While many inventors and creators seek to protect their brilliance with a patent, others simply wish to make their ideas accessible to the public through open-source sharing online. Unfortunately, foregoing a patent for the greater good can still create issues of its...
Month: June 2018
Patent versus trade secret – which is best?
On Behalf of Wang IP Law Group, P.C. | Jun 15, 2018 | Intellectual Property
Entrepreneurs rely on intellectual property. An artist is protected by copyrights and brands are protected by trademarks. It seems only natural that inventions need to be protected by patents. There are limits on patents, however, which distinguish them from other...
Suggestions for how you can resolve business disputes
On Behalf of Wang IP Law Group, P.C. | Jun 13, 2018 | Business Litigation
There is little else as unsettling as catching wind of a dispute in your organization. Often, you are immediately met with conflicting stories and are left to your own resources to sort through what you have heard and understand what is going on. In many cases,...
Breaches of Contract
On Behalf of Wang IP Law Group, P.C. | Jun 7, 2018 | Business Litigation
Centuries ago, when literacy was still a fledgling privilege, parties in business often verbalized their contracts. Their word was as good as gold, as some might say. In a modern world, the most successful California executives will say, "Get it in writing." Every...
What constitutes fair use of copyrighted material?
On Behalf of Wang IP Law Group, P.C. | Jun 1, 2018 | Intellectual Property
If you hold a copyright on a book, article, painting, musical composition, software program, etc. that you created in California, you own this creation. It is your intellectual property and others cannot copy, use or sell it without your permission. However, others...