Framework

Map of six intellectual property rights

The question it answers

When a business owner is about to launch a new product, brand or design, which right protects that intellectual property, and is it automatic or does it need registering?

Origin
UK statutes: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; Trade Marks Act 1994; Patents Act 1977
Diagram type
Hub diagram
Level of analysis
Firm
Topics
Entrepreneurship & innovationEthics & corporate governance
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Diagram

Map of six intellectual property rights

IP rights
Copyright: automatic
Trade mark: registered
Patent: time-limited exclusive right
Design
Trade secret
Geographical indication

Sources

References

Listed A–Z by author surname, Harvard style. A source with a DOI links to https://doi.org/…; one without links to its page or says plainly that it has no DOI.

  1. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, c. 48 (1988).No DOIlegislation.gov.ukSource page
  2. Patents Act 1977, c. 37 (1977).No DOIlegislation.gov.ukSource page
  3. Trade Marks Act 1994, c. 26 (1994).No DOIlegislation.gov.ukSource page