Intellectual Property

If you invented a product or process in the United States, it would be wise to protect it. By patenting your invention, you hold the rights to its process and application. Exceptions to the rules of patentability exist. It is essential for you or your business to...

Your trademark is invaluable. It acts as a brand for your company, projecting an image that your customers will instantly recognize as the image for your business. But if you want to create the right trademark for your California business, you must be careful that...

People often view history's legendary innovators and inventors as scientific geniuses, but, here at , we also recognize them for something else they probably were: savvy businesspeople. At the very least, we must assume that they...

As a business owner, you probably have concerns about safeguarding your valuable intellectual property. After all, this information is what makes your company a verifiable success and if it fell into the hands of competitors you could be looking at lost profits....

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...

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...

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...

Most California entrepreneurs understand the importance of creative ownership; after all, a work of one's one is something to be proud of. When the privacy or protection of that creation becomes jeopardized, an unlawful act may have taken place. The...

At , in California, we know how proud you are of your artistic creations, be they paintings, books, musical compositions, photographs, architectural drawings, computer programs or other expressions of your creative genius. We also...

Obtaining a patent is about much more than inventing something new. It is important that you prove it is new. That means you have to compare it to everything that is known in the world already. The term is "prior art," and it describes the body of everything that is...