Title: PROCESS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION
Course: INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP

8.1  Introduction

  You have now familiarized yourself with what intellectual property is all about. You have also learned the different types and forms of IP rights. In this chapter, you will learn about the details of the process of protecting a business idea, innovation, or any other invention. Entrepreneurs and business persons need to know the basics of intellectual property protection. The purpose of this lesson is to enable you understand the process of intellectual property protection.

8.2  Lesson Learning Outcomes

By the end of the lesson, you will be able to;

8.2.1   Provide the steps to be taken in protecting intellectual property rights

8.2.2.  Articulate the measures to be taken to ensure trade secrets are protected