Protecting intellectual property 1 (Edexcel GCSE Computer Science): Flashcards

Unique creations from human creativity & thinking

Copyright Designs and Patent Act 1988

Yes, automatic - no registration or fees needed

70 years after the creator dies

How the idea is expressed, not the idea itself

Inventions and new ways of doing things

No, must apply, prove novelty, and pay fees

20 years

Gives others permission to use copyrighted work

Work can be used freely by anyone for any purpose

Visual identity: logos, lettering, colours, words/slogans

Registered trademark

Unregistered trademark

10 years

Copyright protection