67539 TCS IP awareness answers to the questions from the TCS IP awareness course with ID 67539. 67539 TCS IP awareness answers covers basic concepts of intellectual property including copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets.
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Copyrights 67539 TCS IP awareness answers
What types of works are protected by copyright?
- Original literary works such as novels, poems, plays, reference works, newspapers
- Musical works, accompanying words
- Dramatic works, pantomimes, and choreographic works
- Pictorial, graphic and sculptural works
- Motion pictures and audiovisual works
- Sound recordings
- Architectural works
For how long does copyright protection last?
- Copyright protection generally lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years for works created by individuals.
- For works made for hire, anonymous works, and pseudonymous works, copyright protection lasts for 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter.
Trademarks 67539 TCS IP awareness answers
What is a trademark?
- A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.
What types of things can be trademarked?
- Words, slogans, sounds, scents, colors, logos, product packaging and designs. Anything that can distinguish the source of goods or services.
How long does trademark protection last?
- Trademark protection can last indefinitely as long as the trademark is in use and properly maintained by renewal.
Patents 67539 TCS IP awareness answers
What types of inventions can be patented?
- Process, machine, article of manufacture, composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement. Inventions must be novel, non-obvious and useful to qualify for a patent.
How long does a patent last?
- A US patent generally lasts for 20 years from the date of filing of the earliest non-provisional application to which priority is claimed. Utility patents can be extended through payment of maintenance fees.
What is a provisional patent application?
- A provisional application establishes an early effective filing date, but no examination takes place. It must be replaced by a non-provisional application within 12 months to benefit from the early filing date.
Trade Secrets
What is a trade secret?
- A trade secret is confidential business information that provides a company with a competitive advantage. It must be secret, have independent economic value and reasonable measures must be taken to maintain its secrecy.
What are some examples of trade secrets?
- Customer lists, pricing information, manufacturing processes, chemical formulas, computer programs.
How long can trade secret protection last?
- Trade secret protection can potentially last forever as long as the information remains secret.
Copyrights 67539 TCS IP awareness answers
What types of works are protected by copyright?
- Original literary works such as novels, poems, plays, reference works, newspapers
- Musical works, accompanying words
- Dramatic works, pantomimes, and choreographic works
- Pictorial, graphic and sculptural works
- Motion pictures and audiovisual works
- Sound recordings
- Architectural works
For how long does copyright protection last?
- Copyright protection generally lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years for works created by individuals.
- For works made for hire, anonymous works, and pseudonymous works, copyright protection lasts for 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter.
What are the rights of a copyright owner?
The rights of a copyright owner include the exclusive right to:
- Reproduce the work
- Prepare derivative works
- Distribute copies of the work
- Publicly perform the work
- Publicly display the work
- Publicly perform sound recordings by means of a digital audio transmission
Trademarks 67539 TCS IP awareness answers
What is a trademark?
A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.
What types of things can be trademarked?
- Words, slogans, sounds, scents, colors, logos, product packaging and designs. Anything that can distinguish the source of goods or services.
How long does trademark protection last?
- Trademark protection can last indefinitely as long as the trademark is in use and properly maintained by renewal.
What are the benefits of trademark registration?
- It provides prima facie evidence of the validity of the registered mark and of the registration
- It puts potential infringers on notice that the trademark is protected
- It allows the trademark owner to stop the importation of infringing foreign goods
- It allows the trademark owner to claim treble damages and attorney’s fees in infringement lawsuits
Patents
What types of inventions can be patented?
- Process, machine, article of manufacture, composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement. Inventions must be novel, non-obvious and useful to qualify for a patent.
How long does a patent last?
- A US patent generally lasts for 20 years from the date of filing of the earliest non-provisional application to which priority is claimed. Utility patents can be extended through payment of maintenance fees.
What is a provisional patent application?
- A provisional application establishes an early effective filing date, but no examination takes place. It must be replaced by a non-provisional application within 12 months to benefit from the early filing date.
What are the benefits of patent protection?
- It provides the right to exclude others from making, using, selling or importing the patented invention.
- It encourages innovation by allowing inventors to profit from their inventions.
- It informs others of technical details to support further innovation.
Trade Secrets
What is a trade secret?
A trade secret is confidential business information that provides a company with a competitive advantage. It must be secret, have independent economic value and reasonable measures must be taken to maintain its secrecy.
What are some examples of trade secrets?
- Customer lists, pricing information, manufacturing processes, chemical formulas, computer programs.
How long can trade secret protection last?
- Trade secret protection can potentially last forever as long as the information remains secret.
What are some ways companies protect trade secrets?
- Non-disclosure agreements, employee training, physical security measures, password protection, encryption.