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Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) ' Protection: WHY It Is Necessary To Protect IPR? Types of IPR Protection Tools
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) ' Protection: WHY It Is Necessary To Protect IPR? Types of IPR Protection Tools
WHY it is necessary
to protect IPR?
Types of IPR
Protection Tools
Intellectual property (IP)
= a term referring to creations of the
intellect for which a monopoly is
assigned to designated owners
by law!
B. Industrial Intellectual
Property Rights - are
protected by
The State Office of Inventions
and Trademarks
(Oficiul de Stat pentru Invenţii şi Mărci/
OSIM/ www.osim.ro)/ L84/1998);
The State Office of
Inventions and
Trademarks (OSIM)
provides documentary
research services in
the field of:
•Inventions
•Trademarks
•Industrial Design
Industrial
Patent Utility model Trade Mark Copyright Trade secret
design
Technical Technical A distinctive Esthetical An original Competitive
invention invention sign aspect of a creation advantage
product opportunity
product product visual 2D arts Know-how
process process aucoustic 3D Charts and
Olfactory technical
design
programs
Trademark counterfeiting refers
to the manufacture and
distribution of imitations of well-
known trademarked
merchandise.
Counterfeiting is a deliberate intent
to deceive buyers by copying
and distributing goods bearing
trademarks without
authorization from trademark
owner.
Trademark Piracy/ examples:
Trademark Infringement (TI)
Moreover, there are different types of fees within the trademark/ brand
licensing:
a fee independent of sales and profits;
a fee is dependent on the productivity of the licensee.
Notorious Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Infringement Cases:
https://secureyourtrademark.com/blog/71-notorious-patent-trademark-and-copyright-infringement-cases/#chapter6
Apple was forced to pay more than $500 million in a patent dispute
over iTunes software.