A company has the option to protect its innovations and other creations (such as a brand, an invention, a logo, or a product or packaging design). It should decide as early as possible whether to do so and how.
Once an invention has been made public, it can no longer be protected. Therefore, the company must take action before revealing the idea while also ensuring to not infringe intellectual property rights (trademarks, patents, designs and copyrights) belonging to others. Ideally, you should define a strategy for the protection of intellectual property.
When creating a business, you should be aware that registration in the trade register does not protect your business name (company name) as a trademark. A company is only partially protected against the use of its name by third parties to designate their products or services. For this reason, it may be worthwhile registering the business name in the trademark register as well.
Information on the protection of innovations and creations by registering patents, trademarks and designs and on copyright is available in the "Intellectual Property" section.
