Products and processes. New or improved machines. Designs, symbols and images. Works of art, music and literature. All of these different "creations of the mind" have one thing in common: They can have tremendous commercial value. That's why businesses take great pain to protect such intellectual property from unauthorized use.
Patents reward inventors for the time, money and creative talent they invest in an invention.
Books, music, computer programs, and other types of literary and artistic expression.
Formulas, patterns, devices, processes, tools, mechanisms or compounds valuable to a business.
Clear up confusion about intellectual property and intellectual property rights.
