Intellectual Property

Patents for technological developments are often incredibly complex. Companies can patent processes, software and physical technology, like playable game devices with screens that people can split in half. Patents for software and devices can give one company a...

Successful patent prosecution protects a business's investment in the development of new products or processes. Many businesses that develop new products, including pharmaceutical companies, often seek patents for new discoveries as soon as possible. Doing so allows...

Whether a business purchases rights to creative works or hires professionals to produce them for the organization, the company will understandably want to protect that investment. Yet, balancing the need for legal protection with the cost involved in obtaining it can...

The ability to negotiate a licensing agreement with other businesses is one of the many benefits of investing in research and development. Whether a company does its own research to develop new formulas, products or processes or purchases a concept from a third party,...

Trends in patents often reflect trends in consumer sales. In recent years, technological and medical patents have been some of the most lucrative, but what companies want to develop constantly changes. For example, increasing transportation costs and worries about...

Seeking patent protection can be a major challenge, especially if something goes wrong in the early stages of the process. In some cases, businesses and inventors that attempt to submit a patent application on their own behalf will make mistakes or will provide an...

Copyright infringement often flies under the radar, at least at first. Businesses may not realize that certain content creators online or other businesses have infringed on their copyright protections until something significant occurs. They may see a major drop in...

In the intellectual property world, a non-practicing entity (NPE) is any party that has obtained a patent they have no intention of using themselves. Why would a business or other party obtain a patent for a product or process they have no plans to use or develop? To...

Intellectual property (IP) litigators are sometimes hesitant to take their disputes to mediation. Some of them think that proposing mediation or a settlement discussion will be perceived by the other party as a sign of weakness. However, this need not be the case...

As a business owner, you may have employees who create products, software programs or any number of things that set you apart from the competition. You may also bring in independent contractors to work on specific projects or contract with professionals to create...