Protecting intellectual property is critical to the success of the business. We help you to understand what it takes to protect your product names, taglines, ideas and inventions.

• Protecting Ideas. Entrepreneurs must protect their ideas. Understanding patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets is essential.
• Service Marks. Service marks let you distinguish your services from the services offered by others. If you've given your service a great name and want to protect that name from being used by others, you've got to read this article on service marks.

• Trademarks and Patents. Intellectual property is a business asset. Like other kinds of property, intellectual property needs to be protected from theft and misuse.
• Patent Infringement. Knowledge of patent infringement fundamentals is important for entrepreneurs. You want to know your rights if you believe somebody is using your intellectual property.
• Valuing Intellectual Property. How much is a patent worth? How much is a trademark or service mark worth? Whatever you can get for it -- that's the easy answer.
• Five Questions to Ask the Patent Lawyer. You've invented something brilliant. Now what? Finding a good patent attorney should be at the top of your list. Here's how to find a patent attorney that is worth the investment.
• Protecting Service Marks. Service marks are like trademarks, except that a service mark is used by a person or entity to identify services rendered or offered and to distinguish them from the services rendered or offered by another person.
• How to File a Trademark Application. Wondering how to file a trademark application? Thanks to the Internet it's now easier than ever to file your trademark application.
• Trademark Searches. A trademark search is designed to uncover other pre-existing trademarks that have the potential to conflict with your name.
• International Patents. Did you know that the rights granted under a United States patent extend only throughout the territory of the United States and have no effect in other countries?
• Prior Art. In analyzing an existing patent or in deciding whether to file a patent application for an invention, it is almost always necessary to consider prior art. But that's not all you need to know about prior art.
• How Much Is My Website Worth? . Website valuation models are a hot topic with website owners. So, how much is a website worth anyway? We've got the answer.
• Intellectual Property Valuation. How much is intellectual property worth? In this article, we provide a useful overview of intellectual property valuation.
• How Long Does It Take to Get a Patent?. It'd be great if you could apply today for a patent and have it be granted tomorrow. But the reality is that getting a patent takes time.and patience.
• Patent Attorney Hourly Rates. How much do patent attorneys cost? We discuss patent attorney hourly rates and fees.
• Question to Ask My Patent Attorney. Hiring a patent attorney? If so, it's best to know the right questions to ask the patent attorney before you start.
• Investing in Patents. Buying patents? Accumulating a patent portfolio? Investing in patents and other intellectual property can be a great investment, but it can also be a complete waste of money.
• Patent Infringement and Litigation. The newspapers are full of patent infringement lawsuits these days. We've written a useful primer on patent infringement and litigation.

• Can I Patent a Business Idea?. Patenting an idea? Many people think that patents are for inventions, not just for ideas. The reality is that you can indeed patent an idea.
• A World Without Copyright Laws. Copyright laws protect many but some argue that they hinder access to information. Imagine a world with no copyright laws. Would it be pure chaos or heaven on earth?