Resources

How to Protect Your Idea Without a Signed Non-Disclosure Agreement

When sharing your idea with others, there are times when the receiving party refuses to sign your NDA. This video will provide a solution that will allow you to disclose your invention and then follow up with what John Ferrell describes as a post-facto NDA.

7 Steps to Selling your Invention

"Inventing for Money" is a practical, accessible guide to licensing your invention. Based on his 25 years working with start-ups and independent inventors, patent attorney John Ferrell outlines the process of protecting, pitching and monetizing inventions in 7 simple steps

Strategic IP: What's Your Patent Strategy?

America Invents Act

On September 16, 2011, the President signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act into law. While less comprehensive than many in the legal community might have hoped, the new legislation nevertheless represents the most significant overhaul of the American patent system in 60 years.

What is a Copyright?

Copyright is a fundamental form of intellectual property for technology companies, protecting the tangible expression of ideas against unauthorized copying and distribution.

Cyberspace Primer: Domain Disputes

Excerpted from Cyberspace Law and Policy: A Primer for State Policymakers 2010

The Evolving Law of Secondary Liability in Trademarks

An overview of contributory and vicarious liability prepared for the AIPLA Spring Meeting in San Francisco (2011)

Old Wine in New Bottles: Protecting IP Rights in Hundreds More Top-Level Domains

What business lawyers and general counsels need to know about the new top level domains

Top Level Domain Names

The Trademark Clearinghouse is Open: Should You Register?