Intellectual Property Lawyer

Intellectual Property FAQs – What You Should Understand

Williams Kherkher's team of intellectual property lawyers has been serving clients for many years, and over time, they've come to realize that making basic information available to both current and prospective clients is a useful tool to move whatever process is involved forward in a more efficient and timely manner. As such, below you'll see some of the more commonly-asked questions that our intellectual property lawyers answer. For particularized information in relation to your situation, contact the firm immediately for a consultation.

What Does Intellectual Property Entail?
Intellectual property generally involves the "ownership" of property that's either tangible or intangible in nature, and the protection of that property from unauthorized use by other parties. The three most common issues our intellectual property lawyers deal with are patents, copyrights and trademarks.

What is a patent?
A patent is a government-issued right that prevents others from making, selling or marketing a product or process for themselves without permission from the patent holder. Patents are generally issued for inventions that prove to be of substantial use to the marketplace.

What is a copyright?
The United States Patent and Trademark Office defines a copyright as protection provided to the authors of 'original works of authorship' including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works, both published and unpublished. Copyrights are like patents in many ways, but are more particularized in terms of what they protect.

How do I know what my intellectual property rights are?
Your intellectual property rights depend completely on your specific situation. The intellectual property lawyers at Williams Kherkher will be able to help you identify which form of protection you need and which course of action to pursue.

What if someone uses my invention without my permission?
If any of the above happens, you need to contact the intellectual property lawyers at Williams Kherkher immediately. Enforcement of these rights is critical to your business, and timeliness is perhaps the most important aspect of this enforcement.

Overall, it's nearly impossible to define every intellectual property right or violation on one page. That's why you need to contact the intellectual property lawyers at Williams Kherkher so that your situation can be explained and a strategy of protection and/or enforcement can be defined.