Protecting Your Company's Intellectual Property

Protecting Your Company's Intellectual Property

Author: Deborah E. BOUCHOUX

Publisher: AMACOM

Published: 2006-02-16

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0814426115

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A company’s most valuable assets may not be physical. This book shows how to protect them without fences or security guards!You can’t touch it or feel it. Sometimes you can’t even see it. Yet, intellectual property continues to soar in value, comprising an increasingly greater portion of a typical company’s assets. In the age of instant global communication, understanding what intellectual property is, how to protect it, and how to enhance its value are prerequisites for corporate survival.Enter attorney Deborah E. Bouchoux and her informative book, Protecting Your Company’s Intellectual Property. Packed with fascinating and illuminating examples, this book is a succinct, yet comprehensive discussion of the four key areas of intellectual property: trademarks,copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. In addition to defining these areas (for instance, did you know that customer lists and marketing plans are protectable trade secrets?), the book offers practical tools for protecting intellectual property, including:Trademark and copyright application formsSample employment agreementsAn Internet usage policyTips on preventing unauthorized dissemination of information via the WebA guide for conducting an IP auditAnd much, much more.


Entrepreneur's Guide To Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets

Entrepreneur's Guide To Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets

Author: Gilbert Guide

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-08-03

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1440627762

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Today, virtually all companies, artists, and innovators run the risk of losing their competititve edge-and big money-by not adequately safeguarding their intellectual property. Written by an expert in intellectual property law, this is the first book to address the full range of legal protections available-patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and licensing-with innovative information you won't find elsewhere, including: € Legal landmines every successful entrepreneur must avoid € Business practices that can be protected-but are often overlooked € Protecting your intellectual property on the Internet € What are your ideas and the rights to them really worth? € Why trade secrets are a powerful and under-utilized protection € Lessons learned from Amazon.com, Microsoft, and other elite entrepreneurs € How even smart, savvy AOL lost exclusive trademarks, including "YOU'VE GOT MAIL!" The Entrepreneur's Guide to Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Licensing is the definitive guide for the entrepreneur and innovator who is ready to protect what he or she has created-a


Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets

Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets

Author: Wendy Buskop

Publisher: ISA

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781934394533

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Buskop's non-legal style provides easy-to-read guidelines for automation professionals, manufacturers, and business owners who need to protect their ideas and inventions as assets or understand better how to respect the Intellectual Property rights of others.


Essentials of Intellectual Property

Essentials of Intellectual Property

Author: Alexander I. Poltorak

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-03-08

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0470888504

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The definitive primer on intellectual property for business professionals, non-IP attorneys, entrepreneurs, and inventors Full of valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices, the Second Edition of this handy and concise paperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments, and case law in intellectual property. Presents fundamentals of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other less-know forms of IP, such as registered design and mask works Covers important concepts such as IP strategy, protection, audits, valuation, management, and competitive intelligence Offers an introduction to IP licensing and enforcement Now features discussion of critical precedent-setting recent IP cases and proposed patent reform Providing business professionals and IP owners with in-depth knowledge of this extremely important subject, this book helps those new to this field gain a better understanding and appreciation for the results of their creative abilities.


Protecting Your Business' Intellectual Property

Protecting Your Business' Intellectual Property

Author: Bruce R. Barringer

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2010-08-12

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 0132378906

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This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Starting a Business (9780137144501), by Bruce R. Barringer. Available in print and digital formats. Failing to protect your intellectual property can destroy your business. Learn how to keep it from happening to you. Imagine you’ve started a business to produce a new type of smoke alarm specifically for kitchens. It’s similar to other smoke alarms but is more capable of detecting a kitchen fire than any alarm on the market. You’ve named it “Kitchen Sentry.” Your tagline is “We Protect Cooks and Kitchens.” You just acquired the Internet domain name www.kitchensentryfirmalarm.com. Fortunately, while you were developing your product, you....


Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

Author: Wen De Keesee

Publisher: wil keesee

Published: 2021-09

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1736209566

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Intellectual Property (IP) is the bedrock on which the development of new treatments and cures is built. IP is critical to improving patient care, spurring economic growth and strengthening an innovation economy. The biopharmaceutical industry is directly responsible for more than 850,000 jobs and a total of 4.4 million total jobs (direct, indirect and induced). 7000 new medicines are in development around the world 4,500 industry sponsored clinical trials are currently underway 90% of all clinical trials are led by the biopharmaceutical industry $1.1 TRILLION DOLLARS – total value of goods and services supported by the biopharmaceutical sector. Biotech Stocks are on fire! Potentially 100’s of new little biotech companies will develop new generations of medicines and medical devices while creating vast numbers of new millionaires. The Biotech “Gold Rush” is On! What are you waiting for?


Entrepreneur's Guide To Patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets & licensing.

Entrepreneur's Guide To Patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets & licensing.

Author: Gilbert Guide

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-08-03

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780425194096

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Today, virtually all companies, artists, and innovators run the risk of losing their competititve edge-and big money-by not adequately safeguarding their intellectual property. Written by an expert in intellectual property law, this is the first book to address the full range of legal protections available-patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and licensing-with innovative information you won't find elsewhere, including: € Legal landmines every successful entrepreneur must avoid € Business practices that can be protected-but are often overlooked € Protecting your intellectual property on the Internet € What are your ideas and the rights to them really worth? € Why trade secrets are a powerful and under-utilized protection € Lessons learned from Amazon.com, Microsoft, and other elite entrepreneurs € How even smart, savvy AOL lost exclusive trademarks, including "YOU'VE GOT MAIL!" The Entrepreneur's Guide to Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Licensing is the definitive guide for the entrepreneur and innovator who is ready to protect what he or she has created-a


Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual Property Law

Author: Victor D. López

Publisher: Victor D. Lopez

Published: 2011-08-04

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 146368861X

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This is a general reference book for authors, artists, musicians, librarians, entrepreneurs and others interested in learning about intellectual property law and the processes for obtaining copyrights, trademarks and patents in the U.S. and other countries through international agreements. It is designed to be a one-stop reference guide that provides information and guidance for individuals considering obtaining copyrights, patents and/or trademarks on their own or with the assistance of an attorney. The main text provides an orientation to the relevant law and the process and cost of applying for patents and trademarks through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and copyrights through the U.S. Copyright Office. This book provides a wealth of resources that include illustrations, an index, links to online resources, selective statutory materials, sample forms, and other useful materials in appendices to provide greater depth and context for the material presented in the main text. This accessible, practical reference book will provide timely, useful information and identify additional resources available free of charge from both the federal government and every state. It does not offer legal advice and is intended to supplement rather than supplant the legal advice and individualized guidance that can only be provided by an attorney.