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• Have detailed drawings, descriptions, plans, and records that can prove it is your creation.
• As soon as you have a business name and a logo for your idea, you should register those
Trademarks right away.
Types of Intellectual Property Rights
There are three main types of Intellectual Property Rights:
• Copyright: It is the legal right given exclusively to a person for a fixed number of years to
publish and record the literary, artistic, or musical use of his or her work. Copyright for work
lasts for 70 years, even after the death of the originator.
• Patent: It is the right that gives an inventor the complete right to make, use, and sell his or her
work for a specific time. Usually, the validity period for a Patent is 20 years.
• Trademark: It is a symbol or word legally registered or established and used to represent
a company or a product. Trademarks help to protect brand names, logos, and designs of
products. The validity period for a Trademark is 10 years and can be renewed after that.
Info Byte
A trade secret is confidential information, including a device, formula, process, technique,
or practice, that gives a company a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
i + SAFETY MEASURES WHILE USING COMPUTER/INTERNET
We can take the following safety measures while using the Internet or computer:
• Install the updated antivirus on your computer system.
• Be cautious while using your password online.
• Don’t entertain strangers or suspicious emails.
• Don’t share your personal details with anyone online.
• Avoid friend requests from strangers.
• Keep your privacy settings on.
• Be careful what you download.
• Think before you post anything on social networking sites.
• To maintain data privacy while transferring a file from one place to another, Encryption can
be implemented.
Parental Assistance While Using the Internet
Some parental assistance while using the Internet or computer:
• Instruct your child not to open e-mails or accept friend requests from people they do not know.
• Instruct your child to view only the sites that are appropriate for their age. Keep a check on
their online activities.
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