January 7, 2019 / by Kameron Kramer / Intellectual Property / 0 comments
Intellectual property (IP) is a term that includes property that essentially comes from the mind, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, and, to a lesser extent, trade secrets. It is vital to understand the difference between the types of IP in order to determine what you and your business needs. Simply put, you copyright your expression of […]
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What is Intellectual Property (IP)?
January 7, 2019 / by Kameron Kramer / Intellectual Property / 0 comments
Intellectual property (IP) is a term that includes property that essentially comes from the mind, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, and, to a lesser extent, trade secrets. It is vital to understand the difference between the types of IP in order to determine what you and your business needs. Simply put, you copyright your expression of […]
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Intellectual Property 101: The Different Types of IP
November 12, 2017 / by Larry Donahue / Intellectual Property / 2 comments
Intellectual Property 101- Considering the Different Types of IP Many small business owners are confused about intellectual property, or as the legal community calls it, IP. Unfortunately for many business leaders, they assume that IP is the same as copyright, or that IP only pertains to artists. This type of misunderstanding can lead to serious […]
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How to Maximize Your Patent
August 11, 2016 / by Wayne Harper / Intellectual Property / 0 comments
How you can maximize your patent by avoiding these 4 common mistakes. 50% of patents are useless. Is your patent a statistic or a success story?
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Does Your Business Need To Be Concerned About Patent Trolls?
August 4, 2016 / by Wayne Harper / Intellectual Property / 0 comments
Does Your Business Need To Be Concerned About Patent Trolls? What are patent trolls and how can your small business avoid them?
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Book Review: Essentials of Licensing Intellectual Property
July 21, 2016 / by David Ferrance / Intellectual Property / 0 comments
L4SB Attorney Dave Ferrance reviews ‘Essentials of Licensing Intellectual Property’. Though a bit dated, this book offers a resource to small businesses…
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Can You Patent an Idea?
June 7, 2016 / by Wayne Harper / Intellectual Property / 0 comments
Can you patent an idea? Like most legal issues, the answer is not always straightforward. Or as they often say in the law, “it depends”!
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Prior Art Search
March 1, 2016 / by Wayne Harper / Intellectual Property / 0 comments
Did you know that you don’t necessarily need an attorney or patent agent to conduct a prior art search?
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Improvement Patents
February 25, 2016 / by Wayne Harper / Intellectual Property / 0 comments
Can you get a patent on an improvement to a patented device? They’re called improvement patents!
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Patents 101
February 16, 2016 / by Wayne Harper / Intellectual Property / 0 comments
L4SB explains the types of patents and how they can be utilized!
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Using Intellectual Property to Protect Your Business
January 28, 2016 / by Larry Donahue / Intellectual Property / 1 comment
Most business owners have heard of intellectual property, but do are you using intellectual property to protect business assets?
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