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06/02/2020

Agricultural Dpt. Visit at the hub today on consulting about entrepreneurship and technology led by our team of creatives Tapiwa, Rubinaldo, Jay and Dylan

06/05/2019

Brainstorming sessions--

Definition Monday

brainstorming

noun
group discussion to produce ideas or solve problems.
"brainstorming can generate some wonderful ideas"

06/05/2019

The Ultimaker 3D printer, come through with your prototypes and we will bring them to life.

08/01/2019

every business starts with an idea and if you develop that idea into a new product,service, process it belongs to you. It is your duty to formally register your IP to ensure legal ownership. IP is a valuable business asset and in other companies the value of their IP is much more than that of their tangible assets.

There are 4 main types of IPR

Patent (for inventions)
Copyright (for creative works such as music, novels, arts, )
Trade secrets (for brands)
Trade dress/ design (for visual appearance of a product or its packaging for instance bottle shape)
Industrial design

07/01/2019

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ..DAILY DIGEST 1


WHAT IS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?

According to WIPO "Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce". The idea of intellectual protection was derived from a view point where if people copied our idea it would be detrimental to our business thus IP gives creators protection over their creations of the mind.

Imagine if you've just figured a new way of serving your customers and start using it without protecting the idea then your competitor company B learns about it, modifies and protects through a patent, copyright this means they'll have a higher competitive edge than company A which is yours.

The above example just shows why you should protect your idea amongst other reasons and this article will discuss what intellectual property rights are.

Intellectual Property Rights(IPR) are exclusive legal rights given to an individual or organisation over one's creations, ideas or intellect without worry of them being stolen for a fixed period of time and these rights include trademarks, patents, copyrights and trade secrets.

This was just the start of a general understanding in Intellectual property , and there is plenty more i will talk about in the next articles. I'm sure this basic information will help you protect your interests.

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02/01/2019

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29/01/2018

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. —Maya Angelou
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16/01/2018

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. —Napoleon Hill

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