Protecting Designs
Presented by FB Rice: The IP Navigators
DETAILS
Free, booking required
FB Rice Offices
level 33/477 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia
How and why might you want to protect your designs?
Open-source philosophy is great in some circumstances, but if you want to stop copycat companies taking advantage of your hard work and stealing your designs, you will usually need more than just copyright protection. This session outlines how to protect your rights as a designer, and what you can do with those rights.
This presentation is an interactive seminar (questions welcome) discussing:
- why designers might want to protect the intellectual property in the designs they create.
- the limitations of copyright protection.
- alternative options for IP protection and how they operate (largely focused on registered designs, with a brief discussion of patents and trade marks for certain situations).
- protecting designs as they evolve over time.
- examples of local designers taking advantage of IP protection.
- options for utilising IP rights and the value of IP assets (particularly for small companies and independent designers).
- tips for collaborating with a partner or commissioning design work.
- risks regarding third-party IP rights
Participants
Karl Solanthi
Karl is a Patent and Designs Attorney helping clients protect the form and function of their designs and inventions. He has a background in aerospace and mechanical engineering, with particular expertise in fluid dynamics, and several years’ experience working with a wide range of technologies and designs in fields ranging from consumer devices and appliances to construction, transport and medical devices.