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	Once granted, the costs can start to pile up: a patent must be renewed every year and there could also be legal costs to pay if a patent needs to be defended in court.		Once granted, the costs can start to pile up: a patent must be renewed every year and there could also be legal costs to pay if a patent needs to be defended in court.

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	* Design principles.		* Design principles.
	* Detailed design.		* Detailed design.
		+	* Intellectual property rights, copyright, patents, and trademarks.
	* Manual drafting techniques.		* Manual drafting techniques.
	* Mood board.		* Mood board.

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	* What is design?		* What is design?

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	A patent provides security of intellectual property for a limited period.		A patent provides security of intellectual property for a limited period.
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		+	= What is a patent? =

	When a design is created for a unique, innovative or novel object, be it a labour-saving device, mechanical or electrical component or anything else that it is thought can be produced and sold in profitable quantities, the designer will usually apply for a patent.		When a design is created for a unique, innovative or novel object, be it a labour-saving device, mechanical or electrical component or anything else that it is thought can be produced and sold in profitable quantities, the designer will usually apply for a patent.

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Introduction

A patent provides security of intellectual property for a limited period.

When a design is created for a unique, innovative or novel object, be it a labour-saving device, mechanical or electrical component or anything else that it is thought can be produced and sold in profitable quantities, the designer will usually apply for a patent.

The patent is a form of intellectual property protection. Once granted – usually for a limited period – the designer can exclude others from copying, making, importing and selling a similar item that closely resembles the original and is clearly derived from it.

A patent gives the designer certain rights under civic law to sue any party that has infringed the patent, e.g made, used, sold or imported the item without the designer’s permission.

The UK patents office grants patents to inventions that:

* Can be made or used (e.g a new construction component)
* Are new
* Are inventive and not just a simple modification to an existing design.

= Things that cannot be patented =

Certain types of invention cannot be patented, including:

* Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works (including building designs);
* A way of doing business, playing a game or thinking;
* A method of medical treatment or diagnosis;
* A discovery, scientific theory or mathematical method;
* The way information is presented;
* Some computer programmes or mobile apps;
* ‘Essentially biological’ processes e.g cross-breeding plants, and plant or animal varieties.

Patents are generally expensive and difficult to get. In the UK, applications typically cost £4,000 and only 1 in 20 applicants gets a patent without professional help. The process is also long – it usually takes five years.

Once granted, the costs start to pile up: a patent must be renewed every year and there could also be legal costs to pay if a patent needs to be defended in court.

= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

* Building component.
* Concept design.
* Concept.
* Design coordination.
* Design management.
* Design methodology.
* Design principles.
* Detailed design.
* Manual drafting techniques.
* Mood board.
* Truth to materials.
* What is design?

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	= What is a patent? =		= What is a patent? =

−	When a design is created for a unique, innovative or novel object, be it a labour-saving device, mechanical or electrical component or anything else that it is thought can be produced and sold in profitable quantities, the designer ~~will usually~~ apply for a patent.	+	When a design is created for a unique, innovative or novel object, be it a labour-saving device, mechanical or electrical component or anything else that it is thought can be produced and sold in profitable quantities, the designer may apply for a patent.

−	~~The~~ patent is a form of intellectual property protection. Once granted – usually for a limited period – the designer can exclude others from copying, making, importing and selling a similar item that closely resembles the original and is clearly derived from it.	+	A patent is a form of intellectual property protection. Once granted – usually for a limited period – the designer can exclude others from copying, making, importing and selling a similar item that closely resembles the original and is clearly derived from it.

−	A patent gives the designer certain rights under civic law to sue any party that has infringed the patent~~, e.g made, used, sold or imported the item without the designer’s permission~~.	+	A patent gives the designer certain rights under civic law to sue any party that has infringed the patent.

	The UK patents office grants patents to inventions that:		The UK patents office grants patents to inventions that:

−	* Can be made or used (e.g a new construction component)	+	* Can be made or used (e.g a new construction component).
−	* Are new	+	* Are new.
	* Are inventive and not just a simple modification to an existing design.		* Are inventive and not just a simple modification to an existing design.

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	Certain types of invention cannot be patented, including:		Certain types of invention cannot be patented, including:

−	* Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works (including building designs);	+	* Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works (including building designs).
−	* A way of doing business, playing a game or thinking;	+	* A way of doing business, playing a game or thinking.
−	* A method of medical treatment or diagnosis;	+	* A method of medical treatment or diagnosis.
−	* A discovery, scientific theory or mathematical method;	+	* A discovery, scientific theory or mathematical method.
−	* The way information is presented;	+	* The way information is presented.
−	* Some computer programmes or mobile apps;	+	* Some computer programmes or mobile apps.
	* ‘Essentially biological’ processes e.g cross-breeding plants, and plant or animal varieties.		* ‘Essentially biological’ processes e.g cross-breeding plants, and plant or animal varieties.

−	Patents are generally expensive and difficult to ~~get~~. In the UK, applications typically cost £4,000 and only 1 in 20 ~~applicants gets~~ a patent without professional help. The process is also long ~~– it~~ usually ~~takes~~ five years.	+	Patents are generally expensive and difficult to obtain. In the UK, applications typically cost £4,000 and only 1 in 20 applications get a patent without professional help. The process is also long, usually taking five years.

−	Once granted, the costs start to pile up: a patent must be renewed every year and there could also be legal costs to pay if a patent needs to be defended in court.	+	Once granted, the costs can start to pile up: a patent must be renewed every year and there could also be legal costs to pay if a patent needs to be defended in court.

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =