Intellectual Property

In order to qualify for copyright protection, an original creative work must exist in tangible form—in other words, written down or in a form you can…

Find out what constitutes a derivative work and how it's protected by copyright law.

You can register a copyright for your book by submitting your registration electronically, or by mailing in a print application.

If you've come up with a good catchphrase to help identify your company and its goods or services, you might want to trademark it.

As if NFL players don't have enough publicity surrounding their teams, they're going through great legal lengths to protect what they see as personal…

After a successful crowdfunding campaign, a video that went viral, and their products on the shelves of a major retailer, the fortunes of a startup…

A deeper look at the question of trademark and the use of color in product design.

What happened when Tom Waits told a car company "no" and they went ahead without him?

When Abner Mares takes off his robe and steps into the boxing ring, fans will see the stylized "M" tattooed across his chest. The "M," of course, is…

If you're a patent owner who's ready to create a patent license agreement, here's what you need to know before you get started—both about the…