Business Legal
Using Someone Else’s Intellectual Property Comes At a Price
In the IP wars, you have to figure out if a potential violation is worth the penalties you might pay.
By Coeli Carr
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Building a Business
Why Filing a Patent Just Got More Complicated For Startups (Opinion)
By Scott Shane
Building a Business
Obama Takes Aim at ‘Patent Trolls’
Combating patent-law abuse was among the subjects the President talked about in a Google Hangout following up his State of the Union address.
Tech
5 Easy-to-Use Tools to Make Business Email More Secure
Want to beef up email security? Consider these useful tools.
Tech
How to Dispose of Old Devices Without Losing Data or Harming the Environment
Before you throw away your old computers and smartphones, make sure what's inside them won't harm your business -- or anyone else.
Tech
5 Steps for Keeping Digital Data Safe When Traveling to China
How to keep sensitive business information out of the hands of overseas cyberspies.
Tech
Five Ways You Can Avoid IP Theft
Here's how to keep your small firm's big digital assets out of the crosshairs of hackers.
Building a Business
How to Navigate the New Patent Law
The age-old patent system is set to be reformed. Here's how the new law might change how or whether you get a patent.
By Diana Ransom
Business Legal
Why Tech ‘Treps are Up in Arms over the PROTECT IP Act
Tech entrepreneurs have lambasted a new bill that they say could stifle startups and innovation. Here's what you need to know about the PROTECT IP Act.
Business Legal
Protecting Your Knowledge — and Your Business
If you're in the business of selling information -- from books and podcasts to seminars and consulting -- protect your information and your business with these legal steps.
By Robert Skrob
Business Legal
How to Protect Your Intellectual Property Rights
Created as a pressure release for patent office overload, the controversial America Invents Act may give big business the edge in securing patents. Here's a guide to protecting your intellectual property rights in the post-act age.
Business News
Register, Protect and Defend
How to stake and protect your claim when it comes to intellectual property.
Marketing
Protecting Your Brand with Trademarks
Keep your brand's integrity intact by getting a trademark for your business' logo, name, tag line and more.