Practical Knowledge: Intellectual Property

Practical Knowledge: Patent

• How Do I Read a Patent – What Are the Different Parts?
• What Rights Do I Get by Obtaining a Patent for My Invention?
• How Do I Enforce My Patent, and What Monetary Damages Can I Get?
• How “Novel” or “Non-Obvious” Must an Invention Be To Be Eligible for Patent Protection?
• If I Invent Something While Working for a Company, Does the Company Own Any Patent That I Obtain on the Invention?
• Does Owning a United States Patent Protect an Invention Against Infringement in Another Country?
• What is a Markman Hearing?
• What is the "Federal Circuit?"
• When Does the Supreme Court Decide Patent Cases?

Practical Knowledge: Copyright

• How Do I Get a Copyright and How Do I Register It?
• How Do I Enforce My Copyright, and What Monetary Damages Can I Get?
• What Are the "Fair Use" and "Parody" Exceptions to Copyright Protection?

Practical Knowledge: Trade Secrets - Intellectual Property

• What is Trade Secret Misappropriation?
• How "Secret" Does a Trade Secret Have To Be?
• How Do I Enforce My Trade Secrets, and What Monetary Damages Can I Get?

Practical Knowledge: Trademark

• How Do I Enforce My Trademark, and What Monetary Damages Can I Get?
• How Do I Register a Trademark?
• When is a Trademark So "Scandalous" It Cannot Be Registered?