Is best to keep an innovation as a trade secret or should you seek patent protection? This question is not new but it has ...

As a lawyer who doesn’t practice intellectual property law, you might be tempted to think that the law of copyright, trademark, patent and trade secrets doesn’t apply to you – but you’d be ...

Kameron W. Kramer is a seasoned patent attorney with over a decade of experience, with a focus in patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, contracts, and business transactions. Back to Top ...

As 2023 draws to a close, new developments continue to emerge across the patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret spaces. Join members of McDermott’s Intellectual Property Group for a year ...

CommentaryAttorney Analysis from Westlaw Today, a part of Thomson Reuters. April 09, 2024 - There are four types of intellectual property rights: patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets ...

Unlike a trade secret, a patent must be granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (or a corresponding foreign government agency) in order for a patent right to be enforceable.

Trade secrets and patents constitute two of four types of intellectual property. (The other two types are copyrights and trademarks.) This means that the underlying purpose of trade secret and ...

Jessica Bromall Sparkman ia a partner with Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP. She represents clients in a variety of industries in all facets of trademark, copyright, and trade secret law ...