While running a company, you will often need a Business Agreement Form or other form of Business Forms. Below is a summary of several common Business Forms. Forms for Corporations If you are forming a company, you may need various associated paperwork, such as Articles of Incorporation (also known as Certificate of Incorporation… Continue reading Business Form Types
Category: Intellectual Property
Who is the Owner of the Copyright?
In most cases, the only person who has the legal authority to assert copyright is the work’s creator. When a piece of work is finished in a form that is considered to be “fixed” (such as a novel written down on paper, a computer programme stored on a disc, or a song recorded on tape),… Continue reading Who is the Owner of the Copyright?
The UK government’s consultation on changing data protection legislation
A long-awaited proposal for reform of the United Kingdom’s data protection legislation was released by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) on September 10, 2021
DIFC Announces Enactment Of Intellectual Property Regulations
Dubai International Finance Centre, DIFC, is the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, with more than 25,600 professionals working across over 2,500 active registered companies. DIFC has issued Intellectual Property Regulations (IP Regulations), effected on July 5, 2021. The regulation 2 defines the Procedures for Filing and… Continue reading DIFC Announces Enactment Of Intellectual Property Regulations
These are the Basic of Trademarks: Straight from USPTO
What you should know before filing The trademark application process is a legal proceeding governed by U.S. law If you are a foreign-domiciled applicant, you must have a U.S.-licensed attorney represent you at the USPTO. If you are an applicant domiciled in the United States, you are not required to have a U.S.-licensed attorney represent you, but… Continue reading These are the Basic of Trademarks: Straight from USPTO
Intellectual Property and the America Invents Act
On 16 September 2011, the United States of America (U.S.) enacted changes to its patent law under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The AIA changes, among other things, who is entitled to be an applicant in U.S. national applications. For international applications filed on or after 16 September 2012, inventors no longer have to… Continue reading Intellectual Property and the America Invents Act
What is Intellectual Property?
In general terms, intellectual property is any product of the human intellect that the law protects from unauthorized use by others. The ownership of intellectual property inherently creates a limited monopoly in the protected property. Intellectual property is traditionally comprised of four categories: patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secrets. Common Law Common law did not… Continue reading What is Intellectual Property?
Which things can I patent?
The most common type of patent is a utility patent. You can potentially get a utility patent for a machine, an article of manufacture, a composition of matter, or a process or method that produces a useful and tangible result. You also may be able to get a patent for an improvement on any type… Continue reading Which things can I patent?