by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Real Estate, Personal, & Intellectual Property
How To Do A Design Patent Search?A design patent covers the appearance, aesthetic, or ornamental features of a product of manufacture. Securing a design patent requires filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). To secure design patent rights,...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Real Estate, Personal, & Intellectual Property
Can Your Invention Be Patented?So many inventors create new inventions without a thought as to whether the invention will be commercially viable. For an invention to be valuable, it must deliver a value proposition to a customer, client, or end-user. This part of the...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Real Estate, Personal, & Intellectual Property
Do You Need One to Apply for a Patent?In short, you do not necessarily need a patent attorney to help you file for patent protections for your design or your invention. That is not to say that the process is not difficult. Navigating the patent laws and procedures...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Real Estate, Personal, & Intellectual Property
What is intellectual property? Intellectual property is an intangible (not touchable) form of property or right. The types of legally recognized intellectual property right include: Trade Secrets – Intra-firm information that has economic value, is not commonly...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Real Estate, Personal, & Intellectual Property
How is an ownership interest transferred between individuals? Contracts – Contract law provides rules under which people agree to exchange value. Contracts, express and implied, are the dominant manner by which individuals exchange real and personal property....
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Real Estate, Personal, & Intellectual Property
How do individuals establish and document an ownership interest in real property? Interests in real property are subject to an instrument of title. A deed is the primary manner of establishing ownership and transferring an interest in land. The deed contains a precise...
