What is Intellectual Property
An overview of what is intellectual property (IP), its policies, and related documents provided by San Jose Patent Attorneys. What Is Intellectual Property Unlike tangible assets to your business, such as computers or your office, intellectual property is a collection...
Is Your Business Idea Protected?
Don't let intellectual property theft and business sabotage steal your great idea. Entrepreneurs lose millions of dollars each year due to intellectual property theft and business espionage. Here are five tips to make sure your idea is protected: Write it down. In a...
Intellectual Property Rights Matter
IP Resources provide an overview of intellectual property rights, policies, and related documents. San Jose Patent Attorneys. Call (408) 273-4640. International Trade Agreement Negotiations Intellectual property rights are legal rights that provide innovators and...
When to Sell Your Idea: Theory and Evidence from the Movie Industry
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY — How completely should an innovator develop his idea before selling it? HBS assistant professor Hong Luo addresses this question in a theoretical framework that links the sales stage to the innovator's "observable quality." She uses the context of...
U.S. high court sets record for intellectual property caseload
In a sign of the growing struggles that judges face applying old laws to new technology, the U.S. Supreme Court this year is hearing the highest proportion of intellectual property cases in its history. In the court's nine-month term ending in June, the justices will...
Useful Links
Patent Search
United States Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/main/sitesearch.htm
Delphion (formerly IBM) Patent Server
Global Patent Offices
WIPO — World Intellectual Property Organization
Patent Cooperation Treaty Legal Office of the USPTO
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapps/pct/
Japanese Patent Office
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/welcome/welcom-e.html
European Patent Office
http://www.epo.co.at/index.htm
European Union Commission-Europa
United Kingdom Patent Office
Indian Patent Office