ENGINEERING IN SOCIETY

COEB422

Questionnaire: Intellectual Property (IP) Infringement

INTRODUCTION: Intellectual Property (IP) refers to the creations of the mind that result in products
and/or processes that can be claimed for ownership. IP Infringement refers to a breach of that right
through copying, duplicating, etc. a type of IP that has already been claimed by another owner. The
aim of this survey is to determine the awareness of the public towards IP and IP Infringement. This
survey is made in conjunction with UNITEN’s COEB422 Engineers in Society course Project for
Semester 2 2017/2018.

1. Gender
a. Male
b. Female
c. Prefer not to say / Other

2. Age group
a. Under 18
b. 18 – 25
c. 26 – 35
d. 36 – 45
e. Above 45

3. Professional field
a. Civil Engineering
b. Mechanical Engineering
c. Electrical Engineering
d. Computer Science
e. Information Technology
f. Other: ________________

4. Do you know what Intellectual Properties (IP) is?

a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe

5. If you answered YES for the previous question, where did you hear about it?
a. School
b. Friends or relatives
c. A company you worked at
d. Media
e. Seminar/talk
f. Other: ________________
6. Intellectual property is an intangible property that is the result of creativity, such as patents,
copyrights, and many other related. On the scale of 1-10, how important do you think IP is?
(1 would be not important and 10 would be very important)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
f. 6
g. 7
h. 8
i. 9
j. 10

7. Do you agree IP plays an essential role in our culture and economy?

a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe

8. "IP is critical to public safety and consumer confidence." Do you agree with that statement?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe

9. A patent for an invention is the grant of an intellectual property (IP) right to the
inventor/owner. Do you know the rightful authority to grant a patent in Malaysia?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe

10. Do you know of the different types of registrable IP rights in Malaysia and their differences
(trademarks, patents, industrial design, geographical indications, copyright)?
a. Yes
b. No

11. Are you aware that registration of a trademark does not guarantee its immunity from being
cancelled or expunged in the Register? (1 would be Not Aware and 3 would be Strongly
Aware)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
12. You are an independent inventor of a new product and would like to register to obtain a
Patent for it. You would rather:
a. Hire a reputable IP attorney to conduct an IP audit and arrange for the process.
Reason: ________________
b. Handle the process of obtaining the Patent on your own. Reason:
________________