RESEARCH ETHICS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PATENT LAW
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Question
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If a company develops a new technology that improves its main product, what type of intellectual property can they use to stop others from copying their invention?
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copyright
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geographical indications
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patents
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trademarks
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Types of intellectual property rights. Patents protect an invention or a technical product or process. It is unlawful for others to make, use, resell, rent out, or supply the patented object or process. The patent holder may however give others permission to do so by granting a patent licence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets are valuable assets of the company and understanding how they work and how they are created is critical to knowing how to protect them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Patents are probably the most applicable type of IP protection for manufacturers and are often filed by those who invent new technologies, processes and products.
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