Three Things An Intellectual Property Protection Attorney Can Do For Your Business
by Joan Bradley
If you have a business, then your business has certain attributes that are unique to your company and are not shared by your competitors. Many of these unique attributes constitute the intellectual property of your business. They are valuable and must be protected. For this reason, there are various laws that protect intellectual property, but there are also certain actions that you need to take in order to protect this property. The most important is to consult with an attorney. The following are a few things that a lawyer can do to protect your intellectual property.
They can help register trademarks
All businesses should consider registering a trademark because all businesses have them, no matter how small a company is. A trademark can take the form of a logo for your company. This logo may be used for everything you do. It is on your business sign, product packaging, and even company stationary. Once you register the trademark, other companies cannot use it in any way. What holds true for a logo also holds true for a brand name.
They can help with copyright protection
Anything that is authored by your business is entitled to copyright protection. This may relate to written manuals, product data sheets, advertisements, or anything else that your business has authored in some fashion. In addition, copyrights can extend to artwork and music that has been produced by your business. This also includes much of your website. An attorney can help you catalog everything that is copyright-protected and how to establish these protections.
They can help you file a patent
The patent process is not as easy as you might think. Not everything you invent is subject to patent protection. Recipes and formulas are not protected. There are several famous food and beverages that use a secret recipe, and this is because recipes cannot be protected by law. An attorney can do a patent search to make sure your creation has not already been patented. If your invention is both eligible and unique, then it becomes a matter of documenting it in a manner that is satisfactory to the patent office. Even if you do not plan to produce the product but only have a working prototype, you will own the intellectual property rights and can then sell your idea to another business.
As your business grows and enjoys success, your intellectual property will be under attack from competitors. There will be attempts to steal what you have worked hard to create. Therefore, you should consult with an intellectual property protection attorney to make sure your trademarks, copyrights, and patents have been legally established. If someone attempts to steal your intellectual property, you will then have legal recourse.
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