Can Ideas Be Patented or Protected?
Inventors often have dreams about new inventions that reflect their creativity and desire to solve a problem or help humanity. Some of these dreams simply fade away with time and are never applied in the real world, while others are made into an invention that is tangible and real. However, when applying for a patent,…
Which Protection Do I Need: Patent, Copyright, or Trademark?
When people think of property, they think of something like real or personal property. However, intellectual property has legal rights even when it’s in an intangible form. The three main types of intellectual property are trademarks, patents, and copyrights. Each of these has different laws that protect different types of work. Our legal team at…
What is the purpose of a trademark?
A trademark is a slogan, design, symbol, word, or combination of some of these to identify a party’s goods or services. The purpose of a trademark is to distinguish it from someone else’s goods or services. It can be almost anything. One example is the golden arches of McDonald’s or the shape of the Coca-Cola…
What is Patent Portfolio Management?
A business or company may have a portfolio, or collection, of patents and intellectual property protections just as an individual may have a stock and mutual fund portfolio, or collection of financial assets. And believe it or not, that patent portfolio can be just as important in determining a company’s financial future. Patent portfolio management…
What is Intellectual Property?
Intellectual property is any creation of the mind, whether an invention, a literary or artistic piece of work, a design, name or image, or symbol used in commerce. IP is protected by law with patents, trademarks, or copyrights. This allows people to earn financial benefits or recognition for what they create or invent. At the…