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Distribution Rights

The distribution right grants to the copyright holder the exclusive right to make a work available to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership or by rental, lease, or lending. The owner of a copyright has the right to give away, sell, or...

Jurisdiction and Procedure in Patent Disputes

A patent gives the patent owner an exclusive right in the subject matter of the patent. If another person or company makes, uses, sells, offers for sale, or imports the subject matter of the patent, that other person or company is said to be...

What is Intellectual Property?

Introduction

Even small children understand that "property" is something that can be "owned," and that an owner has certain rights regarding that property. Adults understand that ownership of property provides...

Trademark Law

The "(r)" may be used if a trademark is registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The "TM" symbol may be used for a product that is not yet registered with the USPTO. The "SM" symbol may be used...

Patent Law

A patent is a property right that the federal government gives to an inventor with respect to an invention. That property right is the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing the patented invention...