Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
Property
Friends share all things.
—PYTHAGORAS
Today’s pirates operate not on the high seas but on
the Internet.
—–RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to
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Discuss some issues
Discuss copyright, patent, that apply to intellectual
and trademark. property and information
Technology.
What is Intellectual Property?
Intellectual property is a term used to describe works of the mind—such as art, books, films,
formulas, inventions, music, and processes—that are distinct and owned or created by a single
person or group.
Intellectual property is
protected by law.
Intellectual Property
● Intellectual Property Laws:
– Copyright
– Patent
• Protects inventions
– Trademark
Before applying for trademark registration, it would help if you conduct a search in the
trademarks database to determine if there are identical or similar marks that would prevent
the registration of your mark. This is to prevent future conflicts with marks that are already
registered or with earlier filing dates.
The period of protection is ten (10) years from the date of issuance and is renewable for a
period of ten (10) years at a time.
KEY
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
ISSUES
discusses several issues that apply to intellectual property and information
technology, including plagiarism, reverse engineering, open source code, and cybersquatting
1. Plagiarism
Open source code is any program whose source code is made available for use or modification,
as users or other developers see fit.
The basic premise behind open source code is that when many programmers can read,
redistribute, and modify a program’s code, the software improves.
Programs with open source code can be adapted to meet new needs, and bugs can be rapidly
identified and fixed.
Open source code advocates believe that this process produces better software than the
traditional closed model.
Open Source Software