General Intellectual Property

Trademarks, copyrights, and patents are all legal ways for individuals and companies to protect their valuable property. While this does not include real estate, this property may be wording,...

Intellectual copyright (or simply "copyright"), a type of intellectual property law, refers to the protection of original published and unpublished "works of authorship" by federal law of the...

Trademark and copyright laws are legal devices designed to allow creators to protect the exclusive use of their creations. Trademark laws essentially protect product reputation and business...

A copyright is essentially a partial legal monopoly granted to the creator of an original work of authorship. The purpose of granting this monopoly is not primarily to protect the author's...

Copyrights and trademarks, along with patents, make up a field of law known as "intellectual property," so called because they protect ideas and expressions rather than physical property....

The Copyright, Designs & Patents Act (the "Act") was enacted by the United Kingdom in 1988 and superseded the Copyright Act of 1956. It also modified pre-existing UK law on Registered Designs,...

The Internet has exponentially increased the volume of intellectual property. Writers, musicians and artists of all types have long sought to protect their creations from exploitation and with...

Copyrights and trademarks are both considered intellectual property. Protection afforded to intellectual property under federal law is designed stimulate creativity, gives authors incentive to...

Copyrights and trademarks fall under the purview of intellectual property law, which provides protection for creative works. Protection of intellectual property stimulates creativity, gives its...

People naturally want to protect great ideas. The U.S. Copyright Office provides guidance for people who want to protect their intellectual property in the form of ideas. The process takes a bit...

Copyrights and patents serve to protect your rights to things you have created. Copyrights protect things like written works, musical scores, and photographs. Patents provide protection for...