Question

you created a folding laptop that could be folded 6 times and easily be put into a pocket. which of the following ip rights is the most appropriate in protecting this novel invention

Answer 1

Intellectual Property Rights

Explanation:

Given: You created a folding laptop that could be folded 6 times and easily be put into a pocket.

Find: Which of the IP rights is the most appropriate in protecting this novel invention?

Solution:  

Intellectual property is intangible in nature. Therefore, creators have the right to prevent others from using their inventions, designs and technology when registered as their own IP.

The technology to folding the screen and refolding it multiple times is the key to the given laptop. The creator can register this design and technology under his name and it will become his IP. Others will not be able to use the technology without his consent and they may do so if agreed upon to give a royalty as preferred by the creator.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Copyright is the protection reserved by the owner of some production that nobody else can copy that without the legal permission of its owner.  

This is one of the four types of Intellectual property rights . These are legal rights that give protection for to the original creators, inventors against their original work and no one can use them without their legal consent. Other types of intellectual property rights are patents, trademarks and trade secrets