About IP

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What is Intellectual Property

Intellectual property represents the property of your mind or intellect. In business terms, this also means your organisation’s proprietary knowledge.

The most common forms of intellectual property are:

Patents	the protection of new or improved products, processes or methods
Trade Marks	the protection of letters, words, signatures, numerals, brands, aspects of packaging, shapes, colours, sounds or scents, names, phrases, logos used to distinguish goods or services of one trader from another
Registered Designs	the protection of the shape or appearance of a manufactured product
Copyright	‘original’ creative, intellectual, or artistic work
IP Rights	Including: Trade secrets/confidentiality – confidential information such as know how or procedures Circuit layouts – the original layout designs for integrated circuits and computer chips Domain Names Plant Breeders’ Rights – the registration of new plant varieties