Charities and non-profits own and use intellectual property – including their brand (often involving trade marks), copyright materials and rights in software and technology. These can be some of an organisation’s most valuable assets and should be appropriately safeguarded and managed.
We’ve created a series of videos to discuss key considerations for charities and non-profits when it comes to such intangible assets, providing practical advice around copyright protection, trade mark rights, infringements and claims, and IP risks and limitations when building websites, apps, and engaging software developers.
We hope you enjoy this series, watch this space for weekly videos! If you have any questions about the content discussed in these videos, please get in touch with Livia Velicu.
In the first video of this series, Erica and Livia introduce copyrights for non-profits, covering key questions including:
- What is copyright protection?
- When does a charity need to think about copyright?
- What can I do to protect my copyright material?
- Do I need to register anywhere to get copyright protection?
In the second video of this series, Mathew and Livia introduce trade marks for non-profits, discussing:
- Do charities need trade marks?
- Can charities enforce rights in their name?
- Won’t Companies House or the Charity Commission help?
- Can descriptive names be trade marked?