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Welcome to the Business and IP Centre A vital resource for entrepreneurs, innovators and business researchers Largest free collection of business and patent information in the UK The British Library holds 150 million items Help from Information Specialists In-depth priced research Workshops, Events & Networking “ ..invaluable in helping me to get the information I needed to develop my business plan” Matthew Lewis Founder & MD, Funkyfins

A vital resource for entrepreneurs, innovators and business researchers

Largest free collection of business and patent information in the UK

The British Library holds 150 million items

Help from Information Specialists

In-depth priced research

Workshops, Events & Networking

A few of our success stories “ This is a very special resource and I feel privileged to have access to it” Dee Wright Founder of The Hairforce “ The Market Research Resources at the centre helped us put together our first business plan, with which we were able to convince NESTA to award us a £35,000 grant to start the business up.” Richard Woods Co-founder of DIY Kyoto “ I had no background in food and drink, so I spent six months in the Library researching the market..” Adam Pritchard Founder & MD, Pomegreat

“ The Market Research Resources at the centre helped us put together our first business plan, with which we were able to convince NESTA to award us a £35,000 grant to start the business up.”

Richard Woods

Co-founder of DIY Kyoto

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A Beginner’s Guide to Intellectual Property Philip Eagle

This presentation is not legal advice We strongly advise you to ask a patent or trade mark attorney before proceeding with using or applying for rights – most will offer a free half hour consultation. We can direct you to online directories of specialist patent and trade mark attorneys. Content is limited to the UK region

This presentation is not legal advice

We strongly advise you to ask a patent or trade mark attorney before proceeding with using or applying for rights – most will offer a free half hour consultation. We can direct you to online directories of specialist patent and trade mark attorneys.

Content is limited to the UK region

What Is Intellectual Property? Intellectual Property (IP) is protection for Creativity and Innovation

Intellectual Property (IP) is protection for Creativity and Innovation

Intellectual Property Patents - How something works or the process of making it Trade marks – Words or logo to indicate the origin of the products or services Designs – The distinctive look of the product or object Copyright – Artistic or written works eg. Paintings, books, films, music etc. One product can be protected with many forms of IP

Patents - How something works or the process of making it

Trade marks – Words or logo to indicate the origin of the products or services

Designs – The distinctive look of the product or object

Copyright – Artistic or written works eg. Paintings, books, films, music etc.

One product can be protected with many forms of IP

Registering Intellectual Property Patents – UKIPO United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (formerly The Patent Office) Trade Marks – UKIPO Designs – UKIPO Copyright is automatic and is not registered

Patents – UKIPO United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (formerly The Patent Office)

Trade Marks – UKIPO

Designs – UKIPO

Copyright is automatic and is not registered

Patents Protect how something works or how it is made Must be new Must not be obvious Must have a useful application Should be Better or Cheaper or Different

Protect how something works or how it is made

Must be new

Must not be obvious

Must have a useful application

Should be Better or Cheaper or Different

Patents Granted by a country or by a group of countries (eg European Patent Office) Are country or region specific Can be bought, sold or licensed Do not last forever – 20 years standard Cost of a UK patent starts from £200 + extras (eg. Patent attorneys, renewal fees etc)

Granted by a country or by a group of countries (eg European Patent Office)

Are country or region specific

Can be bought, sold or licensed

Do not last forever – 20 years standard

Cost of a UK patent starts from £200 + extras (eg. Patent attorneys, renewal fees etc)

Unpatentable Subjects in Britain Business concepts or procedures Scientific laws or discoveries Problem-solving methods or ways of displaying information Rules for games Computer software Animal or plant breeds/varieties Medical procedures (but drugs, surgical instruments etc can be patented in themselves)

Business concepts or procedures

Scientific laws or discoveries

Problem-solving methods or ways of displaying information

Rules for games

Computer software

Animal or plant breeds/varieties

Medical procedures (but drugs, surgical instruments etc can be patented in themselves)

Obtaining a Patent Confidentiality Required Information Full technical description of invention Claims defining monopoly being sought Drawings Abstract (technical summary)

Confidentiality

Required Information

Full technical description of invention

Claims defining monopoly being sought

Drawings

Abstract (technical summary)

British Patent Application Procedure First publication of specification ‘A’ Grant of patent Second publication of specification ‘B’ 18 months after filing Up to 4.5 years after filing Application filed Full examination Preliminary examination & search Deadline for foreign applications 12 months after filing

Patent myth There is no such thing as a World Patent However ... There is a 'shortcut' which allows you to file an application for protection in several countries in one go (PCT application). But this does not result in a World Patent

There is no such thing as a World Patent However ...

There is a 'shortcut' which allows you to file an application for protection in several countries in one go (PCT application).

But this does not result in a World Patent

Prior-Art Searching Must search for novelty Espacenet database http://ep.espacenet.com/ Derwent Innovation Index database BIPC Staff available to show how to search databases Patent Searching Workshops are provided at The British Library

Must search for novelty

Espacenet database

http://ep.espacenet.com/

Derwent Innovation Index database

BIPC Staff available to show how to search databases

Patent Searching Workshops are provided at The British Library

Trade Marks Distinguish ownership of a product or service Name, Logo, Slogan, Domain Name, Shape, Colour, Sound, Smell Distinctive for the goods or services which you are applying to register it for Different from rival Can not give false impression

Distinguish ownership of a product or service

Name, Logo, Slogan, Domain Name, Shape,

Colour, Sound, Smell

Distinctive for the goods or services

which you are applying to register it for

Different from rival

Can not give false impression

Registered in a country or group of countries Are country or region specific Can be bought, sold or licensed Can last forever Cost of a UK TM starts from £200 + extras (renewal fees etc) Trade Marks

Registered in a country or group of countries

Are country or region specific

Can be bought, sold or licensed

Can last forever

Cost of a UK TM starts from £200 + extras (renewal fees etc)

Registered trade mark rights Different proprietors can use the same mark Swan rental cars Swan matches Swan electricals

Different proprietors can use the same mark

Swan rental cars

Swan matches

Swan electricals

Unregistered Trade Marks Trade Marks do not have to be registered Registered trade marks can use ® Unregistered trade marks use ™ Problems arise in cases of litigation for unregistered trade marks

Trade Marks do not have to be registered

Registered trade marks can use ®

Unregistered trade marks use ™

Problems arise in cases of litigation for unregistered trade

marks

Grounds for refusal (in the UK) Wording that describes the product or service Common surnames Geographical names Implying royal patronage Names or pictures of famous people or characters Words that would prejudice public order, e.g. blasphemy Registered company or domain names “6ter” Prohibited marks, e.g. armorial bearings flags and other state emblems

Wording that describes the product or service

Common surnames

Geographical names

Implying royal patronage

Names or pictures of famous people or characters

Words that would prejudice public order, e.g. blasphemy

Registered company or domain names

“6ter” Prohibited marks, e.g. armorial bearings flags and other state emblems

Examples of trade marks

Registered designs Distinctive look of object or item Must be new Must be unique

Distinctive look of object or item

Must be new

Must be unique

Registered designs Registered in a country or group of countries Are country or region specific Can be bought, sold or licensed Do not last forever – 25 years standard Cost of a UK Design starts from £60 + extras

Registered in a country or group of countries

Are country or region specific

Can be bought, sold or licensed

Do not last forever – 25 years standard

Cost of a UK Design starts from £60 + extras

Registered designs A grace period of 12 months is permitted before applying for rights. If not registered, Design Right applies – 15 years The word ‘design’ is often loosely used, hence we use Registered design

A grace period of 12 months is permitted before applying for rights.

If not registered, Design Right applies – 15 years

The word ‘design’ is

often loosely used,

hence we use

Registered design

Examples of registered designs

Copyright Prevents copying of artistic or written works eg. Paintings, books, films, music etc. Can be bought, sold or licensed Lasts up to 70 years after the author’s death Automatic right Not registered Cost is free

Prevents copying of artistic or written works eg. Paintings, books, films, music etc.

Can be bought, sold or licensed

Lasts up to 70 years after the author’s death

Automatic right

Not registered

Cost is free

Copyright Recommended that work is marked: © Joe Bloggs 2007 Create a record of the date Deposit work with bank Deposit work with solicitor Send by registered mail to yourself

Recommended that work is marked: © Joe Bloggs 2007

Create a record of the date

Deposit work with bank

Deposit work with solicitor

Send by registered mail to yourself

Copyright Books, novels, technical reports, manuals Paintings, sculptures, photographs Music, songs, plays, dramatic works Films, videos, television and radio broadcasts Engineering, technical or architectural plans Promotional literature, advertising Computer software, databases

Books, novels, technical reports, manuals

Paintings, sculptures, photographs

Music, songs, plays, dramatic works

Films, videos, television and radio broadcasts

Engineering, technical or architectural plans

Promotional literature, advertising

Computer software, databases

Exceptions to Copyright Copying for non-commercial research or private study Quoting for critique or review, with acknowledgement of the source Reproducing an artistic work by hand as a class assignment in an educational establishment Making a copy for a visually-impaired person if no accessible version is commercially available Time-shifting of radio or TV broadcasts

Copying for non-commercial research or private study

Quoting for critique or review, with acknowledgement of the

source

Reproducing an artistic work by hand as a class assignment

in an educational establishment

Making a copy for a visually-impaired person if no

accessible version is commercially available

Time-shifting of radio or TV broadcasts

Copyright Copying Adapting Publishing Renting Performing Broadcasting

Copying

Adapting

Publishing

Renting

Performing

Broadcasting

Sources of IP information The British Library – BIPC http://www.bl.uk/collections/patents.html http://www.bl.uk/bipc/ [email_address] The UK Intellectual Property Office http:// www.ipo.gov.uk / [email_address] The British Library – Research http://www.bl.uk/research [email_address]

The British Library – BIPC http://www.bl.uk/collections/patents.html http://www.bl.uk/bipc/ [email_address]

The UK Intellectual Property Office http:// www.ipo.gov.uk / [email_address]

The British Library – Research http://www.bl.uk/research [email_address]

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