Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual property law covers the financial and moral rights granted to the creator of a work from the moment the work is created. Those rights arise with the creation and grant the author specific protection. For the rights to be established and asserted against third parties, steps such as recording, registering, and proving ownership matter. In cases of infringement or breach, experienced legal counsel is often needed to protect those rights.

Scope of Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual property rights grant the author a set of rights over their work. Those rights fall into two categories: moral rights and financial rights.

Moral Rights

• Authorship of the work: the author’s name has to be stated on the work.
• Publication of the work: the right to decide when, how, and in what form the work will be published.
• Integrity of the work: the work is not to be altered, and no change is to be made without the author’s consent.

Financial Rights

• Adaptation right: the right to modify the work and produce a new work.
• Reproduction right: the right to produce copies of the work.
• Distribution right: the right to put the work up for sale and distribute it.
• Performance right: the right to present the work publicly.
• Communication to the public right: the right to broadcast the work over radio, television, the internet, or similar channels.

Registration and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

For intellectual property rights to be protected, registering the work and preparing the required documents matters. Registration grants legal recognition and protection of the work. In the event of an infringement, registration gives rights holders an advantage in legal proceedings.

Registration Process

• Filing: the author has to file the application to register the work. The filing sets out the traits of the work and the owner’s details.
• Review: the filing is reviewed by the relevant authority, which evaluates the originality and registrability of the work.
• Registration: if the review decides in favor of registration, the registration certificate is issued and the work is brought under protection.

Legal Support and Consulting

Legal consulting matters for the protection of intellectual property rights and for preventing infringements. In the event of an infringement, an expert legal advisor is needed to pursue financial and moral damages.

Sistem Patent Legal Consulting Services

• Knowledge and experience: Sistem Patent provides legal consulting with advisors who bring broad knowledge and experience in intellectual property.
• Registration and recording: professional support throughout the registration and recording of works.
• Infringement support: the legal steps required to protect authors’ rights and to defend clients when infringements happen.
• Financial and moral damages: pursuing financial and moral damages in infringement cases and running the legal process to protect rights.

Sistem Patent provides thorough, professional consulting to clients in intellectual property, protecting authors’ rights and producing effective answers when infringements happen. You can count on Sistem Patent for the protection of your works and defense of your rights.