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Intellectual property law protects the creative works of authors, composers, designers, and inventors from being pirated. There are four basic categories of intellectual property: copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. Generally, each category is used with different types of material and affords different protections. Copyrights protect original works of authorship from the moment they are created and fixed in a tangible form. Patents protect new and useful machines, articles, substances, or processes through exclusive rights granted by the federal government to their inventors. Trademarks protect identifying marks that distinguish goods or services, such as names, logos, designs, emblems, and distinctive sounds and smells. Trade secrets protect confidential business information or "proprietary information," such as business plans, chemical formulas, and customer lists.
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| Protect Your Business' Intellectual Property |
| Intellectual property isn't tangible. Although it's not typically something that you can hold in your hands, it belongs to your business just the same. It's as real as any piece of equipment. A variety of laws protect it against theft by other businesses or individuals. |
| The Patent Process |
| Patents give inventors the exclusive right to use, make, and sell their inventions, such as new machines and processes. During National Inventors Month, it's a good time to learn how you can protect your ideas for a new product or machine through the patent process. |
| Licensing Agreements |
| In business, a written license agreement is essential to enforce your rights. A license is really nothing more than a contractual right that gives someone permission to do a certain activity or to use certain property that is owned by someone else. |
| Intellectual Property: Selecting a Good Lawyer |
| Entertainment and intellectual property law cover a very broad spectrum of legal issues involving contracts, patents, trademarks, copyrights and more. The level of expertise of lawyers specializing in these areas can vary from generalists in the field to experts in sub-specialties that may range fro |
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Ask a Lawyer - Intellectual Property Law questions answered by leading lawyers |
| Property question |
| My girlfriend and I used both our cars as trade in for the purchase of a new car, which is registered and titled in my name and there is a lien on it. We are no longer together. What can I do in order for her to take owership of the car, and to take over the payments? |
| Can i copyright multiple song with one fee in puerto rico? |
| Can i copyright let say 60 song in one fee? And they are form diffrent year. I live in puerto rico put california becuase i can find pr. Thank who ever going to help me! |
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| a person cash my worker compentation check with out permition |
| How would you defend this scenario? |
| 1. Jimmy is a `huge' fan of Harry Potter. He has all the books and all the movies. He decides to: 1) Give his copy of the first book to his friend Yolanda; 2) To make a copy of the second movie and upload it onto Youtube; 3) Create his own fee-based membership fansite that is a "Harry Potter Primer" telling people all about the franchise; and 4) In art class, Jimmy paints the Harry Potter character in an abstract style [similar to to a Picasso painting], which he posts onto his Facebook page. Jimmy is sued by all those that hold copyrights on Harry Potter. What will happen to Jimmy on the four "uses"? Go through each one of the `uses' and describe the plaintiff's arguments and any possible defense available to Jimmy. |
| I want to create a product and call it Joonies, my question is since there is a movie called Goonies |
| I want to create a product and call it Joonies, my question is since there is a movie called Goonies which is similar, will they have any claim to sue me? So I can use this name? |
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