IP is a term used for the rights
which protect your ideas and other
forms of intellectual creation in just
the same way that you own
physical assets. Some rights have to
be registered to be effective, others
arise automatically without a formal
registration procedure.
The main forms of IP are:
> Patents
> Copyright
> Designs
> Database rights
> Trademarks
If you would like to know more
about the nature and scope of IP,
you can view and download a
"Researcher's Guide to IP and
Confidentiality" at:
www.umip.com/download-our-
guides-and-booklets
There are also three other relevant
guides and a 'workbook' available
on the website.
In addition, there are
commercialisation case studies to
complement this Guide which are
also available at:
www.umip.com/spin-out-and-
licensing-case-studies
UMIP can describe the University's
IP policy to you and the position
that the University takes in
various circumstances.
For further information about the
University's IP Policy, see the
executive summary at:
www.umip.com/ip-policy-
executive-summary
What is Intellectual Property, often called simply "IP"?
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