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Did You Know?
There is a legal instrument for exclusive rights.
The legal instrument that gives its owner certain exclusive rights for an invention is a patent.
Just like any other product of value, intellectual property is desired and sought by others. In South Carolina intellectual property theft has grown drastically over the last decade and is responsible for massive economic losses of many citizens, while South Carolina intellectual property lawyers are fighting to protect your copyrights.
Copyright infringement happens on a day-to-day basis, especially since the evolution of the Internet, which is governed by the same intellectual property laws as any other media. While people don't make the connection to ordinary theft, many are surprised by the strict penalties that await those that violate intellectual property laws.
Intellectual property utility patent
This report shows the number of utility patents (i.e., patents for invention) granted between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 2003.There is a total given for U.S. origin patents. The total at the end of the report includes both state and country counts. in South Carolina
1990
373
1991
409
1992
446
1993
423
1994
436
1995
441
1996
469
1997
430
1998
570
1999
560
2000
531
2001
565
2002
599
2003
570
Total
13212
Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office
In the information age, the U.S. economy depends on new and innovative fuel. Intellectual products are what keeps the economy engine running by providing new ideas, information and finally employment opportunities. Our South Carolina IP attorneys are working for South Carolina citizens to protect their rights in:
Copyright issues
Patens
Trademarks
Unfair competition concerns
Right of publicity questions
If you have become a victim of intellectual property infringement, don't hesitate to protect what's your. Contact one of our South Carolina attorneys today.
High Court Takes on File Sharing
Audio, RM, 44 Kbps, 3:42, 12/13/2004
The U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on a case involving Internet file sharing and copyright infringement. Jardin believes it could be the most important intellectual property decision in decades. Source: National Public Radio
Definition:
This is a statutory exception that allows the use of a copyrighted work for certain purposes without requiring permission. (See 17 USC § 1075).
Equivalents
Definition:
A rule of claim interpretation under which a product or process, although not a literal infringement, is still an infringement if it performs substantially the same way as the patented invention.
Plagiarism
Definition:
The copying someone else’s work and pretending that you wrote it.
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