Intellectual Property

Overview

Intellectual property laws are a body of federal and state laws that protect the rights of creators and owners of inventions, music, films, paintings, designs, and other such works that are known as “intellectual property”. LEARN MORE

Patent

A patent is a right granted to an inventor by the federal government that allows the inventor to exclude others from making, selling, or using his or her invention for a period of time. LEARN MORE

Trademark

A trademark is an easily recognizable word, phrase, symbol, or insignia that represents a specific product, legally differentiating it from all others of its kind and recognizing the ownership of the brand. LEARN MORE

Copyright

A copyright is an individual’s exclusive right to reproduce, publish, or sell his or her own original work for authorship such as paintings, literary works, movies, music, or photographs. LEARN MORE

International

Protecting your IP rights in the U.S. is generally straightforward due to the federal government’s clear regulations concerning patents, trademarks, and copyrights. However, you could run into problems enforcing your rights overseas. LEARN MORE

Trade Secret

Trade secrets are a kind of IP that encompass formulas, practices, processes, designs, instruments, and patterns that have inherent economic value due to the fact that they are not generally known or readily discernible by others. LEARN MORE

Portfolio Management And Counseling

When a company possesses a diversity of intellectual property rights, it is important to organize and manage them in such a way as to maximize the value that can be derived from them for the company. This is referred to as an IP portfolio. LEARN MORE