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WHAT CAN BE PATENTED – AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? András Jókúti Hungarian Intellectual Property Office Ankara, 25 January 2011 WHAT IS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY? Copyright and rights related to copyright copyright neighbouring rights (rights of performers and phonogram manufacturers) sui generis right of database makers Industrial property rights patents (+SPC) trade marks design rights plant variety rights utility model rights protection of geographical indications protection of semiconductor topographies [trade secrets and trade names] WHAT DOES PATENT PROTECTION MEAN? Reasons for patent protecti