Trademark Frequently Asked Questions

About IP

What is the difference between trademarks, patents, copyrights and design registration?

Trademarks protect brands and product names; patents protect inventions; copyright protects original expression such as music or literature; and design law protects the appearance of products.

What is design registration?

You can register the look of a product you’ve designed to stop people copying it. Design rihhts can protect the appearance, shape, configuration of the parts, and the decoration.

• About IP 2
• Choosing a trademark 5
• Commom trademark
  misconceptions 4
• How to sell or transfer ownership of a trademark 5
• International trademark 5
• Registration process 2
• Renewals 5
• Trademark basics 5
• Trademark classes 2
• Trademark registration, refusal and similarity 5
• Trademark searches 3
• Trademark watching
  and monitoring 5