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The owner of most types of property, including intellectual property (IP), can be changed by executing an assignment. After establishing ownership of IP, the owner or owners may assign the ownership interest over to whomever the owner chooses. In the case of patents, copyrights, and trademarks, an assignment means a transfer by a [...]
The U.S. Copyright Office defines computer programs as “a set of statements or instructions to be used directly or indirectly in a computer in order to bring about a certain result.”
The process for registering a Copyright for your computer program roughly the same as [...]
Interestingly enough, you do not actually need to have a copyright filed to have copyright protection. Works are protected by copyright laws when they are first created and there is a fixed copy or “phonorecord.” For example, a book would be a “copy” of a work and the [...]
A deposit is a copy of the work which is being submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office. A deposit usually accompanies an application for Copyright Registration, but sometimes it is required regardless of Copyright Registration. All works that are to be protected by U.S. copyright registration and that [...]
The youngest person to have even been granted a patent was four years old. FOUR! Granted on August 3, 1993, Patent 5,231,733 is an “Aid for grasping round knobs.” The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) does not have any age restrictions on inventors who would like to [...]
You have this excellent creation that you want to protect, so now what? If you think you need copyright protection then there are two ways to register for a copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office: online and mail applications. All applications must include a completed application form, a [...]
A copyright is a form of intellectual property that grants the copyright holder certain rights in original creative expressions. Importantly, for something to be protected by copyright, it must be both original and a creative expression. It must also exist in a fixed form. Many things may fit this definition including [...]
The Internet is a wonderful tool that has truly revolutionized the way people make purchases and share ideas over the last twenty years. However, the Internet has also made it easier for some people to steal intellectual property. Fixed, creative expressions, such as movies, songs, paintings, and photographs, are subject to copyright protection. In fact, [...]
Have you ever had a great idea? Of course you have! But have you taken steps to help protect it from theft? Maybe not.
There are different types of protection for different types of intellectual property. Registering trademarks and copyrights with the federal government provide significant benefits. However, owners of non-registered trademarks and copyrights also [...]
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