Intellectual Property (IP) is any original product of your mind or intellect and is commonly developed through research or creative efforts. Intellectual property rights are the rights given to the creators of IP to help prevent others from using their original ideas.
A well kept laboratory notebook (lab book) is the best way to demonstrate that you were the first to invent something. Keeping a lab book is vital if you want to patent your idea in the USA, which operates on a “first to invent” process rather than the “first to file a patent application” process that operates in Australia. Find out more about keeping a lab book »
