Intellectual property law (commonly known as IP) governs the ownership and accessibility of ideas and inventions on tangible and intangible concepts like Artwork, Apps, Clothing Brands and Logos etc. In an extremely competitive world, IP is an integral part of business and creative industry.
There are many different ways to protect the ownership of ideas, products or concepts, but these usually come in the form of patents, trademarks or copyrights.
Why intellectual property law important? What does it involve?
It is very important to understand your Creative Rights as a person who is involved in the Creative industry as they will be individuals who may infringe on your rights by copying and imitating your brand, whether their intentions for malicious reasons or they did were simply unaware that the IP was already in use. Which is why it is important to Trademark, copyright, patent your ideas and inventions to protect your creative rights from being infringed; which will preserve your brands image and prevent others from profiting or exploiting yours ideas.
What is a IP lawyer?
An IP lawyer’s day-to-day tasks can incorporate a wide array of activities, from issuing notices to parties infringing on a client’s rights (You), to trawling through various patent registries in relation to a new product, innovation or idea brought forward by a client (You).
If any disputes arise, an intellectual property lawyer will be required to initiate discussions between parties, as well as challenging decisions and rulings that might go against their client’s (you) interests.
IP lawyers get the opportunity to deal with fascinating yet technically complex subject-matters. Consequently, it’s important for these lawyers to be up-to-date with business and innovation trends, and understand and appreciate creativity.
Drafting expertise is essential since contracts and agreements are the lifeblood of any IP deal. Additionally, they will need to be flexible in their working style, as they will often work simultaneously on several projects at the same time.