How To Protect Your Intellectual Property From Infringement

How To Protect Your Intellectual Property

By : Raad Ahmed

April 2015

KEEPING WHAT’S YOURS, YOURSPROTECTING YOUR INTELECTUAL PROPERTY

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YOU CAME UP WITH SOMETHING…

AND IT’S PROBABLY WORTH SOME MONEY…

SO IT MIGHT BE STOLEN FROM YOU…

LET’S PREVENT IT!

STAGE 1: PROTECTIONRecognition that you are the righteous owner (and user)

TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONUse the Ⓡ symbol and protect your trademark against unauthorised use

(PROVISIONAL) PATENTUse the “patent pending” designation and be the 1st in line

for full patent approval

Discourages your possible competitors from

developing a product

COPYRIGHT PROTECTIONRecognizes you as an author of a “work” and protects you

from unauthorised use of your “work”

RULE OF THUMB

If your work is hard to trademark, copyright or patent protect….

KEEP IT A SECRET

STAGE 2: MONITORINGMaking sure that you’re the only user

PAY ATTENTIONObserve the marketplace, search for products

that might appear similar to yours

USE TECHNOLOGYSetup alerts the detect when phrases similar to your protected product

appear online

Google Alerts or Mention will be your best choices

INVESTIGATETake detailed look in products that might infringe your patents

(focus on their functions and appropriate patent fillings)

STAGE 3: DEFENSE“Crime and Punishment” for the violators

CEASE AND DESISTA letter to the perpetrator requesting a stop of an ongoing infringement

You can send it yourself, but use a lawyer for larger impact

DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICEDigital Millennium Copyright Act notice is a great way to request a halt for

copyright infringement happening online

REQUEST AN INJUNCTIONCourt injunction request will stop the infringer from continuing to

sell or produce the infringing product

SUEA lawsuit is the last (and the most expensive) resort of defence against

Intelectual Property infringement

A qualified attorney will be invaluable in such an extreme case

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