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ARTICLE · 18 SEPTEMBER 2020

Intellectual Property: Protecting Your Ideas

Zenas Chambers, ChimwaMurombe Legal Practice
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Intellectual property defines your product or service. Many people today do not protect their intellectual property rights and in so doing do not protect their businesses.

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Intellectual property defines your product or service. Many people today do not protect their intellectual property rights and in so doing do not protect their businesses. IP protects more than just your idea or concept, it protects the long-term viability of the business/ company. If another person uses the ideas or creation without permission from you then the organization or the creativity suffers. Persons become disadvantaged because their ideas have been stolen, sold or duplicated. IP protects any form of business whether small or big.

What is Intellectual Property

If you have any creation of the mind, inventions; literary and artistic works; and symbols, names and images used in commerce that is IP. Did you know that Intellectual property is divided into two main areas which are Industrial Property and Copyright. Industrial Property includes patents for inventions, trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications. Copyright consists of literary

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