Legal, Ethical, and Societal Issues

• WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization; a global forum for intellectual property.
• IP - Intellectual Property; creations of mind such as inventions, literary & artistic works, designs & symbols, names & images used in commerce.
• Republic Act 8293 - RA to protect IP
• Patent - invention; registering an invention as your own
• Types of IP

  • Copyright
  • Patent
  • Trademarks
  • Industrial Design
  • Geographical Origin
• Copyright - legal to describe the rights the creators have own.
• Literary Works - during & 50 years after
• Arts - 25 years from date of creatiion
• Photography Work - 50 years from publication
• Audio-Visual Work - 50 years from publication
• Sound Record - 50 years from recording
• Broadcast - 20 years from date of broadcast
• Trademark - 10 years & may be renewed for a period of 10 years.
• Invention Patent - valid for 20 years from filling the date application
• Patent - exclusively granted for inventions; owner with the right to decide
• Trademark - sign capable of distinguishing good or services of one enterprise from others'
• Industrial Design - constitutes ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article
• Industrial Design - constitutes ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article; crocs vs skechers
• Geographical Indications - signs used on good that have a specific geographical origin & possess qualities that are essential attributes to that place of origin
• Trademark Infringement - word of the mouth; Mars vs Hersheys
• R- registration mark
• TM - trademark