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An example of a patent is the features we can find in smartphone we use everyday: HERE for example you can read about the seven-year-long patent dispute between APPLE and SAMSUNG.
Quoting "In 2012, a US jury awarded California-based Apple $1.05bn in damages for the copied features, which included design elements like the screen that displays icons in a grid."

An example of breaking a design rights is when the design of a product is too similar to a design registered: HERE for example you can read about the decision og judge at the High Court in London saying that the look of Samsung's Galaxy Tab computers was not too similar to designs registered in connection with the iPad.
Quoting "We continue to believe that Apple was not the first to design a tablet with a rectangular shape and rounded corners and that the origins of Apple's registered design features can be found in numerous examples of prior art."

In this article you can read about some famous copyright cases: for example the case of Battlestar Galactica who apparently ‘borrowed’ a little too much from Star Wars
The video below explains in details what does it mean with Copyright Infringement. It is related to Google ADS, a service offered by google to add advertisemnt on websites. However I found it very interesting when researchign this topic:

THIS ARTICLE shows many famous trademarks. We already know that they can be a logo, a motto or a name but sometimes we don't realise that we are literally sourronded by trademarks. The article gives some examples so we can identify them better.
In case you want to apply for a trademark, UK Government gives detailed information about it and about the right procedures to protect intellectual property and your work.

The video below helps you understand better what is trademarks and why trademarks are good for business:

The video below explains in details the concept of Trade Secrets and why you should protect them. It's not basic but you will find scrolling down another introductory video.
As we saw, trade secrest includes a broad variety of elements such as a formula‚ program‚ technique‚ or process that a company uses to produce something that gives value to that element because it remains secret.
In this article you can find some examples like:
KFC’s secret blend of 11 herbs and spices.
Coca-Cola’s recipe for their signature drink.
Google’s search algorithm.
McDonald’s Big Mac “special sauce.”
Secret client lists at any company.
The video below gives an interesting summary of Trade Secrets