A 15 minute gallop through the main types of Intellectual

Property to Clothing Manufacturers

Simon TulittProgrammes Manager, IP Forum

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What is intellectual property?

• Non disclosure agreements

• Copyright

• Design Rights

• Trademarks

• Patents

Non Disclosure Agreement– Misconceptions– Advice

• http://www.businesslink.gov.uk

– What is it?– Types– Preparing one

• http://www.compactlaw.co.uk• www.patent.gov.uk/patent/info/cda

Non disclosure Agreement (cont)• Key terms:

– Confidentiality– Owner or discloser– Recipient– Statement of reasons: Subject matter, info &

documents concerned– Penalty clause – Confidentiality clause– Term

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Copyright– Literature– Art& artwork– Music– Sound recordings– Films– Broadcasts– Web design

Trade Marks– Words– Slogans– Pictures– Moving images– Sounds– Smells– ….which can all graphically be represented

• www.patent.gov.uk

Design

• Design protects the outward appearance of a product, including its lines, colours, contours, shape, texture & materials. If it’s innovative in some way, then the design itself may be capable of protection.

Patents• Protects new inventions & covers effectively

how things work & how they are made.• To obtain a patent the invention must be new,

must include an innovative & inventive measure & must be capable of being made or used in some kind of industry

• Patents must be renewed in every fifth year for up to 20 years protection

What’s right for my business?

• What NDA’s do I need?

• What IPR do I need? – What type of business do I have?– What scope is there for the 4 types of IP?

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Where can I get some cost-effective advice?– a free face to face business & IP diagnostic– which could lead to subsidised professional

advice– Which could lead to free training in

exploitation of IP• © Fillip 2007