The document discusses different types of intellectual property rights (IPR) including copyright, patents, and trademarks. It provides details on what can be copyrighted or patented, such as literary works, inventions, or designs. The summary also explains that copyright and patents provide exclusive control over an work/invention for a certain period of time to prevent others from copying or using it without permission. The document advises checking for existing inventions or intellectual property before filing applications to the appropriate intellectual property offices.

1. Intellectual Property
Jamil Khatib

2. Why IP protection

3. Types of IPR
• Copyright
• Patents
• Trade Mark
• Trade Secrets

4. Copyright

5. What to Copyright
• Literary works
• Musical works
• Graphic, and sculptural works
• Motion and video
• Sound recordings
• Architectural works

6. Why Copyright
• Reproduce the work
• Prepare derivative works
• Distribute copies
• Perform the work
• Display the work publicly
• Transmit sound recording digitally

7. How to Copyright
• Copyright Note
• © Author Name, Year

8. Patent
• A right granted by the government
• To prevent others from selling, making
or using your invention
• For a period of Time (around 20
years)

9. Why Patent an Invention
• Exclusive Control
• Prevent others from copying it
• Commercialize the invention
• Demonstration of talent

10. What to patent
• Man-Made
• Process or method
• Designs
• Structure
• (Software Programs!!!)

11. How to Patent
• Patent Office
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• Patent Application

12. Patents Problems
• Time

13. Paten Problem
• Check

14. Tips
• Check other inventions
• Document your invention and all steps

15. Conditions
Non-obvious, IEEE spectrum: Oct2007, pp53-54
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• Electronics versions of previously known mechanical devices
• Unobvious if went against the conventional thinking in the field
Unobvious is any combination of old elements that work together in
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an unexpected manner
• Unobvious if something pieced together from prior art is not obvious
if the construction of the pieces had to be changed to make them
fit.
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16. Jamil Khatib
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• khatib@ieee.org
• www.handasarabia.org/jamil