A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs that identify and distinguish the source of the goods of one organization from those of others. A service mark is the same as a Trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. Throughout the POPP, the term "Trademark" will be used to refer to both trademarks and service marks.. c) Patent rights A Patent is a grant made by a government that gives the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time. It is the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling or importing that invention. Patents are usually issued by Patent and Trademark Offices of the host governments. Given the nature of UNDP’s business, there will be few instances where UNDP patents an invention. d) Copyrights A Copyright is the exclusivto mak license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, movie etc. It is a form of protection provided to the authors of "original works", both published and unpublished. Copyrights are registered by the Copyright Office of governments. There are a handful of UNDP Country Offices with reported copyrights for books, movies, documentaries and bulletins. e) Software Licenses/externally developed (purchased or donated) A software license is a legal instrument governing the usage or redistribution of software. All software is copyright protected, except material in the public domain. A typical software license grants UNDP permission to use one or more copies of software in ways where such a use would otherwise constitute copyright infringement of the software owner's exclusive rights under copyright law. Some software comes with the license when purchased off the shelf or an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) license when bundled with hardware. Software licenses can generally be categorized into the following categories: Proprietary licenses: Computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. UNDP is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, but restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering. An example of proprietary software is the People Soft (Atlas) License; and Free and open source licenses (F/OSS, FOSS) or free/libre/open-source software (FLOSS): Software that is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to use,
A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs that identify and distinguish the source of the goods of one organization from those of others. A service mark is the same as a Trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. Throughout the POPP, the term "Trademark" will be used to refer to both trademarks and service marks.. c) Patent rights A Patent is a grant made by a government that gives the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time. It is the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling or importing that invention. Patents are usually issued by Patent and Trademark Offices of the host governments. Given the nature of UNDP’s business, there will be few instances where UNDP patents an invention. d) Copyrights A Copyright is the exclusivto mak license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, movie etc. It is a form of protection provided to the authors of "original works", both published and unpublished. Copyrights are registered by the Copyright Office of governments. There are a handful of UNDP Country Offices with reported copyrights for books, movies, documentaries and bulletins. e) Software Licenses/externally developed (purchased or donated) A software license is a legal instrument governing the usage or redistribution of software. All software is copyright protected, except material in the public domain. A typical software license grants UNDP permission to use one or more copies of software in ways where such a use would otherwise constitute copyright infringement of the software owner's exclusive rights under copyright law. Some software comes with the license when purchased off the shelf or an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) license when bundled with hardware. Software licenses can generally be categorized into the following categories: Proprietary licenses: Computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. UNDP is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, but restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering. An example of proprietary software is the People Soft (Atlas) License; and Free and open source licenses (F/OSS, FOSS) or free/libre/open-source software (FLOSS): Software that is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to use,