INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Ideas and concepts are intangible and as such can not be seen or understood unless explained and documented. By documenting the idea, the intangible idea has begun taking on a tangible form and needs to have ownership and Protection.
Is an idea considered intellectual property? Copyrights protect expression and patents protects inventions, and neither protect ideas. In both cases the idea is the first critical step, but without some identifiable embodiment of the idea there can be no intellectual property protection obtained and no exclusive rights will flow unto you.
TYPE OF PROTECTION
Copyright
DESCRIPTION
Literary works, music, dramatic works, pantomimes and choreographic works, sculptural, pictorial, and graphic works, sound recordings, artistic works, architectural works, and computer software. With copyright protection, the holder has the exclusive rights to modify, distribute, perform, create, display, and copy the work.
APPLICATION
Musicians, Dancers, Writers, Photographers, Programmers,
Trademark
A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or design that distinguishes the source of products (trademarks) or services (service marks) of one business from its competitors.
Marketers
Patent
Allows the patent holder to exclude others from making, selling, or using the invention. Inventions allow many businesses to be successful because they develop new or better processes or products that offer competitive advantage on the marketplace
Inventors, engineers
Trade secrets
A trade secret is a formula, process, device, or other business information that companies keep private to give them a business advantage over their competitors.
Manufacturers, Industrialists
Education on how to protect ideas and designs
Many people don’t understand the life cycle of protecting a great idea and creating ownership of that idea. Art at Work in conjunction with KIKAO LAW and others will walk you through the process of making your idea sellable.
Intellectual Property dispute resolutions.
Individuals and Corporates infringe on works of Creatives without acknowledging or paying the originator of the idea. Art at Work and KIKAO Law will ensure that these issues are dealt with fairly.
Making revenue from Intellectual property.
Once Intellectual property has been assigned to a creative, many options exist to earn additional revenue through licensing, advertising, endorsements etc
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