Section Summary
This section focuses on the processes for securing IP rights that are not patents, such as copyright, trade secrets, trademarks, and industrial design. We'll see again the importance of an IP strategy for attaining maximum returns from an IP portfolio, especially when different forms of IP rights are combined. It will cover the following:
- Review the diverse processes for securing and managing non-patent IP, the rights they grant and recognition of differences in IP rights in other countries
- Demonstration of the value of non-patent IP in the business
- Strategies for combining different forms of IP to extend or strengthen a businesses' competitive advantage
You are only responsible for the assigned content and a practice quiz provided following this section.
Assigned Material
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
- Module 3/Patent Protection and Confidential Information/ Trade Secret Protection (Lessons 3 and 4)
- Module 4/Copyright, Industrial Designs and Trade Marks (Entire module)
- Module 5/Using Multiple Forms of IP to Strategic Advantage (Entire Module)
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Other Links (not required but helpful)