Intellectual Property
Protect your work from copycats. Learn the difference between trademarks, copyrights, and patents so you can safeguard your intellectual property.
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What the Cleveland Indians' Name Change Could Mean for Brands
Brands who listen to the concerns of the communities they serve could be rewarded.
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What You Can Do When Someone Steals or Misuses Your Photos
With social communities, using cameras phones to upload and instantly share images on the Internet has become a regular part of our lives. With this, the potential to have your photos stolen or misused becomes all too real. But there are laws that can help a sticky situation from getting worse.
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Three Steps to Turn Your Product Idea into Money
That great idea in your head isn't making you any money. Protect it, validate it, and license it. Get it out of your head and into your wallet.
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Does Your Employer Own Intellectual Property You Create?
Employers typically own intellectual property developed by their employees, but there is room for negotiation.
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How the COVID-19 Vaccines Could Affect Intellectual Property Rights
The development of the COVID-19 vaccine didn't necessarily alter the landscape of intellectual property rights, but it may have fostered a new spirit of innovation and cooperation.
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Do Bloggers Receive the Same 'Source' Protection as Mainstream Journalists?
Apple Computer Inc. sued 25 unnamed individuals, possibly Apple employees, who allegedly leaked specifications about a digital music product code named 'Asteroid' via various blogs: PowerPage, Apple Insider, and Think Secret. Read more to find out about the outcome.
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Joint Ownership of Patents: A to Z
An invention's patent is considered personal property. Under patent law, each co-inventor named on a patent application owns that property. In the absence of any agreement, each co-inventor owns 100 percent of the patent, regardless of how much each individual contributed to the invention. Patent law gives co-owners of a patent the right to make, use, license, sell and import the patented invention within the U.S. in whatever way they please, without the consent of the other co-owners.
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What Is Creative Commons? 5 Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to your Creative Commons questions here.
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Disabled Inventors: Necessity Is the Mother of Invention
Inventors are known to tackle problems they encounter in their everyday lives. For disabled inventors solving these problems can have a life-changing impact, not just for themselves, but others who can benefit from their ingenuity.
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Can Fashion Designs Be Copyrighted?
Recording artist Gwen Stefani recently filed an infringement suit against Forever 21, alleging that the 'fast-fashion' retailer improperly used the heart and heart/box trademarks from her upscale Harajuku line on its own merchandise in a 'virtually indistinguishable' way.
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