THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR THE HIGH SPEED CRAFT INDUSTRY

摘要

The identification of Intellectual Property (IP) is not an intuitive process for most Engineers, who are trained to apply the known laws of physics to solve problems. The solution, having been derived by simple physics, is then not intuitively thought of as being a novel one. This paper attempts to define through a number of examples what could be considered as Intellectual Property for ship designers and shipbuilders. But is it worth protection through patenting? To answer this question it is necessary to understand that there are no patent police but there are patent offices, and attorneys and lawyers working the courts around the world which have the power to rule on patent issues, and all of whom will require a fee.