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Intellectual Property Section 2 Database rights These protect collections of work or data (e.g. results, samples or patient information) which have been systematically arranged and are accessible electronically or by other means. There is no need to register and protection lasts for 15 years from the date the database was compiled. If you substantially alter a database, the 15 year protection period will begin to run again from the date you made the changes. Trade marks Q: I have put together a package of teaching materials on the topic of cancer causing chemicals. After much thought and consultation with my co-writer, I have decided to call the package "The CanChem Papers". My institution is considering marketing these materials across a number of other research-based institutions with which it is closely affiliated. Is there any way that I can prevent other people or institutions from using the name of the package? A: Possibly. You could protect the name as a trade mark. Trade marks can arise automatically (if a mark has been used and has built up a reputation) or can be registered with the Trade Marks Registry at the UK Intellectual Property Office. If you can, it is much better to register your mark because unregistered trade marks are more difficult to enforce. A trade mark will usually be registered if it is distinctive and not descriptive and there are no existing identical or similar marks. In this case, if you registered the mark "THE CANCHEM PAPERS", you would be entitled to prevent third parties from using the same or a similar name for either the same or similar goods and services for which you were using your mark. The mark might be rejected though as being too descriptive. Domain names Domain names are not strictly IP; they are the resource through which web pages can be accessed. For example, university websites can be accessed through www.[institution name].ac.uk. 10