api: YAML JSON TOON Database
version: 1.0.0
format: toon
dataset:
  id: 2828
  slug: intellectual-property-types
  title: Intellectual Property Types
  description: Categories of intellectual property protection.
  summary: "The main forms of intellectual property with what each protects and its typical duration: patents, copyright, trademarks, trade secrets and industrial designs, plus geographical indications, plant variety rights, utility models and trade dress."
  use_when[2]: "You need to tell which kind of IP right protects an invention, a work, a brand or a design.",You are checking typical terms of protection.
  caveats[2]: Terms and requirements differ by country; the term column gives common values and not the law of any one place.,"Registration is required for some rights (patents, registered designs) but not others (copyright arises automatically in most countries)."
  related[3]: contract-formation-elements,legal-systems-common-vs-civil,market-structures
  entry_count: 9
  fields[3]{section,field,type,example}:
    data,type,string,Patent
    data,description,string,Exclusive right to an invention for a limited p…
    data,term,string,Usually 20 years
  category: Law
  category_slug: law
  tags: "law,ip,property"
  view_count: 45
  created_at: 1793403093
  updated_at: 1793403093
data[9]{type,description,term}:
  Patent,Exclusive right to an invention for a limited period.,Usually 20 years
  Copyright,Protection for original works of authorship.,Author's life plus 70 years in many jurisdictions
  Trademark,Protection for signs distinguishing goods or services.,Renewable indefinitely
  Trade Secret,Protection for confidential business information.,As long as secrecy is maintained
  Industrial Design,Protection for the ornamental design of an article.,Usually up to 15-25 years
  Geographical Indication,"Protects the name of a product whose quality or reputation comes from its place of origin, such as Champagne.",As long as the link to the place and the quality persist
  Plant Variety Protection,"Breeders' rights over new, distinct and stable plant varieties.","Typically 20 years, 25 for trees and vines (UPOV)"
  Utility Model,"A lighter, shorter-lived patent-like right for incremental inventions, available in some countries.",Typically 7 to 15 years depending on the country
  Trade Dress,Protects the overall visual appearance of a product or its packaging that identifies its source.,As long as it is used and remains distinctive