Copyright
Copyright is a set of rights granted by the government to protect the particular form, way, or manner in which information or concepts are expressed. Copyright does not protect ideas, concepts, sty ...
Introduction to Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of legal rights that covers intangible things created by an individual or organisation. IP rights can be used to prevent others from using these intangibles wi ...
Freedom to Operate
Freedom to operate is the process of ensuring that you are not infringing on intellectual property rights belonging to others. Where commercialisation is a goal, it consists of confirming tha ...
Contracts
Contracts are an extremely important legal tool. A contract is a binding agreement between two or more parties (persons or organisations). To create a legally binding contract, a few things are ne ...
Trade Marks
A trade mark acts as a shortcut to allow consumers to efficiently identify the nature, quality, and source of a product or service. It is a sign that identifies and distinguishes the goods or services ...
Patents
Patents are legally enforceable rights that are granted by a national government’s intellectual property authority. This is IP Australia within Australia. Patents are granted to inventors for new an ...
Confidential Information / Trade Secrets
Confidential information, also known as trade secrets, is information that is not publicly available and that the law protects from misuse or improper disclosure by a person who is under an obligation ...