"Types of IP Protection
The type of protection you can get depends on what you've created.
1. Automatic Protection
Copyright and database rights: Writing and literary works, art, photography, films, TV, music, web content, sound recordings and computer programs
Design right: Shapes of manufactured objects.
These rights arise automatically and the duration of copyright depends on the subject matter.
2. Protection you have to apply for
Patents: Inventions and products, eg machines and machine parts, tools, medicines.
Registered designs: Appearance of a product including, shape, packaging, patterns, colours, decoration.
Trade marks: Product names, logos, jingles.
These types of IP can be expensive and may take time depending on complexity. However, their importance should not be overlooked."
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