Study on the Knowledge about Intellectual Property with Design Graduates in a Bachelor's Course in Pernambuco

Abstract

This research presents a study carried out with students from a Design course in the University from Pernambuco on their knowledge about intellectual property protection. The protection of Intellectual Property is very necessary for the economic and innovative growth of a nation, and sometimes it isn’t discussed or presented in training courses for professionals who will work in the creative economy producing innovations, as through industrial design, creation of trademarks, copyright or patents, as is the case with the training of designers. To carry out the research and measurement, resources as forms, and bibliographic (theoretical references) and documentary surveys (of the curricular structure of the course) were used. The results suggest that the acquaintance is timid, inexpressive, and that it is urgently necessary to bring the knowledge of Intellectual Property closer to training in Design.