Basic Facts About Patents
(Separate Website)
This web page answers basic questions about patents, including: What does the United States Patent and Trademark Office do? What Are Patents, Trademarks, Servicemarks, and Copyrights? What Can Be Patented?
By: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Basic Facts About Trademarks
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This web page contains answers to basic questions about trademarks, including: What is a trademark or service mark? Do Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents protect the same things? Should I register my mark? What does the U.S. Trademark and Patent office do?
By: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Buying and Using Software
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Software is a bunch of magnetic "ones and zeros," or electronic signals, that takes your thousands of dollars worth of plastic, metal and glass—your personal computer, or hardware—and animates it into something that lets you "fly" an airplane, balance your checkbook or manage your small business. Most personal computers sold today come with a "bundle" of software pre-loaded onto the computer, including basic financial, word processing, communications and entertainment software.
By: American Bar Association
Common Questions Asked of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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This web page from the USPTO web site answers common questions about the Patent and Trademark Office, inventions, trademarks, the patent process and amendments to patents.
By: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Copyright
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This web site contains information on (1) Copyright Basics, (2) Registrations and Documents, (3) Licensing,
(4) Copyright Law and much more!
By: U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright (Frequently Asked Questions)
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This link to the ChillingEffects web site contains answers to frequently asked questions about copyright laws and copyright infringement. Chilling Effects is a joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, University of San Francisco, and University of Maine law school clinics. Chilling Effects aims to help you understand the protections that the First Amendment and intellectual property laws give to your online activities. Anecdotal evidence suggests that some individuals and corporations are using intellectual property and other laws to silence other online users. Chilling Effects encourages respect for intellectual property law, while frowning on its misuse to "chill" legitimate activity.
By: Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, University of San Francisco, and University of Maine law school clinics
Patents, Trademarks, Copyright - State Bar of Georgia Consumer Pamphlet
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This pamphlet describes the various types of intellectual property - patents, trademarks and copyrights - and discusses how to protect your rights.
By: State Bar of Georgia
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