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"In the United States, copyright protection automatically extends to any appropriate material. This is the case whether you file for a copyright notice or not."

Copyrights
Items protected by copyright law include books, magazines, software, advertising copy, newspapers, music, movies, audio recordings, and artwork.

Patents
" Many people think of patents in connection with inventions. But patents are granted for a wide range of creations."

Trademarks
"Unlike copyrights and patents, trademarks affect all businesses. When you use the name of your business publicly, you are using it as a trademark."

Featured Book

Streetwise Small Business Start-Up
When you start a small business you soon discover that things just don't happen in the real world the way they tell you in business textbooks: Invoices don't get paid by their due dates, ads don't consistently bring in customers, sales don't continually rise, and profits aren't always there. In this book, small business maverick Bob Adams shows you how things really get done, and acts as your mentor by providing instant access to streetwise advice on every small business topic.
Regular price: $17.95
Web Resources

Federal Wage and Labor Law Institute
Consulting firm selling employment postings and forms as well as consolation on labor issues.

Copyright Clearance Center
Businesses may gaining access to copyrighted work or in signing up their copyrighted work for potential licensing agreements with interested parties.

Curtis V. Harr, Registered Patent Attorney
Includes contact information and answers to FAQs about patents and trademarks.

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Information about the law firm, handles areas of business, including intellectual property and international trade.

Identity Research Corporation
Helps you research already existing trademarks and register your own.

Insider Reports
FAQs you may have about what exactly qualifies as a trademark and what qualifies for registration.

Intellectual Property Law Group
An international group of intellectual property lawyers that can help you with your copyright, patent, and trademark efforts both nationally and internationally.

James W. Piper & Co.
Lists of patent attorneys worldwide and an extensive list of patent attorneys' Web sites.

Lawyer Finder
A short listing of intellectual property lawyers both domestic and abroad.

The Mining Company
Legal aspects of running a small business, including how to handle lawsuits, finding a lawyer, getting permits, copyrights and trademarks, and legal business forms.

Nolo Press
Contains good general information about copyright, patent, and trademark laws, FAQs, and resources on these subjects.

U.S. Copyright Office
Register your copyright. This site contains comprehensive information ranging from FAQs to forms you can fill out.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
A great place to start looking for trademark or patent registration information ranging from databases searches to forms you can fill out.

The Western Patent Group
Service to help you patent and sell your idea for a fee.

Wigman, Cohen, Leitner & Myers
Provides contact information for the intellectual property law firm and answers to FAQs about copyrights, patents, and trademarks.

World Intellectual Property Org.
Information on international intellectual property issues and international treaties, with an arbitration center for disputes, and a library of publications.

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