Intellectual Property Checklist

Intellectual property (IP) is to protect creations such as inventions, literary, artistic creations, designs, logos and symbols, names and images.

Protecting your creations makes it easier to take legal action against anyone who blatantly steals or copies it without permission.

There are many types of ways you can protect your intellectual property, and some countries do this differently.

When a patent is granted it becomes the property of the creator.

A unique distinctive trademark.

Business name, word, slogan, design, symbol or other unique item that identifies a product or company.

Registered trademarks may be identified by the abbreviation ‘TM’, or the ‘®’ symbol

Madrid System provides a facility to submit trademarks applications to many countries at one time.

Patents apply to inventions and industrial processes.

Patents typically take 2 to 3 years to be granted.

PCT – The International Patent System

Designs may be subject to both copyright and design rights.

Hage System the International Registration of Industrial Designs.

Checklist of countries you may want to register you Intellectual Property.

WIPO – World Intellectual Property
UK
USA There is a differentiation between marks used for products or services Classification called service-marks used for services.
EU European CTM Community Trade Mark (CTM) which covers the mark in all EU countries.
Ireland
Sweden
Australia
Canada