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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Understanding the Difference Between Fair Use and Fair Dealing
The fair use doctrine is part of U.S. copyright law, while fair dealing laws are present in other countries. Learn about these two concepts and when they apply to copyrighted works.
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Creating Work for the Public Domain
Creative works that are in the public domain are available for anyone to use. Learn how works can become public domain and how you can contribute your own works.
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Finding the Right Fit: Comparing Intellectual Property Protections
Safeguard your ideas, inventions, and processes so others don't benefit from your genius unless you want them to.
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Understanding Orphan Works and Copyrights
Whenever a person creates a work that is copyrightable, such as a book, poem, or song, they immediately own the copyright to the work. Use of that work without the owner's permission is called infringement. If it's not possible to determine the copyright holder for a work, that work is considered an orphan work, although it is still protected by copyright law.
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What to Do if You Get a Copyright Infringement Notice
As copyright infringement becomes more common, owners are becoming more aggressive in protecting their rights by issuing copyright infringement notices.
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Tips for Protecting Your Trade Secrets
Adequately protecting trade secrets can mean the difference between the success and failure of your business.
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What Constitutes Patent Infringement?
Patent litigation can be frightening. Take control of the risk and understand the three things you need to know about patent infringement: basic patent law, the patent in question, and the alleged infringement.
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How to Protect an 'Idea'
To bring your idea out into the world, you first need to protect it. Learn how to be develop your ideas so that they're patentable. Innovation starts with the "hows."
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When Is the Right Time to Trademark Your Brand?
The best business strategy is to think about trademarks from the very beginning—ideally, when you're choosing your business name and logo and forming your business entity.
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Lifestyle Influencers: How to Protect Your Intellectual Property
Whether you're just learning how to start a blog or you've already got a dedicated blog readership, you should know about copyrights and trademarks, so that your work will be protected.
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