Property - Realty
Freehold land
Property - Personality
Chattels real
Chattels personal
Chattels real
Leashold
Chattels personal
Choses in possession & in action
Example of choses in action
Intangible - intellectual property
I.e. Patents, trademarks, copyright
Trademark
Name or sign, can register but not compulsory
Patents
Monopoly over invention, register for initial 10 years, can extend to further 10 but no more
Examples of copyright
Books, TV, songs
Rules of copyright
Automatic from day of creation, lasts for whole life & 70 years after death
Do you have to register design rights
Yes
A joint tenancy may be converted into a tenancy in common by
Either mutual agreement or unilateral notice