Copyright and Best Edition

Copyright law requires that copies deposited in the Copyright Office be of the “best edition” of the work. The best

Trademark Symbols

The “(r)” or “®” may be used if a trademark is registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office

While it is not necessary to register a trademark, owning a federal trademark registration provides many benefits. Such a registration

Patent rights give an inventor the right to exclude others from making, selling, importing, or otherwise profiting from an invention

The Copyright Act uses the phrase “works of authorship” to describe the types of works that are protected by copyright

A party is entitled to use a trademark in such as way as to describe the qualities that a mark

The spectrum of trademark distinctiveness goes from fanciful marks, which are very protectable, to generic trademarks, which are not protectable.

If an application contains claims to more than one independent and distinct invention, the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Article I, § 8 of the United States Constitution authorizes Congress to “promote the progress of science and useful arts,

A patent is issued for a fixed term–14 years for design patents; 20 years for other types–during which the patent