Intellectual Property Department was established on 2 July 1990. The Department took over from the Registrar General’s Department the responsibility for the registration of patents and trade marks for goods and for other related matters. The Director of Intellectual Property replaced the Registrar General as the Registrar of Trade Marks and Registrar of Patents. The Department also took over functions relating to copyright from the Attorney General’s Department. In 1998, the Department also became the Government’s civil legal advisor on intellectual property legal matters. This website covers the materials of trademarks, patents, designs, and copyright.
In 7 episodes, Stan Muller teaches you about Intellectual Property! This course introduces you to the concept and importance of intellectual property, and covers copyright, patents, international IP law and problems with intellectual property. By the end of this course, you will be able to:
* Define intellectual property, copyright, patents, and other relevant terms
* Complicate the idea of an intellectual property versus technology binary
* Understand the impact of intellectual property in your daily life and the wider community
* Describe the function of intellectual property from both a consumer and creator perspective
