I normally have office hours before class. Please email you are coming so I can ensure I can spend enough time with you. COURSE INFORMATION This course examines the constitutional backdrop to intellectual property, and then examines each type of intellectual property, first as a basic overview, and then in detail. The course then looks at the interplay of intellectual property and modern information technologies in the realms of software, music, internet, privacy. The course also looks at anti-‐ competition and international treaties concerning intellectual property.…
In the present time the presence of technology has made the world of business very different than the past, it is changing every day. The process between customers and businesses has at times made it easier and at other times complicated the process. The advancement to the stage where the consumers can use the computers to excess the systems for purchases of products as well as the usage of certain needed services. With the usage of technology so in doing this it has implemented to many the excess to speedy advancements making some business sectors really over crowded, making other issues present. The challenge of protecting, intellectual property for these types of business transactions is more adverse than the initial process of…
Intellectual Property is an area of law that protects ideas in the areas of: Copyright, Trademarks, Industrial Design, and Patents. Some examples of trademarks are logos, names, pictures, words, themes, phrases, and even a combination of colors and…
6. Industrial property includes patents and trademarks, which are often considered a firm's most valuable assets.…
“Intellectual property embodies unique work reflecting someone’s creativity. Intellectual property is all around us. It is manifest in miracle drugs, a new computer game, a movie, or a more fuel efficient car”. (State.gov, 2016)…
Intellectual property patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Federal and State laws protect intellectual property rights from misappropriation and infringement.…
The industrial revolution was the transition to manufacturing processes, beginning in England around the 16th century. Industrialization led to the creation of the design profession, because that was one of the only factors which allowed similar products to stand out from one another (Hauffe, 1998, p.9). This differed from the traditional way of making products, as the roles the designers play in creating new products encompasses not only the products themselves, but also the image of the entire business.…
What is intellectual property? Intellectual property is the right to protect inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, and images that come from the mind. Intellectual property laws give individuals the exclusive rights to patent his/her own ideas. In the article "Copyright Crusaders" by: David Gibson, David Gibson talks about three claimants who all copyrighted their versions of the same idea. The idea was the "footprints in the sand." The poem is a soft-focus retrospective that imagines life as a walk on the beach with Jesus, a pilgrimage traced by two sets of footprints, the Savior 's and the narrator 's. Further more the article talks about these three claimants battle over royalties to these exclusive rights. In another article called "Hello Cleveland" by: James Surowiecki, James Surowiecki introduces a small town band trying to make it big in the music business. He discusses how it has become so difficult in today 's world to make profit on selling records because of piracy. Intellectual property protects our creative productions and promotes creativity so we can harvest our rewards.…
Industrial design programs typically start out teaching math, drawing synthesis and basic industrial design techniques. Next, students learn about anthropometry, design communications and the principles of two- and three-dimensional industrial design. Following this, the students will learn about proper presentations, packaging, photography and product design and materials. Therefore, any students who wishes to pursue an industrial design career should choose these classes as electives.…
Intellectual property is a defensible knowledge base that gives a company a competitive advantage, and is one of the best reasons to acquire a company. Intellectual property can include patents, trademarks, production…
What is Intellectual Property? Intellectual property is the area of law that deals with protecting the rights of those who create original works. It covers everything from original plays and novels to inventions and company identification marks. The purpose of intellectual property laws is to encourage new technologies, artistic expressions and inventions while promoting economic growth. When individuals know that their creative work will be protected and that they can benefit from their labor, they are more likely to continue to produce things that create jobs, develop new technology, make processes more efficient, and create beauty in the world around us. (Intellectual Property Law: Patents, Trademarks and Copyright, 2013)…
I never had the need to take a picture. I never liked them, just made myself criticize my looks. I always said “I’ll have the memories right here.” and I would point to my head. I constantly thought that if I can’t remember the memory, then it wasn’t worth remembering. Everytime I look at an old picture of myself, it doesn’t make me as happy as I suppose to feel. “I am getting older or gosh my hair was really bad back then” I would think. Nothing grabbed at me to want to remember that day.…
Intellectual property is the property generated in the process of intellectual activities. It can be possessed and used, and generated benefits. The major components of intellectual property include copyrights, patents, and trademarks. Similar to tangible property, intellectual property which is an intangible property is also protected by the law. The governments and parliaments have given the creators the rights as an incentive to produce ideas that will benefit society as a whole, by preventing others from using the creators’ inventions, designs or other creations. By the time the intellectual property becomes more important in trade, the differences between these given rights, which varied widely around the world become a source of tension in international economic relations. (World Trade Organization, n.d.)…
Intellectual property covers a wide range of things that are branched into two different categories. Industrial Property includes the patents to protect things such as inventions, trademarks, layout designs of integrated circuits, and industrial designs. Copyright is related to the creations by artistic people, such as books, music, paintings, film, technology programs, and sculptures. “The expression of copyright refers to the main act, which in respect of literary and artistic creations, may be made only by the author or with his authorization” ("Understanding Copyright and Related Rights", 2013).…
Background information: Finding information on the Internet is becoming simpler and simpler with the development of high – tech powerful. Only with a click you can download any information you want without losing too much time. This has a negative effect on intellectual property issues.…