Articles written by leading patent attorneys in your area:

• Copyright Basics
  "A copyright is a form of protection provided by the government of the United States to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. Copyright protection is available..."
  
  
• Provisional Patents
  "In recent years, inventors have turned to the provisional patent application as an inexpensive means of protecting their inventions.  Sometimes this is necessitated because..."
  
  
• Trademark Procedures
  "The following is a summary of procedures for considering, selecting and adopting a new trademark and of procedure for obtaining and maintaining a Federal trademark registration.  Although I refer to “trademark” below, my comments include service marks, which are trademarks that are associated with services.  Also, the following is a brief synopsis of procedures..."
  
  
• Inventorship vs. Authorship
  "The differences between authorship and inventorship are subtle but significant. Inventorship is defined legally where authorship is decided subjectively."
  
  
• Intellectual property 101
  "Intellectual property is probably one of the most confusing areas of the legal profession. Who needs it? Isn't it just for inventors? What's the difference between a trademark and a service mark? What do copyrights cover?"
  
  
• The Saga of the Patented Bicycle Rack , Part 1
  "Julie and Rob, employees of the Millennium Bicycle Company, a manufacturer of high end custom bicycles, were having lunch in the company cafeteria.  (Julie is the Legal Counsel and Marketing Manager for Millennium, and Rob is the Engineering and Production manager.)  Julie told Rob about a “great” idea she had for an adjustable bike rack...'
  
  
• The Saga of the Patented Bicycle Rack , Part 2
  "During the meeting between Julie and Rob, employees of the Millennium Bicycle Company, their boss Ted, the owner of Millennium and Michael Jones, a patent attorney, the discussion quickly turned to how the idea for the new, adjustable bike rack was conceived.  Ted being the "boss" spoke up first and explained how the idea belonged to Millennium..."
  
  
• The Saga of the Patented Bicycle Rack , Part 3"
  "The outcome of the meeting between Julie and Rob, employees of the Millennium Bicycle Company, their boss Ted, the owner of the Millennium Bicycle Co. and Michael Jones, a patent attorney, was that Julie and Rob would assign their rights to the adjustable bike rack to Millennium, and Attorney Jones would proceed with preparing and filing a Patent Application.  Before the meeting was over..."
  
  
• Everybody Forgets about the Trademark
  "This is a true story.  Well, not exactly true.  I’ve had thee excited calls in the last two weeks from people who were in serious trouble because they didn’t realize how important trademarks can be.  This story is a combination of their three stories..."
  
  
• Understanding Patent Law
  "There are three types of patents – design, utility and plant. Design patents are granted for new and original items that can be manufactured.  Utility patents are granted for new and useful processes, machines, manufactured product, and composition of matters or improvements on established processes, machines, products or compositions. Plant patents can be granted for discoveries of new plant..."