A software engineering firm has designed a unique, novel data-routing protocol for a new network operating system. The source code written for this protocol is automatically protected by copyright.
State one other method of intellectual property protection that can be used to legally protect the unique functional design or invention behind this protocol.
Practise Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Ethical and legal with exam-style questions for GCSE Computer Science. 35 questions covering Ethical and legal issues of personal data, Issues of AI, machine learning and robotics, and Intellectual property protection methods, matched to the Edexcel GCSE Computer Science (1CP2) specification and written in Paper 1 and Paper 2 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.