We have summarised some of Alex Fewtrell’s key recommendations for protecting your business.
Copyright
Intellectual property and copyright related to the original, artistic craftsmanship of your practice.
Design Right
Unregistered design rights - automatically protects the shape of work and configuration (how different parts of a design are arranged together) of object.
Registered Design
Protects two-dimensional as well as three-dimensional work that is new and novel. It needs to be registered within 12 of first showing your product and has to be renewed every 5 years.
Trade Marks
Protects brand names, needs to be distinctive and cannot describe the goods or services it provides. Trade marks need to be renewed every 10 years.