Category FAQs Search : Intellectual Property
Question: What Are Intellectual Property Rights?
Answer: Intellectual property rights can be separated into rights that must be registered and rights that are automatically protected. Registered rights require applying to the relevant official body. In the UK, it’s the Intellectual Property Office.
The benefit of registering your rights over your intellectual property is that this provides a much clearer position over any dispute relating to another using your IP without your permission. Examples of intellectual property that have to be registered include inventions under patents and trademarks for companies.
Unregistered rights offer automatic protection of the property. IP eligible for automatic protection include unregistered design rights and confidential information, among others.
(Source: The Lawyer Portal, 08 Sep 2021)