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Whether it is a slogan, story, design or song, the ownership of concepts is called intellectual property, and it can be protected by law. The type of legal right that can be granted depends on the type of work being protected.  \nDyson products are protected by patents, and not just one– a single machine can have lots of patents. The DC65 has 37.  \nIntroduction James Dyson Foundation 3  \nOwn your ideas  \nTYPES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  \nUtility patents  \nUtility patents protect how a product or technology functions. They include a detailed description of the invention, and one or more claims about what makes it new and unlike anything else. Once granted, the utility patent allows the inventor to prevent others from making, using or selling their invention without permission.  \nPatents are often referred to as ‘negative rights’ – they allow an inventor to stop a third party from using their invention, but they also don’t necessarily enable the inventor to use it, either. For example, an inventor could patent a design fora new surgical device – but without a medical degree, he or she cannot use it in the field. A utility patent can last for up to 20 years, after which other people can use the invention. This allows the inventor to capitalize on their ideas in the first instance, but also prevents them from monopolizing the market indefinitely.  \nDesign patent  \nDesign rights protect the appearance of a product. A design patent includes drawings of the design, and the drawings used to determine the scope of protection afforded by the design patent. US design patents last for 15 years from the date on which they are issued.  \nCopyright  \nCopyright protects the expression of an idea, but not the idea itself. It grants the creator of the work exclusive rights to its use. For a design engineer, this might mean images or renderings of the design. It allows him or her to receive compensation for the work.  \nAll of these forms of intellectual property are used at Dyson, but it’s the patents that protect the function of the innovations of the design engineer. As long as the invention is a secret, you can apply for a patent at any time. It is up to you to decide when the best time to apply is; too soon, and there’s a risk that you won’t have sufficient information to allow you to file a valid patent application. Too late, and someone else might come up with the same idea.  \nGet help  \nThe strength of a patent comes down to how well written it is. Patent attorneys are experts in drafting patents and work with design engineers to make sure all the innovative parts of their idea are properly protected. It isn’t cheap. Obtaining a patent, and using a patent attorney, can cost anywhere in the region of $10,000- $20,000 – and that’s just to protect the idea in the US. Applying for patents in several countries would typically cost tens of thousands of dollars.  \nWhy patents matter  \nIn 1999, we heard about Hoover’s Triple Vortex – a vacuum cleaner that directly infringed one of the patents on our Dual Cyclone™ technology. They had managed to copy it thanks to a group who had been testing and investigating our machines for years. We had no choice but to sue them and, thanks to the thoroughness of our patents, we won. Hoover tried to appeal the court’s decision – they even tried to counter-sue us – but the courts ruled in our favor. Our patents helped us keep our technology unique to Dyson – as they still do today.  \nCase study  \nJames Dyson Foundation 4  \nOwn your ideas  \nTHE PROCESS  \nPatent application  \nThe first ste","cbCaiiZOEKB057SU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiZOEKB057SU","pdf",286829,"English","# Introduction\n## What is intellectual property?\n## Types of intellectual property\n## The process\n# Lesson plans\n## Lesson 1: Intellectual property\n# Resources\n## Patent application worksheet\n# What is intellectual property?\n# Types of intellectual property\n## Utility patents\n## Design patent\n## Copyright\n# The process\n## Patent application\n## Patent search\n## Publication\n## Grant\n## Renewals\n# Case study","[{\"question\":\"What does intellectual property protect according to the document?\",\"answer\":\"It protects ownership of concepts and the legal rights that can be granted for works such as slogans, stories, designs, and songs. 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