As researchers, your work is the cornerstone of innovation and progress. In today’s rapidly evolving world, protecting your intellectual property (IP) is essential to ensure that your discoveries are not only recognized but also utilized for the betterment of society. Here, we provide an overview of intellectual property, how you can protect it, and how our Innovation Office can assist you in navigating this complex landscape.
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PATENTS
A patent is an exclusive 20-year protection title granted to the proprietor for new work of inventive step and industrial application. It provides legal protection against others making, using, selling, or importing the patented invention without the patent owner’s permission.
COPYRIGHTS
Copyright is a legal term used to describe the exclusive rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or license them. Works covered by copyright range from books, music, paintings, sculpture, and films, to computer programs, databases, maps, and technical drawings.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
An industrial design may consist of three-dimensional features, such as the shape of an article, or two-dimensional features, such as patterns, lines, or color. In principle, the owner of a registered industrial design has the right to prevent third parties from making, selling or importing articles bearing or embodying a design that is a copy, or substantially a copy, of the protected design.
TIMELINE FOR FILLING A PATENT APPLICATION
Steps
6 months
1
Define the core of the invention and fill out the Invention Disclosure form. You may choose to cooperate with the IO to fill out all necessary information. After the ID form is finalized it is submitted to the Innovation Office through the designated e-site.
2
The Innovation Office requests from the Board of Directors the establishment of an Advisory Committee.
3
The Innovation Office drafts a report on the invention, which includes a thorough search of patent databases, a preliminary evaluation of the invention's patentability, and a proposal for the strategy and costs of drafting and filing the application.
4
The Innovation Office submits the Report to the Advisory Committee that has been designated by the Board of Directors and asks for their comments.
5
Taking into consideration the Opinion of the Advisory Committee, the Innovation Office prepares a Recommendation for the Board of Directors.
6
The Board of Directors decides whether to file for a patent based on its commercialization potential, geographic coverage, and the resources and budget needed for intellectual property protection.
7
A patent attorney drafts the patent application in close collaboration with the research team and files it to the designated national or regional patent offices.
What is Intellectual Property?
Intellectual property refers to any intellectual creation, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, names, images, etc. IP can be protected in law by, for example, patents, utility models, industrial designs, copyrights, and trademarks, enabling creators to earn recognition or financial benefit from what they have invented or created. Each type of IP protection serves different purposes and provides exclusive rights to the proprietors.
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