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Social Media and Intellectual Property Rights: Protect Your Digital Creations

Social Media and Intellectual Property Rights: Protect Your Digital Creations

Social media is literally everywhere. Nearly 5B global users are generating and digesting billions of units of audio, video, media, graphics, mashups, memes, and everything in between. Do these creations follow the same rules as other types of works? In many cases, the answer is yes.   Creators of original social media are entitled to the…

The IP Trinity: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

The IP Trinity: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

Patents protect inventions, copyrights protect creative expression, and trademarks protect the creative symbols that tell consumers where a product comes from.  Once you’ve scratched that surface, protecting and exploiting intellectual property can be a tricky business.  Below are 11 top-level facts.   Patents Protect Inventions That Are New, Useful, And Non-Obvious Novelty, non-obviousness, and utility are…

IP for Startups: Protecting Your Intellectual Property Asset

IP for Startups: Protecting Your Intellectual Property Asset

For many startups, the process begins with a brilliant idea and passion for turning their dreams into reality. However, one aspect is often overlooked: intellectual property assets. With the competitiveness in today’s marketplace, patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets can help safeguard a startup’s assets. If you have a startup, here are a few steps…