Intellectual Property

A cease-and-desist letter is a written demand that someone stop alleged unlawful conduct, often before litigation begins.

Copyright is the legal protection given to original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium.

Fair use is a doctrine that allows some limited uses of copyrighted material without permission under certain circumstances.

Infringement is the unauthorized violation of rights protected by intellectual-property law.

Terms covering ownership and protection of creative works, brands, inventions, and confidential business information.

Licensing is the process of granting permission to use intellectual property under stated conditions.

A patent is a government-issued right that allows an inventor to exclude others from making, using, or selling a claimed invention for a limited time.

A trade secret is valuable business information that derives protection from not being generally known and from reasonable secrecy measures.

A trademark is a word, name, symbol, design, or similar indicator used to identify the source of goods or services.