Protecting and managing intellectual property

You are the author of creations, or you are in charge of a company or service from which creations originate.

You want to obtain a monopoly on these achievements to access new markets or secure your position in them, and prevent third parties from using them freely.

You want to operate them either directly or by organizing a system of supervised authorizations.

The purpose of this practical information sheet is to set out the general principles that will help you decide whether to protect a creation through intellectual property (IP).

In particular, you can determine :

• which types of creations can be protected and by which legal tool ;

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of opting for protection via an IP tool?

• when to protect a creation.