All Business Have Intellectual Property

Oklahoma Inventors Congress has a link to an article discussing the various aspects of intellectual property associated with ordinary businesses.

The article is on mondaq.com (free registration required). It is directed to U.K. readers, so don’t take every detail as absolute truth. It is certainly wise to consult a professional who deals with that area of law before making any crucial decisions.

Part 1 answers the following questions:

• What is Copyright?
• Who owns Copyright?
• Who owns the Copyright in websites?
• How do you protect Copyright?
• What are designs?

Who owns a design?

• How do you protect designs?

Part 2 answers the following questions:

• What is a Trade Mark?
• Who owns a Trade Mark?
• How can you protect a Trade Mark?
• What is a Domain Name?
• Who owns a Domain Name?
• How can you protect a Domain Name?

Part 3 answers the following questions:

• What is a Patent?
• Who owns a Patent?

How do you protect an Invention?

• What is Know-how?
• Who owns Know-how?
• How do you protect Know-how?

This article is a very useful overview of intellectual property for small business owners. Just be sure to check with a professional before acting on the statements (for instance, Business Methods are patentable in the U.S.).

You may be interested in reading the following related posts:

1. OUTSOURCING: AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MINEFIELD
2. Case Book of Domain Decisions Published
3. RUSSIAN BIO ENTREPRENEUR: STRONGER IP REQUIRED
4. New Blog to Check Out: Financial Aspects of Intellectual Property
5. Legal Imperatives on Intellectual Property Management

Posted by Douglas Sorocco, December 9, 2004 at 5:03 pm
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