CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Intellectual Property
Effective Date: Feb. 2, 2004  Approved by: Executive Feb. 2, 2004

Background

Although we share the fruits of intellectual property with our constituency, CAPM&R creations have value and to ensure adequate conservation and correct application, we must protect this universally recognized value by appropriate registration.

Policy

All intellectual property created as a result of Association activity or funding shall be protected by registration. The registration procedure will be carried out by CAPM&R staff at head office as soon as a CAPM&R creation is forwarded to the office.

Definitions:

Copyright applies to all original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and gives the owner sole right of reproduction or to permit others to do so.

Industrial Design deals with original unique design or ornamentation to a manufactured article, including shape, feature, pattern or configuration.

Patents deal with the invention of a new and useful process, machine, the manufacturing or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.

Royalties are payments to the registered owners of intellectual property paid for continuing use almost invariably by written license. An assignment of right usually deals with onetime transfer of rights paid for by a single consideration.

Trade Mark is a work, symbol or picture or a combination of these, used to distinguish a particular article or service from other goods or services.

Examples

1. CAPM&R may create some CME material, interactive test template, new public education material, new training program - these can be copyrighted to ensure that when used outside CAPM&R, public acknowledgements to CAPM&R are made.
2. CAPM&R's logo, icon phrase - these are copyright and trademark protected.