TECHNICAL WORKS

Technical Works are intellectual creations related, among other areas, to geography, topography, architecture, engineering, and sciences.

Although not always intuitively associated with copyright, technical works are fully eligible for protection, as provided by legislation and recognized by case law. For a technical work to be protected, it is essential that it demonstrates originality in the form of expression of the technical solution adopted.

This protection should not be confused with that granted under patent law, since registering a technical work does not guarantee exclusivity over methods, processes, or functionalities, but only over the intellectual form of expression of the work.

Such originality may be subtle, as the margin of similarity between technical works is often high and legally permissible, particularly due to compliance with technical standards, norms, and functional requirements.

TYPES OF WORK – Examples of technical works include engineering projects and architectural works, as well as database structures and architectures. In the latter case, it is important to note that copyright protection does not extend to the data itself, i.e., the content of the database, but to the originality of the expression of its structure and organization. Thus, copyright protection for databases covers intellectual choices regarding the selection, organization, and structuring of data, including conceptual models such as ontologies and taxonomies.

CO-AUTHORS – If the technical work results from the creative participation of two or more individuals, co-authors can easily be indicated during the registration process.

ANY FORMAT – The work file registered on the portal may be in any format you choose. For technical works, the most common formats include engineering or architectural projects created in specialized software, plans, image files (photographs), diagrams, sectional views, conceptual schemes, among others.

CERTIFICATE AND SEAL OF REGISTRATION – In just a few minutes your work is protected, with a certificate and seal of registration (which may be affixed to the work, if desired), both with QR codes for easy consultation.

ORGANIZED PROFILE – All your registrations are kept together and well organized, and can be accessed at any time by entering your username and password in the vault on the main page.

IMPORTANT – Before displaying a work on the internet, sending it by email to someone, or even showing it to another person, this is the right place and time to register and protect your work.

To register a technical work, simply create your profile on the portal, purchase credits, and click the REGISTER TECHNICAL WORK button.

If you have any questions, please consult the FAQ section or contact us using the “Contact” item in the top menu.