Intellectual Property Rights

Our Intellectual Property Rights section includes everything from the wackiest patents to copyright and trademark rulings in the news. Also, learn the key differences among patents, copyrights, and trademarks and what you need to know to protect your ideas.

Patents

Pig Patent? Monsanto’s Efforts to Claim Ownership
Fighting the Good Fight: What's Being Done to Combat Online Theft

Copyrights

How the Copyright Alert System Discourages Illegal Downloads
Fighting the Good Fight: What's Being Done to Combat Online Theft

Trademarks

Fighting the Good Fight: What's Being Done to Combat Online Theft
Trademark Protection of Color: Louboutin’s Red-Soled Shoe is a Clever Logo

Intellectual Property Basics

Fighting the Good Fight: What's Being Done to Combat Online Theft
Developing an IP Strategy