| America Invents Act |
| The long awaited reforms to embetter the patent system were realized by the America Invents Act (AIA). The act was signed into law by President Obama on the 16th of September, 2011. | | 5/11/2012 4:04:44 PM |
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| Details About Freedom to Operate Design Patent and Utility Patent |
| As the name suggests, it is understood that a freedom to operate is the option or the right that makes you free from all legal obstacles to commercialize your product or process it in a particular country or geographical region. Legal obstacles for your product or process could primarily be valid patents, designs and (or) trademark rights. However,... | | 5/11/2012 4:04:20 PM |
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| Improve the Bottom Line: Here's How to Capture Value of Intellectual Property |
| Intellectual Property assets are not just held by high-technology companies. All companies have intellectual property, and protecting this property can transform ideas into revenue-generating assets, and improve the bottom line. All company managers, employees, and founders should be required to sign an Assignment Agreement transferring all propert... | | 4/13/2012 2:37:24 PM |
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| Why Should The US Pay for Research If China Steals It All the Next Day? |
| It is amazing how many people are calling for more innovation, and demanding that we spend more taxpayer's money so that we can win the future. Much of this new money is being funded through the Department of Energy, and other government agencies is given to research institutes, new high-tech alternative energy companies, and some of America's top ... | | 4/5/2012 9:46:28 AM |
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| Intellectual Capital - The Foundation of Corporate Value |
| Many analysts would agree that intellectual capital is at the heart of corporate value. It is the foundation for the market dominance and continuing profitability of leading corporations. Intellectual capital comprises intellectual property (IP) held by a corporation, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, as well as intangib... | | 3/26/2012 4:46:35 PM |
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| Brand Protection - 3 Reasons It Is Necessary |
| As a business, your brand identity is one of your most precious assets. It is ultimately what separates you from other competitors within the industry, giving you a sense of uniqueness in what is often a crowded marketplace. Brand protection through trade mark registration is the only way to ensure you are able to preserve the integrity of your bra... | | 3/21/2012 2:32:03 PM |
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| Intellectual Property and Confidential Operating Manual Challenges |
| In this day and age where the average employee only works at a company for 2 to 3 years, and then goes and seeks other employment, or unfortunately due to the changes in the business cycle, or disruptive technologies in the industry, the company lets them go. Because of this they take a lot of intellectual capital with them. They take their knowled... | | 3/18/2012 5:46:42 PM |
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| What Good Is Innovation If They Steal It As Fast As We Innovate And Create It? |
| Well, as the founder of a think tank which happens to operate online we talk and spend a lot of time on innovation, it's probably the most common topic of all, at least for us. Of course, we are for American innovation and entrepreneurship. We believe in funding innovation, but we have come up with some caveats that we need to consider on a philoso... | | 3/17/2012 3:01:17 PM |
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| Vannevar Bush's Concept of Recording A Life Comes One Step Closer |
| Who owns all of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions, innovations, and art? I would submit to you that it isn't his families anymore, nor does anyone feel that he owns it personally. The actual drawings and notebooks have been sold to a wealthy individual, but all of those drawings are available in digital form. | | 3/17/2012 3:00:24 PM |
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| Drafting a Good License Agreement for Your Product |
| Licensing agreement is a contract whereby the innovator, writer, composer, software programmer and scientist allow other people to manufacture, publish and sell copies of their work. It is the protection of the innovators or inventors from other market followers such as cloners, imitators, adapters and the worst, counterfeiters. | | 3/5/2012 4:54:59 PM |
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| Stopping XXX Domain Cybersquatters |
| The general availability of XXX top level domains makes it possible for cybersquatters to use the trademarks of other businesses for adult sites. There are several options for preventing and/or evicting cybersquatting using XXX domains. | | 3/2/2012 10:25:27 AM |
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| Quirky Social Product Development and Provisional Patent Concerns |
| Quirky is an extraordinary venue for social product development, however if you have a HOT inventive idea you should consider protecting it with at least a Provisional Patent Application. We show you the value of filing a Provisional Patent Application on your own. | | 3/1/2012 4:42:57 PM |
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| Intelligence Agencies Creating False Targets Internally Justifying Surveillance |
| Running a think tank is quite an interesting profession, and I don't consider it for myself a profession because I am retired from a much more dynamic industry in my opinion. Formally, I was a franchisor, setting up franchised outlets in over 23 states. Still, it is nice to be privy to interesting information, and along the way of the intelligence ... | | 2/29/2012 7:34:03 PM |
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| Linsanity, A Trademark? |
| Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks player, one of the most popular NBA stars recently, has caught everyone's attention, even the "linvestor". The "Linvestor" means those who are hoping to make a big fortune by trademarking puns of his name. But bad news to linvetstors, their plan may end up looking as clueless for the NBA teams have let this point guard s... | | 2/24/2012 6:51:21 PM |
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| How Duplication on the Internet Increases Your Legal Risk |
| Before the internet came along the copying of original works typically relied on human intervention. A manuscript to be published would go through many hands before printed copies were available. The slow labour-intensive character of distribution systems meant that there were many opportunities to correct an error or withhold an item from public r... | | 2/8/2012 9:02:32 AM |
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| SOPA, PIPA or Just Plain 'SOPPY?' |
| On Wednesday 18 January, a 24-hour internet blackout is staged in protest against two pieces of US legislation passing through Congress. The Protection Against Online Piracy Act (PIPA), and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), will force US based companies and websites to become responsible for policing online piracy. What does this mean for freedom ... | | 1/25/2012 1:57:59 PM |
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| How to Patent an Idea |
| All great inventions begin with an idea, and as the person who came up with the idea, you want not only proper credit, but protection as well. In order to secure your interests, it is important to patent your idea so no one else can take credit for your unique invention. Many people are unsure how to move from idea to patent and where to even begin... | | 1/17/2012 10:22:32 AM |
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| Controlling Copyright: Stifling Creativity, Innovation and Growth? |
| Debate over copyright is not a matter of new. However, since the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act ("CTEA") 1998 came into law in the US and The Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 (SI 1995/3297) was introduced in the UK, (implementing the European Economic Community, Council Directive No.93/98/EEC), controls ove... | | 1/16/2012 1:59:53 PM |
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| Real Person Fiction: Is It Legal to Mention a Celebrity in My Book? |
| "Real person fiction" is extremely popular these days -- but popularity doesn't make it legal. Let's look at a few aspects of using celebrities in books or novels to try to clear up the misconceptions that surround real person fiction so that you can avoid potentially infringing on someone else's rights with your own work of fiction. | | 1/6/2012 2:20:38 PM |
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| Author's Financial Rights Under Egyptian Law |
| Author's Financial Rights and Possibilities of Assigning Such Rights - According to Egyptian law, the author has the exclusive right to use and exploit his work and any disposal of his work by third party should be done out by virtue of an explicit authorization to be issued by the author during his life or by his successors after his death. The au... | | 1/6/2012 12:06:30 PM |
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| Who Owns The Copyright of Work Created By A Contractor? A Trap For The Unwary |
| Often businesses hire independent contractors to perform work. These businesses usually assume that they own the copyright in the works that they commissioned. However, unless the proper documents are entered into, then the independent contractor will own the copyright in the works. This is an important topic that both businesses and independent co... | | 12/28/2011 12:02:18 PM |
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| Trademark Cancellation Cases Under Egyptian IP Law |
| The cancellation of the trademark may take place by the administrative authority, in case of non renewal of the trademark protection period after the expiry thereof. The cancellation by judicial authority occurs in the following three cases: - If it is proven that a trademark was previously used by a third party prior to the registration thereof by... | | 12/21/2011 9:31:11 PM |
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| Intellectual Property Rights - What's Mine Is Mine |
| It's been stated that "good artists borrow and great artists steal". Whether or not that's true is irrelevant but what is relevant is that if you've invented or created something, it's yours. Even if others disagree, you're protected under the legal statutes of intellectual property rights. | | 12/7/2011 11:51:47 AM |
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| A Definition of a Trade Secret |
| A trade secret law (TSL) is another form (in contrast to patent protection) which may be used to protect proprietary information. Trade secret protection (TSP) is provided by the TSL and is usually governed by state law. | | 12/6/2011 3:38:27 PM |
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| Intellectual Property Management in Cyberspace |
| The continuous growth in technology has brought a lot of changes on how things are done.? In the search for fast accessibility and ease, mankind has created a new means of connecting things in a so-called web - the Internet. The Internet also known as the cyberspace is a place where everything is coded digitally. | | 12/6/2011 9:05:53 AM |
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