Intellectual Property
Protect your work from copycats. Learn the difference between trademarks, copyrights, and patents so you can safeguard your intellectual property.
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How to Protect Your Intellectual Property Rights When Collaborating with Others
When working with others, it pays to have clear agreements about ownership of the project or intellectual property.
· 3 min read
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How to File a Patent
Before you can profit from your invention, there are several steps to take to get the right kind of protection you need. Find out how you file a patent application, whether you need a lawyer or can do it yourself, and what it means to have a patent pending.
· 6 min read
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Are Literary Parodies Protected Under the First Amendment?
Parody and satire have entertained humans for millennia—but tread carefully if you don't want to infringe on a copyright.
· 5 min read
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Defend Your Trademark with a Cease and Desist Letter
Your efforts to build a brand can be thwarted by trademark infringers who can besmirch your reputation by offering inferior goods and services under your trademark. Learn how cease and desist letters can help stop trademark infringement.
· 4 min read
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Defend Your Trademark with a Certification of Cease and Desist
Trademark infringement can sap your business of sales while doing damage to hard-earned brand reputation. Learn how a certification of cease and desist can help you enforce your rights and stop infringement.
· 3 min read
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Avoid Infringement by Getting Copyright Permission
Need to reuse someone else's creative work?
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Understanding Joint Work and Copyright
If you collaborate on a project, you need to understand your rights as a co-creator.
· 4 min read
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Using a Copyright License Agreement for Written Work
Thinking about granting a copyright license over one of your written works? Learn more about how a copyright license agreement can protect you.
· 4 min read
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Understanding the Patent Application Process
The patent application process can be confusing. Find out more about the different phases of the process and what you can do to prepare for each phase.
· 5 min read
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The Basics of Patent Assignments
What is a patent assignment, what are the requirements to make it valid, and why would a business enter into a patent assignment agreement? Read on to find answers to these questions and more.
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