Intellectual property law: a primer for scientists |
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Authors: | Brown William M |
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Institution: | (1) Restoragen, Inc., 4130 NW 37th Street, 68524 Lincoln, NE |
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Abstract: | “Intellectual property” (IP) is a generic legal term for patents, copyrights, and trademarks, which provide legal rights to
protect ideas, the expression of ideas, and the inventors and creators of such ideas. A patent provides legal protection for
a new invention, an application of a new idea, discovery, or concept that is useful. Copyright provides legal protection from
copying for any creative work, as well as business and scientific publications, computer software, and compilations of information.
A trademark provides rights to use symbols, particular words, logos, or other markings that indicate the source of a product
or service. A further method of benefiting from an invention is simply to keep it secret, rather than to disclose it—a “trade
secret.” IP impinges on almost everything scientists do. As scientists are paid to come up with ideas and aspire to patent
and/or publish their work, the protection of ideas and of written works especially should be of interest and concern to all. |
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Keywords: | Intellectual property patent copyright trademark trade secret |
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