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Intellectual Property

Intellectual property is a term often used to refer generically to property rights created through intellectual and/or discovery efforts.

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Business and company names

It is a misconception that your registration of a business or company name will give you a proprietary right with respect to that name.

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Trade mark registration procedure

There are numerous steps that need to be taken for a trade mark to become registered.

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What are the benefits of protecting
my intellectual property?

The main benefit of protecting your intellectual property through registration or otherwise is the establishment of your intellectual property rights. This allows you to more efficiently enforce your intellectual property rights against a third party which may be infringing upon those rights.

Another benefit of protecting your intellectual property is that you can commercially exploit it. This means that you can either assign (sell) or licence your intellectual property to another party. This practice is often referred to as ‘commercialisation’.