What Are Intellectual Property Rights

Within the scope of the service Sistem Patent provides, intellectual property rights refer to the legal rights people hold over products they create through knowledge and effort. They are the rights established to protect works that are the outcome of creative activity. Those rights arise with the creation of the work and give its author specific protection.

Scope of Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual property rights provide protection specific to the country where the work is created and generally run for 70 years. The protection period starts with the creation of the work and continues for the defined period.

Conditions Required for Intellectual Property Rights Protection

For a work to be protected under intellectual property rights, it has to meet the following conditions:

• Outcome of intellectual effort: the work has to be the product of the creator’s intellectual labor.
• Bearing the mark of its creator: the work has to reflect the personal traits of its creator.
• Expressed in concrete form: the work has to be expressed in a tangible form.
• Belonging to a category of work listed in the law: the work has to fall within one of the categories set out in intellectual property rights.

Types of Work That Can Be Protected

The types of work that can be protected under intellectual property rights include:

• Scientific and literary works: books, articles, theses, essays, and so on.
• Musical works: compositions, songs, and musical pieces.
• Works of art: paintings, sculptures, graphic works, and so on.
• Cinematic works: films, documentaries, animations, and so on.
• Adaptations and collections: works created by reorganizing or compiling existing works.

Rights Granted by Intellectual Property Rights

The rights granted by intellectual property rights bring financial and moral gains to authors. Those rights are:

Financial Rights

• Adaptation right: the right to modify the work and reorganize it.
• Reproduction right: the right to make copies and reproduce the work.
• Distribution right: the right to present the work to the public and distribute it.
• Performance right: the right to present or show the work in public settings.
• Communication to the public right: the right to broadcast and transmit the work through tools such as radio, television, or the internet.

Transfer of Rights

Authors or their heirs may transfer their financial rights with or without consideration, for a limited or an unlimited term. Agreements on financial rights have to be in writing, and the rights being transferred have to be listed separately.

Secure Your Intellectual Property Rights with Sistem Patent

Sistem Patent offers expert consulting on the protection and management of your intellectual property rights. Professional support matters for bringing your works under protection, securing your rights, and running legal proceedings properly. To protect your intellectual property rights effectively, reach out to Sistem Patent and work with our expert team.