The law surrounding the protection of distinctive business ideas (such as business names, materials, inventions, and product designs) is known as Intellectual Mülkiyet law. It is relevant to every type of business – from a family owned manufacturer of jewellery to a global brand like Coca-Cola.
Fikri Mülkiyet (FM) nedir?
IP can be generated through commercial activities such as research and development, a manufacturing process or a creative action such as writing lyrics or a novel. There are four main areas of IP: copyright, trademark, design rights and patents. All four types of IP can be protected at the UK Intellectual Property Office – but not all need to be.
- Copyright applies to original work that is recorded in some way, such as written down, recorded video or sound. The author of the original work will have copyright in what they have created. Copyright is an automatic right – it can be registered, but doesn’t need to be.
- A trademark is a distinctive name or logo that identifies a business or other organisation. UK trademarks should generally be registered in order to protect them from being used by others.
- Tasarım hakları, tescilli olup olmadıklarına göre farklılık gösterir. Bu haklar, kağıt üzerinde kaydedilmiş tasarımlara veya söz konusu tasarıma göre üretilmiş bir ürüne ilişkin olarak doğar. Tescilsiz tasarım hakkı yalnızca tasarımın dış görünüşünü korurken, tescilli tasarım hakkı tasarımı bir bütün olarak korur.
- Patentler, endüstriyel süreçleri ve icatları korur. Patent sahibi, belirli bir süre boyunca söz konusu süreci veya icadı kullanma konusunda münhasır hakka sahip olur.
Fikri mülkiyet haklarımı nasıl koruyabilirim?
- Özgünlük – Fikrinizin, adınızın veya eserinizin koruma altına alınabilmesi için özgün olması gerekir; bir logo tasarlamak ve fikrinizi markalaştırmak için masrafa girip, sonra da başkalarının aynı veya çok benzer bir logoyu kullandığını öğrenmek istemezsiniz. Bu karmaşık bir konudur ve bu konuda hukuki danışmanlık almayı düşünmeniz tavsiye edilir.
- Gizlilik is key to protecting IP rights that may be created in the course of business – if you tell other people of your original business idea you will want to make sure that they cannot steal it. It is advisable to include express obligations of confidentiality in your contracts to protect your business, and also express provisions which clarify that any IP rights created by employees or consultants while working for you are to be owned by you, and not by them.
- Kanıt – Fikrinizin ortaya çıkışıyla ilgili tüm kanıtları, e-postaları, çizimleri, notları ve fikri mülkiyetinizin geliştirilmesiyle ilgili her şeyi mutlaka saklayın. Fikri mülkiyetinizi oluşturduğunuz tarihi doğrulayan kanıtları saklamak özellikle önemlidir
- Kaydol your IP with the Intellectual Property Office in a timely manner. By way of example a UK patent can take up to 4-6 years in some instances, whereas other sorts of IP are usually quicker. In some cases ilave avenues might be available to you to speed up the processing of a patent application, for example the Green Channel, which accelerates the registration process if their invention has an environmental benefit.
- Dünya çapında koruma? Birleşik Krallık dışında fikri mülkiyet haklarınızı korumak akıllıca olabilir. Bu durumda ayrı ticari markalar, uluslararası patentler ve tasarım tescillerine ihtiyacınız olacaktır.
- Bakım for your IP – treat it with the care it deserves and look after your IP. Keep disclosure to a minimum; other than in confidentiality agreements ve details of a design or creative work should not be shared with anyone outside of the scope of your business. Limit access to sensitive information, only employees or contractors who need access should be given it.
- Koruyun it from infringement. Online infringement is becoming more and more common, so frequent searches and checks should be carried out to make sure imitators are not taking advantage of your IP. The infringement of an IP right is a civil Madde in the case of patents, trademarks, designs and copyright. In the case of trademarks and copyright the act may also constitute a criminal offence.
- Hazırlanın çünkü fikri mülkiyet hakkı ihlali nedeniyle hukuk davası açmanız gerekebilir; ihlali durdurması yönündeki basit bir talebe ihlal eden taraf yanıt vermezse, bu durum için bütçe ayırmanız akıllıca olacaktır.
Bu team at Ronald Fletcher Baker offer a full service to protect your IP assets, from technology ideas for Apps to copyright infringements, they are well versed in helping ensure that your business idea is protected both online and offline.
(Lütfen unutmayın: This article was originally published on our previous website and is provided for general information purposes only. While it reflects the legal position at the time of writing, the law may have changed since publication. For up-to-date advice tailored to your circumstances, please contact our team.)