FAQ: Intellectual Property Protection

This is a guide to intellectual property protection

2006 Trends in Intellectual Patent Rights

The costs to get a patent and the time it takes to get one due to the bureaucracy of the US Patent and Trademark Office is out of control. No longer can small garage inventors afford to get a patent for something they built in their garage that the world really needs.

Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights - What's the Difference?

A discussion of the differences between patents, trademarks and copyrights. What they protect. How long they last.

Intellectual Property Considerations

Intellectual Property is one of the hardest things to protect. If you file a patent it becomes public information and if someone copies it and changes one thing, they basically stole your idea for free then it is your duty to try to sue them; that costs you thousands.

CONTRACTS THAT WORK! Representations, Warranties and Remedies

The project is late and over budget. The boss is concerned, the internal clients are furious. What are your options? This article lays out the legal principles in clear, insightful English and offers concrete suggestions to solve current problems and avoid them in the future.

Contracts That Work! Bankruptcy

The vendor of your No. 1 mission-critical application has filed for bankruptcy. Your contract gives you the right to terminate immediately. Can you enforce that provision? This article explores that difficult question in clear, direct English and offers concrete suggestions for improving your IT and IP contracts and ensuring that you continue to receive the services you need, when you need them.

Intellectual Property

Over the course of humanity, every discovery has yielded more questions as we continue to explore new territory. As we continue to explore the frontier known as cyberspace, and discover new ways to use the medium, we are opened up to more ethical dilemmas and questions. Intellectual property has always been a thorny issue.

Protect Your Creativity

As an entrepreneur, you are undoubtedly blessed with the ability to come up with new ideas for products and services. Sometimes, a competitor comes up with a similar idea and manages to make money out of it before you do. A great deal of planning, money, time and effort are required to turn these ideas into invention and innovation.

5 Ways to Protect Your Idea-for Less than $30

Every day thousand upon thousands of ordinary people become inventors. They devise new ideas, improve old ones, and enhance the world around them. But they all have one thing in common. The vast majority will never act on their idea because they can not afford the cost for a Utility patent. When you consider that the average cost for a strong Utility patent is around $5,000 it is no wonder.

International Intellectual Patent Protection and Eastern and Western Culture Issues

As an Online Think Tank member, I know that there are two or more sides to every issues and different perspectives and belief systems on all sides of any debate about right and wrong. Yet, I see international intellectual patent protection as a crisis that should have already been solved. The United States must seize this opportunity to fix the problems with our trading partners on the other side of the planet.

Wholesale Business: Spotting Copyright Infringement Crooks

Avoiding copyright theft for your business- explained

Business Legal Form - Where To Get The Forms You'll Need

A business legal form is important for any person who runs or operates a business.

Five Key Questions About IP Help Increase Market Value and Improve Bottom Line Results

Five key questions about your intellectual property can help increase corporate value and bottomline results. Effective management of these rights is the key to success in the information age.