Wednesday, February 22, 2012

MADRONA

LAW GROUP PLLC
Hillery Nye

Principal and Founder

email: hnye@madronalaw.com

Megan Clark
Office Manager
email: mclark@madronalaw.com

We've Moved!
tel: 206.436.0849
205 NE Northlake Way, Suite 210
Seattle, WA 98105

Seattle, WA 9dsds81054_________________________

Intellectual Property (IP) Terminology

IP	Intellectual Property relates to intangible property rights that can be protected under federal and state law.
Royalty	Your company can miss out on royalty income if you do not protect your intellectual property rights.
Copyright	COPYRIGHT is a subset of intellectual property, which protects original expression of an idea such as in art and literature.
Patents	PATENTS are a type of intellectual property that protect new inventions, processes, compositions, and functions. Patents are the strongest IP protection obtainable.
Trademark	TRADEMARKS protect names and logos used to identify goods or services. A mark must be distinctive rather than descriptive.
Trade Secret	TRADE SECRETS protect others from unauthorized use and disclosure of confidential information, practice not generally known.
Legal Action	Legal action can be taken against you if your intellectual property infringes on another’s rights.
Attorney	An attorney should be consulted to determine whether there are competing rights against your intellectual property.