How Do You Protect Intellectual Properties Under Internet Law?
The Internet has become the ultimate marketplace for intellectual property, a place where ideas, products and services are sold, shared and even stolen on a daily basis. If you have your own original intellectual property that you plan to share online, or if you wish to ensure that your intellectual property is not used without your consent, you must learn how to protect your rights by law on the Internet. Realize that the United States has three main legal methods of declaring rights to intellectual property: copyrights, patents and trademarks. You can find more information, including guidelines for applying for copyright, patent and trademark registration, at the Web sites for the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (see Resources below). Understand that in order to file a lawsuit against someone who may have infringed upon your rights to your intellectual properties on the Internet, you must have registered these properties before filing
