challenges faced by management today
MOI UNIVERSITY-COAST CAMPUS
COURSE: BSC.HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
STUDENT NAME: NATHANIEL CHARO MENDZA
REG.NO: HRM/3003/14
UNIT NAME: BUSINESS LAW
UNIT CODE: BHR 101
TOPIC: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PATENT LAWS
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Introduction.
Intellectual property law is that type of law that protects the legal rights of creators and owners in relation to intellectual activity. It lets people own the work they create.
Intellectual property rights (IPR) are broadly rights granted to creators and owners of works that are as a result of human intellectual activity.
These works can be in the industrial, scientific, literary (literature) or artistic domains. They can be in the form of an invention, a manuscript, suite of software, or a business name.
Intellectual property rights are majorly of four types viz:
1. Patents
2. Trademarks
3. Designs
4. Copyright
Some intellectual property rights require registration, e.g the Patent right, while other rights like the copyright accrue automatically upon the creation of the works.
1. PATENT.
A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor/creator or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for a public disclosure of the invention.
A patent is a limited property right that a government gives an inventor in exchange for their agreement t share details of their inventions with the public. In Kenya this is done by the Kenya Institute of Intellectual Property .
An invention is a solution to specific technological problem, and maybe a product or a process.
Patents are a form of intellectual property.
The procedure for granting patent, requirements placed on the patentee, and the extent of the exclusive rights vary widely between countries according to the National laws and the International requirements.
The patent application typically must include one or more claims that define the inventions. These claims must meet the
COURSE: BSC.HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
STUDENT NAME: NATHANIEL CHARO MENDZA
REG.NO: HRM/3003/14
UNIT NAME: BUSINESS LAW
UNIT CODE: BHR 101
TOPIC: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PATENT LAWS
-Presentation-
Introduction.
Intellectual property law is that type of law that protects the legal rights of creators and owners in relation to intellectual activity. It lets people own the work they create.
Intellectual property rights (IPR) are broadly rights granted to creators and owners of works that are as a result of human intellectual activity.
These works can be in the industrial, scientific, literary (literature) or artistic domains. They can be in the form of an invention, a manuscript, suite of software, or a business name.
Intellectual property rights are majorly of four types viz:
1. Patents
2. Trademarks
3. Designs
4. Copyright
Some intellectual property rights require registration, e.g the Patent right, while other rights like the copyright accrue automatically upon the creation of the works.
1. PATENT.
A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor/creator or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for a public disclosure of the invention.
A patent is a limited property right that a government gives an inventor in exchange for their agreement t share details of their inventions with the public. In Kenya this is done by the Kenya Institute of Intellectual Property .
An invention is a solution to specific technological problem, and maybe a product or a process.
Patents are a form of intellectual property.
The procedure for granting patent, requirements placed on the patentee, and the extent of the exclusive rights vary widely between countries according to the National laws and the International requirements.
The patent application typically must include one or more claims that define the inventions. These claims must meet the