Joint Ownership under Copyright Law

According to the Copyright Act, the authors of a joint work jointly own the copyright in the work they create.

Trade Dress

Trade dress is governed by the same set of laws that protect unregistered trademarks. While traditional trademark law protects words

Trademark rights are gained by actual use of a mark rather than by registration. Generally, the first party who uses

One of the trickiest aspects of patent applications, particularly in the international context, is establishing the priority of patent rights.

For many years, there was only one type of patent application. The patent application required a specification or detailed description

A copyright holder has the exclusive rights to reproduce, display, transmit, perform, and modify a work as well as the

A registered mark does not prevent all use of the mark. In some situations, another party may use someone else’s

Trademark rights are legal rights acquired based upon actual use of a mark rather than by registration. Generally, the first

Recent markings enforcement activities have raised some questions related to the requirements of patent marking provisions. Generally, after a patent

Under federal law, a patent is a granted right which allows the patent owner to exclude others from making, using,