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Why Is Software Patent or Copyright Important?

A software patent or copyright is a legal way to protect your software source code, idea, or invention.

Every software developer or company has to choose between patent and copyright. Some decide they want both. To make the choice, you have to think about what you're protecting. Are you protecting the code itself, or are you protecting the software idea and the process? Getting a patent versus registering a copyright are very different processes and might also change what you want to do with your software.

Software counts as intellectual property (IP.) IP is an original work that isn't tangible, but that is valuable. Lots of avenues, including copyright and paten

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What Is Intellectual Property Insurance?

Intellectual property insurance protects inventors and companies if they're sued for infringement by another company. The most common type pays for legal fees and monetary damages if you're found guilty of intellectual property infringement. Pursuit policy insurance is another form that helps pay expenses if you must sue someone for intellectual property infringement.

What Is Intellectual Property?

Intellectual property is divided into two categories:

• Industrial Property: This includes patents, trademarks, and industrial design.
• Copyright: This covers artistic works. Examples include books, films, music, paintings, photos, and sculpture.

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Copyrights: How to Obtain a Copyright

Registering a copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office allows you to file a lawsuit and take someone to court for violating your copyright. You must have registered that copyright first, otherwise, you cannot file a lawsuit. The following task list walks you through the copyright registration process using the U.S. Copyright Office electronic filing application.

A Guide to Copyrights and How to Obtain One

Registering a copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office helps to protect your intellectual property and allows you to file a lawsuit and take someone to court for violating your copyright. You must have registered that copyright first otherwise you cannot file a lawsuit. The following task list walks you through the copyright registration process using the U.S. Copyright Office electronic filing application.

For basic information on copyrights, s

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What is Trade Dress?

Trade dress covers all elements that make up the overall image of a product or service. This includes, but is not limited to, the color, shape, size, configuration, and packaging of a product. Trade dress (which is a type of intellectual property) can also apply to decor, architecture, or anything else that makes the presentation of a product or service distinctive.

Trade dress refers to anything that is designed or used to promote a product or service. This is known as the "total image" or "overall appearance" of the product or service.

In the right circumstances, trade dress may be something as simple as a color. Trade dress is protected under trademark law, so the Lanham (Trademark) Act

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Do you want to learn more about how to trademark a word? This involves registering a single word as a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). A trademark is a word, phrase, sign, symbol, or logo used to identify a product's owner. Trademarks give exclusive rights to a person or company to use a specific mark within an industry.

What Is a Trademark?

Any design, logo, symbol, name, or word that distinguishes a product or service from those offered by its competitors is a trademark. If you own a trademark, you can prevent others from using it. The benefit of having a trademark is that it represents your brand and over time may come to stand for quality.

You own a trademark if you are the first to use it in commerce, even if the word or mark in question is not registered.

What Are the Benefits of Registering a Trademark?

Many trademark owners wonder whether they should go through the trouble of federal regist

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