Intellectual property lawyers focus on helping you protect and profit from your ideas and creations. Intellectual property, or IP, plays a huge role in the United States economy. According to a report by the U.S. Commerce Department in 2016, IP-intensive industries account for 38.2%, or $6 trillion, of the United States? gross domestic product (GDP) and support at least...
Continue ReadingHow To Prevent Intellectual Property Theft If you’re wondering how to prevent intellectual property theft, you’re not alone. Intellectual property is often one of a business’s most valuable assets, yet it is also one of the most vulnerable. From copyrights and trademarks to patents and trade secrets, protecting your IP requires awareness, planning, and ongoing attention. While no strategy...
Continue ReadingAn intellectual property lawyer is a lawyer who helps people register, protect, and make money from their unique ideas. The United States prides itself on ingenuity and innovation. Accordingly, multiple protections are available to those who invent and create. Despite these protections, the IP Commission reports that pirated software, counterfeit goods, and trade secret theft cost the U.S. economy...
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