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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Intellectual property refers to: | the output of the mind or intellect rather than tangible objects. It includes: copyright trade marks patents designs plant breeder's rights circuit layout rights confidential information/trade secrets |
Policies, procedures and information may include: | intellectual property policy licensing agreements procedures for ensuring copyright protection procedures for registering intellectual property rights register of intellectual property assets |
Own role may include: | checking that other areas of the organisation are compliant communicating policy and procedure changes to others ensuring fees are paid entering data as it arises updating schedules and documents as requested e.g. register of intellectual property keeping up to date with intellectual property issues through subscriptions to intellectual property services, e.g. IP Australia News Alert |
Infringement refers to: | deliberate or inadvertent misuse or non-compliance with legislation, regulation, policy, codes of conduct etc. in relation to intellectual property |
Internal and external stakeholders may include: | internal stakeholders: other people within the organisation who may be affected by intellectual property, e.g. designers, writers, trainers, marketing staff, researchers whose efforts may produce intellectual property all employees, who need to be aware of the importance of, and procedures for, intellectual property protection and avoidance of intellectual property infringement external stakeholders: contractors service providers |
Protection and use may include: | copyright for original works under the Copyright Act 1968 patents for inventions and innovations under the Patents Act 1990 protection from misleading packaging, advertising, misuse of power in the marketplace etc. under the Trade Practices Act 1974 registration of business names under Business Names legislation registration of trade marks under the Trade Marks Act 1995 registration of new or original designs under the Designs Act 2003 registration of domain names licences, agreements or other instruments for the protection or use of intellectual property |
Potential problems may include: | changes to legislation or regulations aspects of intellectual property not covered by existing procedures fees not paid by own or external organisation out of date communication about intellectual property within organisation expiry of protection period inappropriate or illegal use of someone else's intellectual property |
Appropriate personnel may include: | manager supervisor person in organisation designated as responsible for intellectual property |
Non-compliance issues may include: | required fees not being paid, both to or from another body, e.g. for a licence agreement or for renewal of registered rights material being copied by other employees, e.g. from the internet or copying software, which could have potential copyright issues evidence of unlawful access to computer files marketing material being produced using images and other material which could breach copyright unlawful use of music or sound recordings |
Actions may include: | reporting non-compliance issues to supervisor taking administrative action within job role, e.g. paying relevant fees ensuring a copyright notice is placed on all publications (e.g. the copyright symbol ©, name of the copyright owner, year of creation or first publication) |