Protection beyond patents:
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patent isn’t the only form of intellectual property protection
inventors and small business owners need. There are other ways
you can improve the scope of your protection. Whether you, your
company or a licensee is developing your invention, you want to
create a portfolio that protects all of your intellectual
property. In this segment you will learn how to develop several
other forms of IP protection of your invention, most of which
cost less to pursue than patents.
What you will learn:
All the other forms of intellectual property protection you can seek:
That patents establish the initial protection… but trademarks
last forever
The types of trademarks and service marks
All about trade dress and how to protect it
What trade secrets are
To
create copyrights
Why domain name protection is important
To
use confidentiality agreements and NDA’s <
How the U.S. Patent and Trademark office can help you register
your other IP
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