Events & Updates

Resources and White Papers

Business and IP Updates

• Getting Patents Issued in Twelve Months or Less - New USPTO Fast Track Policies [PDF]
• Checklist for Protecting Your Entity's Trademark Rights in the New gLTD Environment
• Twelve Costly Intellectual Property Mistakes Managers Make [PDF]
• Cutting the Costs of International Trademark Protection [PDF]
• Checklist of 2012 Patent Law Changes
• America Invents Act of 2011 Changes Affecting Business [PDF]
• The Uniform Trade Secrets Act? Potential Overlooked Assets
• Highly Effective Patent Portfolio Strategies for Government Agencies
• Petitions to Make Special for Inventors Over 65
• Filing for Foreign Patent Protection? How Much does it Cost?

Patents

• Deciding Whether to Patent Software: Eight Factors to Consider
• Savvy Software Protection [PDF]
• Valuing a Patent - Twelve Questions to Ask
• Design Patents
• Business Method Patents
• Plant Patents
• Patenting Computer Programs
• Filing a Successful Patent Application [PDF]
• What Can You Patent? - Patent Basics
• Patent Searching
• Players in the Patent Process
• The Term of a Patent

Trademarks and Domain Name Issues

• Top Level Domain Name Policy and Protection [PDF]
• Current Requirements for Obtaining a gTLD
• Making Your Mark: The Basics of Trademark Law [PDF]
• Tips for Maintaining Marks in the Face of Legal Adversity [PDF]

Trade Secrets

• Invoking Trade Secret Protection [PDF]

Legal Issues for Getting Your Invention to Market

• Protecting Your Invention - Understanding Patents
• Inventors' Glossary - Plain English Guide to Patents
• How Inventors Really Profit from Inventions
• Licensing and Invention - Some Negotiating Tips for Individual Inventors (See Archives)
• How Much Should Inventors Disclose?
• How Inventors Reap Rewards (See Archives)
• Looking for a Return on Investment? Check out the Library! (See Archives)
• Prototypes Can Mean Progress for Inventors (See Archives)
• Need Help with a New Invention? Head to the Library! (See Archives)

Copyright

• Critical Copyright Concepts: What's Protected?
• How Long Do Copyrights Last?
• Recourse for Rip-offs: Penalties for Copyright Infringement
• Getting Copyright Protection for Your Work
• Limitations on Copyright Protection [PDF]
• Exercising Copyright Caution: Research, Registration and Designation [PDF]

Forms

• Sample Standard Non-disclosure Agreement [PDF]
• Sample Standard Non-disclosure Agreement [DOC]
• Sample Employee Non-disclosure Agreement [PDF]
• Sample Patent Assignment [PDF]

Misc.

• From Brain to Balance Sheet: Tax Considerations [PDF]