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© Copyright: "[P]rotection for expression of ideas [like] works of literature, including novels, short stories, plays, and poems; works of visual art, paintings, and other media; three-dimensional works, including sculptures; motion pictures; musical works; and sound recordings . . . ." [Source: 1 IPLS Standard 1 (2001).]

 

* Patent: "[P]rotection [for] inventions, whether it’s a product, a process, or device, something that is new, useful and non-obvious." [Source: 1 IPLS Standard 1 (2001).]

 

® Trademark: "A trademark is a name, symbol or device used to identify or distinguish the goods or services of a particular source." [Source: 1 IPLS Standard 1 (2001).]

 

Cyberlaw: "The field of law dealing with computers and the Internet, including such issues as intellectual-property rights, freedom of expression, and free access to information." [Source: Black's Law Dictionary (7th ed. 1999).]

 

Trade Secret: "A formula, process, device, or other business information that is kept confidential to maintain an advantage over competitors . . . ." [Source: Black's Law Dictionary (7th ed. 1999).]

 

Other forms of IP

 

Miscellaneous

What is Intellectual Property?

U.S. Department of State's Office of International Information Programs (usinfo.state.gov) publication related to "Economics and Trade."