VDIS10002 Residential Interiors 1 Lecture 9:

Interior Design Copyright  Ramona Solomon

As   a   designer,   you   are   in   the  business   of   crea4ng   intellectual  property  (IP).      Your  IP  is  a  valuable  business  asset  and  knowing  how  to  protect   it  can  be  central  to  your  business  success.    Australia's   IP   laws   provide   a   legal  framework  to  protect  your  crea4ve  ideas  and  designs.        

Protect   your   crea+ve   ideas   and  designs    You   generate   IP   when   you   create  something  new  or  original  and  you  can   protect   your   ideas   or   designs  by  obtaining  an  IP  right.      As   a   designer   you   generate   IP  through   the   inven4ons,   brands,  logos,   books,   films,   new   product  designs   and   ar4s4c  work   that   you  create.  

Legally   enforceable   IP   rights  encourage   t e chno log i ca l  i n n o v a 4 o n   a n d   a r 4 s 4 c  expression   for   many   industries  including  the  design  industry.      IP  protec4on   is   also  one  of   the  k e y   b u i l d i n g   b l o c k s   o f  Australia's   economy   because   it  helps   foster   crea4vity   and  reward  innova4on.  

Designers   are   en+tled   to   profit  from  their  work    Designers   should   be   rewarded   for  their  innova4on  and  crea4vity.      IP  is  a  very  valuable  asset  and  an  IP  right   allows   you   to   protect   your  design   from   being   copied   or  misused.      The   legal   protec4on   of   an   IP   right  provides   you   with   the   exclusive  permission   to   use,   control   and  therefore   profit   from   your   design  work.  

Not  all  designers  know  how  to  go  about   protec4ng   their   work.  Depending   on   the   type   of   IP   you  create,   your   design   may   be  eligible   for   protec4on   under  copyright,   designs   and   /   or   trade  marks  legisla4on.      In   Australia,   copyright   is   granted  automa4cally   which   means   that  you  don't  have  to  apply  for   it.  To  be   protected   under   the   designs  and   trade   mark   legisla4on   you  need   to   apply   for   a   right   to   be  granted.  

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