describe the rights of creators over their literary and artistic works. Works covered by copyright range from books, music, paintings, sculpture and films to computer programs, databases, advertisements, maps and technical drawings.

Patents:

A patent is an exclusive right granted over an invention. In general terms, a patent empowers its owner to decide whether the invention can be used by third parties and, if so, in what way. In return for this right, in the published patent document, the patent owner makes the technical information related to the invention available to the public.

Brands:

A brand is a sign that allows one company's products or services to be differentiated from those of others. Brands date back to the times when artisans reproduced their signatures or “brands” on their products.

Industrial designs:

An industrial design (industrial drawing or model) constitutes the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article. Design may consist of three-dimensional features, such as the shape or surface of an item, or two-dimensional features, such as patterns, lines, or colors.

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Geographical indications:

A geographical indication is a sign used for products that have a specific geographical origin and whose qualities, reputation or characteristics are essentially due to their place of origin. Generally, the geographical indication consists of the name of the place of origin of the products.

Project dessimination

As in the case of my colleague charlotte, my final project is directly related to my doctoral thesis. It is a zero prototype of what will be my final buoy, so, in the future, I will not publish any of the results that I can. have on this website, since the objective is to publish them in research articles. However, everything related to the creation of this prototype is completely in the public domain, it can be shared through this website and I would love for it to reach many people.”people. Among the licenses investigated, I think that the “Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - CC-BY-NC” license suits my project well. This license allows others to use, share and adapt my work for non-commercial purposes while requiring attribution to me. The license was chosen using the Creative Commons Selector. The license was chosen using the Creative Commons Chooser.

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