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Gene Woodle
"My uncle, Gene, is a pretty good guy. He's taken my brothers, my cousins,
and me on dozens of adventures. We've climbed mountains and repelled and dove off train bridges.
We've also tobogganed and rode bikes and camped and explored caves with tiki torches. We've
gone 130 miles an hour in a car (in Germany, of course, perfectly legal). He makes the world's
best beef jerky and is always giving us CD's of antique rock and roll that we, mostly, never listen to.
I think he's a good lawyer, but I've only seen him in action once - at a Supreme Court
argument. I was kind of surprised. He's usually very laid back, but he stood up to
a couple of the judges and seemed to know a lot more about what was going on than the other lawyers.
-Kyle Ewing"
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Patents
In the United States anyone regardless of age, national origin, or mental
competency may apply for a patent. Personal representatives may even apply
for patents in the name of dead or insane persons.
About the only requirement is
that the person be the true inventor. In some other countries corporations may
apply for patents, but in the U.S. only individuals may apply.
· Statutory Classifications
· Patent Tests
· Patent Deadlines
· When a Patent May Be Lost
· Patent Costs
· The Inventor's Notebook-Disclosing and Protecting Your Invention
· Patent Search
Trademarks
A trademark is any word, symbol, sign, device, or combination of them used to
distinguish particular goods or services. Trademarks are technically limited
to identification of goods. Such identification when applied to services is
known as a service mark, but the two are often used interchangeably.
· Limitations on Trademark Rights
· Strong vs. Weak Marks
· Benefits to Trademark Registration
Copyrights
Copyrights are rights granted to protect the tangible expression of an idea.
Most commonly a copyright is thought of as the right of an author to prevent others
from unauthorized copying or publication of the author's written work.
However, the protection also covers such works as paintings, motion pictures,
music, and computer programs.
· Period of Copyright Protection
· Copyright Costs
· Statutory Rights Granted to the Owner of a Copyright
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