Intellectual Property Articles

1). Copyright Procedures; Quick and Easy By : Lyle Cochran
The digital age of cyber publishing and intellectual property raises many questions about copyrighting. If you have never published anything in your life, you still hold copyrights. If you do publish your work, how do you know your copyrights are in place? Copyrighting is not complicated or difficult, there is a quick and easy way to copyright any creative material you produce.
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2). Intellectual Property - Engaging with China By : Paul Ward
China is well entrenched in the global marketplace, but with Chinese piracy reported at 90 percent, it's the third least friendly country for protecting intellectual property (IP). China's accession into the World Trade Organization started four years ago. With this commitment to regulatory and economic restructuring, China has indeed been a country of economic opportunity for multinational corporations.
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3). Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights--What’s the Difference? By : Terry Williamson
Patents A patent protects inventions through federal law. Inventions are your creative ideas for new products (articles of manufacture), machines, processes, methods, compositions of matter, ornamentation on products, or new plants. An improvement on an existing product may also be patented. Utility patents protect the majority of these. To be patentable, your invention must be useful, novel and non-obvious.
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4). Information Technology - Wrongful Termination of Contract By : Dr Rosanna Cooper
The defendant, Steria, terminated the agreement with Peregrine Systems alleging that it was entitled to terminate the contract between the parties as a result of delays and commercial misstatements. Steria also claimed damages from Peregrine. In return, Peregrine brought proceedings against Steria for money owed under the contract. Initially, the Court held that Peregrine had not committed any breach of contract and that there had been no misstatements.
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5). WikiPatents Enables Community Patent Review By : WikiPatents
“Bad patents” cost infringers—and, ultimately, all consumers—millions, if not billions, of dollars every year. Yet, “good patents” often go unrecognized. Until now, there has been no web site encouraging large-scale, organized public comment to clarify the true merits and value of U.S. patents. WikiPatents.com, officially launched August 28, 2006, addresses these problems.
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6). How to Work With Your Intellectual Property Lawyer By : Mikki Barry
Intellectual property law is a daunting challenge to even the most seasoned business person. How does one choose the right way to protect your most coveted assets; your intellectual property? Here are a few pointers that can help.
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7). When Circumvention is Necessary for Fair Use By : Mikki Barry
Much has been said about the copyright holder or distributor's rights to keep their investment safe from piracy, but not enough has been said about a consumer's fair use rights.
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8). Patent Protection Makes Sense By : Jessica Deets
For an inventor, getting a patent on an idea can mean the difference between finding good investors that will help launch a company or a design or running into a hornets' nest of people who would prefer to grab the idea, run with it and leave the inventor empty handed.
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9). Can you start selling your invention before patenting it? By : Xavier Pillai
Chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies spend large sums of money so that their employees burn the midnight oil and come up with great inventions, be it on a novel drug treat heart disease or a process to make large quantities of a chemical used in the manufacture of a plastic. Those inventions may be of little value if the company did not file for a patent in a timely manner.
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10). The Beginnings of a Quality Patent Search By : Lisa Parmley
Hopefully you realize that before you do much of anything, you need to look at the marketability of your invention. Remember, you don’t want to do anything until you have a good feel for whether or not you can actually make some money from your invention. Of course, you can’t ever determine with 100% accuracy if you will make money or how much, but you can gain an idea by looking at other products available in the marketplace.
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11). The Inventor’s Dilemma By : Lisa Parmley
So you’ve done your homework (or are planning on being diligent about it at least). And you’ve decided to definitely forge ahead and gain a patent on your invention. So now what? Well, first of all, be warned that patenting your invention will cost you several thousand dollars. The fee varies widely; you will ultimately need to receive an estimate from the professional you choose.
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12). IT - Negotiating certain Terms in IT Contracts By : Dr Rosanna Cooper
n Vogon International Limited v The Serious Fraud Office [2005], a dispute arose in relation to the interpretation of the payment terms in the contract between the parties. The Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) hired Vogan International Limited (“Vogon”) to retrieve email data from computerised tapes used during a criminal investigation. Prior to entering into the agreement, Vogon calculated its estimated fee based upon number of completed backups.
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13). Steal this Ebook By : John Tello
The hippie bible "Steal this book" was an anti-capitalism manifesto, widely remembered because of its creative and aggressive title plus its subvertive message. Paper books like that one were not easy to steal, because of the guards in the bookstores and the costly effort of retyping, mastering, printing, binding and distributing. In the digital era you can get an ebook, crack or OCR it if protected, and copy-pasting it.
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14). How to Leverage Your Intellectual Property for Maximum Profit By : Suzanne Falter-Barns
Copyright 2006 Suzanne Falter-Barns I don't know about you, but I would like to "squeeze" as much potential (read "profits") out of every minute I work as possible. If I create something once, I better use it in at least three different ways, or I consider it a waste of time. Now this might mean different things to different people, but here is what it means to me: 1.
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15). So You’ve Invented Something, Now What? By : Lisa Parmley
So you’ve invented the next big thing (or at least something that may solve a problem for a select group of people)? Now what?
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16). Marketing And Copyright Lessons From The Dead By : Mark Silver
No matter how much inventory you have, or how large your customer base, the viability of your business depends on the flow of your thinking, your creativity, your presence. What do you do when someone steals your hard work? Send a thank-you note.
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17). Troubling Changes To Patent Rules By : James Yang
On January 3, 2006 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Patent Office) proposed changes to the current patent filing procedures that will dramatically change the process inventors and small businesses use to seek patent protection. The proposed changes also limit inventors’ ability to protect their inventions. The public may submit their feedback on these changes by May 3, 2006. CHANGE NO. 1: The first change alters the current “continuation practice” by limiting...
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18). Experienced Copyright, Patent, and Trademark Attorneys may be A Great Help By : Jessica Deets
If you're of the creative type, it's quite likely you've made something you'd like to protect from others. Whether it's the creation of a novel, a new fabric softener or you're trying to launch a new business that will have its own unique brand, hiring an attorney to help may be in order.
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19). The Difference Between Trade Secrets And Trademarks By : Gregg Hall
Some people get confused between trade secrets and trademarks. A trademark is something that is publicly recognized and known as being officially associated with a particular company. In contrast a trade secret can be a much more broad definition and by its very name is not made public.
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20). Are You Prepared To Face The Patent Office As It Is Going To Grant Only Narrow Patents? By : Xavier Pillai
A patent application is a serious legal document and should be prepared with great care. This requires knowledge of the industry, i.e., what has been done before and what the competition might try to get around the patent. In the wake of the proposed rules, the importance of writing a good patent application cannot be overemphasized.
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21). Detailed Patent Search Tutorial By : Lisa Parmley
You can get a reasonable patent search for a few hundred dollars. An in-depth comprehensive search will cost more (around a $1,000). But before you spend any money at all applying for a patent, reducing your invention to practice, or building an expensive prototype, you can start searching around all on your own.
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