| Intellectual Property Law can be quite confusing at | | | | selling or using the invention without |
| times. Copyrights, trademarks and patents all | | | | authorization.A trademark is an intellectual |
| have a role in protecting your hard earned | | | | property protection which is used to protect the |
| content and knowing their role is half the | | | | distinctive features that distinguish one product |
| battle.Intellectual property in itself refers to the | | | | from another. Those features can include such |
| creations of the mind, including such things as: | | | | things as: symbols, colors, brands, names, sounds, |
| artistic works, literary works, inventions, names, | | | | smells, shapes, and signs.Fortunately, Intellectual |
| images, symbols, and designs used in commerce. | | | | property laws benefit the creator of a property, |
| In other words, the intellect that is the possession | | | | by rewarding that creator for his/her innovation |
| of an organization or an individual is considered | | | | and creativity. Also, society as a whole benefits |
| intellectual property.Intellectual property is divided | | | | from intellectual property laws, by the fact, that |
| into two categories, copyrights and industrial | | | | these laws encourage creativity, therefore |
| property.Copyrights give the authors of an | | | | allowing the rest of us to benefit from the wide |
| exclusive work, exclusive rights to that work for | | | | range of products and services that are |
| a limited amount of time. Copyrights cover such | | | | produced.Any violation of a trademark, patent or |
| literary and artistic works as novels, poems, plays, | | | | copyright could constitute the grounds for an |
| films, songs and other musical works, artistic | | | | intellectual property lawsuit. If you feel that you |
| works (drawings, paintings, sculptures and | | | | have been victimized it would be wise to consult a |
| photographs) and architectural designs. Copyrights, | | | | qualified attorney in your area. Find an attorney or |
| which must be renewed periodically, allow the | | | | law firm, which specializes in intellectual property |
| creators of a piece of work, the opportunity to | | | | law. Know your rights and protect them |
| benefit from that piece of work.Industrial | | | | accordingly.You are welcome to reproduce this |
| property includes patents, trademarks, industrial | | | | article: Intellectual Property Law as long as a live |
| designs and geographic indications of | | | | link to |
| source.Patents give the inventors of a new | | | | is |
| product, a certain (limited) amount of time in | | | | provided. |
| which he/she may prevent others from making, | | | | |