Patent & Trade Law
Will Investors Steal Your Best Ideas
Smart ways to protect your business secrets and innovative ideas from insincere investors
Smart ways to protect your business secrets and innovative ideas from insincere investors
Questions to Consider Before Licensing
Got a great idea that you think others will pay you to use? Before offering it up for licensing, ask yourself the following...
Got a great idea that you think others will pay you to use? Before offering it up for licensing, ask yourself the following...
Trade Secret Basics FAQ
Questions and answers that explain what every business owner should know about trade secret law.
Questions and answers that explain what every business owner should know about trade secret law.
All Patent & Trade Law Articles
NOLO.COM - If someone violates your patent, you can take legal steps to stop the infringement.
• Profiting From Your Patent FAQ
NOLO.COM - Once you have a patent, it's up to you to make it profitable by licensing it or selling it.
• Qualifying for a Patent FAQ
NOLO.COM - Learn whether your invention is eligible for patent protection.
• How Patents Differ From Copyrights and Trademarks FAQ
NOLO.COM - If you're seeking a design patent, you should be aware of copyright and trademark laws, too.
• Must I sign my employer's noncompete agreement?
NOLO.COM - When employers try to control your future
• If I pay someone to work on my invention can I still patent the idea?
NOLO.COM - Owning rights to an invention
• What can I do if a company uses my idea without permission?
NOLO.COM - Protecting an idea from competitors
• How do I enforce a noncompete agreement?
NOLO.COM - Keeping an employee from taking a job with a competitor
• Noncompete Agreements
NOLO.COM - Noncompete agreements protect employers from losing valuable trade secrets and employees. Here's how to make sure your agreement will hold up in court.
• Nondisclosure Agreements
NOLO.COM - Learn about nondisclosure, or confidentiality, agreements -- the best way for a business to protect its trade secrets.
• Should You License or Manufacture Your Invention?
NOLO.COM - Okay, you've got a great idea for a patent! Now, how will you make money from it?
• How to Protect Your Invention When Pitching It
NOLO.COM - If you're trying to license your invention, you run the risk that someone will rip you off. Here are some ways to avoid trouble.
• Making Your Own Patent Drawings
NOLO.COM - Can't draw a straight line? Don't worry, new computer programs can. Better yet, they can erase them.
• Provisional Patent Applications: Quickest Way to "Patent Pending"
NOLO.COM - Filing a provisional patent application guards against rip-offs while buying time to file a regular patent application.
• Understanding Patent Applications
NOLO.COM - What's involved in drafting and filing a patent application? Here's an introduction to the steps you need to take.
• Patent Searching Online
NOLO.COM - When you have a great idea for an invention, the Internet can help you find out whether someone else has already thought of it.
• You Don't Need a Lawyer to Get a Patent
NOLO.COM - Thousands of inventors have successfully obtained patents without hiring lawyers. Here's how.
• How to Patent Your Product
StartupNation - Grandpa's eyes moved up the wall, admiring a crayon drawing, an exemplarygrade card and framed photos of his adored grandchildren. Of course, he pausedwhen he came upon the ...
• Intellectual Property: Using Confidentiality Agreements
StartupNation - The best way to protect your idea is not to disclose it at all. However,that's just not practical if your intention is to profit from your great idea.So at some point, you ...
• How Patents Differ from Copyrights and Trademarks
AllBusiness.com - Are you confused about common intellectual property terms? Make
sure you know the difference and the most applicable for your
business.