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Protecting a Business Name
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Register your intellectual property in order to keep it safe
By Matt Alderton
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Applying for a Patent
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Prove your invention is unique and get up to 20 years of protection
By Linda Tancs
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Protecting Your Web Site Intellectual Property
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Keep your images and words under your control
By W. Eric Martin
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Cashing in on Your Intellectual Property
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There's money in your patented or otherwise protected ideas — usually
By Greg Brown
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Intellectual Property Cases
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Intellectual property cases are well defined, difficult to prosecute
By Octavia McFerrin
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Licensing Your Product to Bigger Companies
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Collect royalties without the production and marketing headaches
By Jenni Simcoe
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Patent Auctions for Inventors
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Online or live, find a marketer to turn your invention into cash
By W. Eric Martin
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Protecting Trade Secrets
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Make sure the recipe for your secret sauce doesn't slip into the wrong hands
By Jennifer Baljko
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Protecting Your Intellectual Property Outside the U.S.
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Registering your patent, trademark or copyright stateside isn't enough
By Toni Klym McLellan
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Protecting Your Trademark against Infringement
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Check the search engines and register with Customs
By Mindy Toran
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Using a Logo and Trademark to Brand Your Business
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Let your logo or trademark do the promoting for you.
By Jenni Simcoe
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Copyrights
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Protect your work by registering; protect your use by asking permission
By Holly Ocasio Rizzo
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Getting a Trademark
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How to safeguard the symbols that identify your company or brand
By Mark Ingebretsen
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Trademarking and the Trademark Registration Process
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How to get a trademark registration for your business name and logo
By Xavier Morales
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