Intellectual Property

Protecting and selling your mobile application

Even with the mobile app business booming, there is still room for app innovation. If you have your own idea for a mobile app and are ready to start developing it, you will want to make sure you understand the rules regarding copyright protection for computer programs—including what is protected and what is not—especially if you plan to profit from your work.

March 22, 2023 · 3 min read

Developing an IP strategy

Protecting your invention, logo or creative work with a patent, trademark or copyright is important. But equally important is creating an IP strategy.

March 22, 2023 · 5 min read

How the copyright alert system discourages illegal downloads

Content creators have partnered with major internet service providers to develop the Copyright Alert System, which identifies users who download copyrighted content illegally and imposes certain consequences. Here's how it works and what it might do for intellectual property protection online.

March 22, 2023 · 3 min read

Video games and copyright infringement

Video game piracy is estimated to cost the video game industry millions of dollars every year. Enforcing these rights is a never-ending battle. Here we discuss some of the industry's anti-piracy efforts—and successes—over the past year.

March 21, 2023 · 3 min read

Can you patent your mobile app?

Protect your intellectual property by applying for a patent at the right time and with the right details about your unique app.

March 21, 2023 · 3 min read

Social media's new intellectual property challenges

Sharing your photos online can be problematic—especially if you are hoping to retain your rights to credit and royalties. Photographer Daniel Morel learned this the hard way when his dramatic photos of the Haitian earthquake went viral—credited to someone else.

March 21, 2023 · 3 min read

The pros and cons of registering photo and music copyrights as a collection or group

For a prolific artist, photographer or musician, trying to register a copyright for each creative piece separately can be expensive and time-consuming. The option to protect entire collections of work as a group offers enticing savings in time and cost. But this option comes with important restrictions every artist needs to be aware of.

March 21, 2023 · 6 min read

Your startup's most valuable asset is its intellectual property

As a company grows and expands, its most valuable intellectual property may not reside in any of the specific technical features but rather in the brand that users associate with the service: the company's trademarks.

March 21, 2023 · 3 min read

Trademarks: After you apply

Filing a trademark application is just the first step toward trademark registration and it doesn’t guarantee registration. Your application will first move through a review and publication process.

March 20, 2023 · 3 min read

Trademarks: Before you apply

March 20, 2023 · 3 min read