Title: Identify the types of intellectual property rights and how they are protected and enforced.
Course: Engineering Practicum IV (21047) > Section: Examining Intellectual Property

Identification should include the following characteristics:

- Intellectual property is a legal concept that references creations of the mind, such as inventions, symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce.
- Under intellectual property law, the holder of one of these abstract "properties" has certain exclusive rights to the creative work or invention.
- Engineering notebooks are used as proof of concept and ownership of intellectual property.
- Violation of these rights, typically in the form of copyright, trademark, and patent infringement, may result in legal prosecution.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why do ideas need to be protected?
- What are the potential legal consequences for plagiarism?
- What is the difference between copyright and trademark?
- Why are engineering notebooks an important part of the patent process?