This document discusses the various forms of intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, detailing their protections and rights. It also highlights the implications of infringement and misappropriation, as well as notable legal cases involving trade secrets. The paper emphasizes that while patents and copyrights are publicly accessible, trade secrets remain confidential and their theft is treated as a federal crime.

1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
BY LAURA CHACON. SAN LUIS, ARGENTINA

3. 
Intellectual property is nonphysical
property that is based on an idea
or some ideas.
 Only de concrete, tangible or
physical embodiments are
protected by intellectual property
law.

4.  Patents
 Copyrigths
 Trademarks
 Trade Secrets

5. Patents protect invention from direct imitation
for a limited period of time.

7.  A copyrigth gives the creator of an original
work exclusive rigths to it, usually for a
limited period of time.
 Sometimes copyrigths are sold and licensed.

8.  The presence of the copyrigth symbol tells
consumers that they are not allowed to
duplicate the product that carries the
copyrigth.

10.  A trademark is a recognizable sign, design or
expression wich distinguishes products or
services of a particular trader from similiar
products or services of other traders.

12.  A trade secret is a formula, practice, design,
process, pattern, or compilation of
information wich is not generally known, by
wich a business can obtain an economic
advantage over competitors or consumers.

15.  Infringement, with respect to patents,
copyright and trade marks.
 Misappropriation, with respect to trade
secrets.

16.  Is caused by using or selling a patented
invention without permission of the patent
holder.

17.  Is reproducing, distibuting, or performing a
work, or to make derivative works, without
permission from the copyright holder.
 It’s often called “pyracy”.
 The copyrigth holder can only get money
damages if the owner registers the copyright.

21.  Occurs when one party uses a trademark that
is identical or confusingly similar to a
trademark owned by another party in relation
to products or services which are identical or
similar to the products or services of the
other party.

24.  Is different from violations of other
intellectual property laws, since by definition
trade secrets are secret. While patents and
registered copyrigths and trademarks are
publicly available.
 Theft or misappropriation of a trade secret is
a federal crime.

25.  Procter & Gamble Co unit Gillet filed a lawsuit
against four former employees for disclosing
trade secrets to Shavelogic Inc, their current
employer.
 In 2006 pepsi Was offered a chance to buy a
stolen copy of Coca-Cola’s secret recipe.
An FBI sting was created and the thieves were
arrested.