How To Protect Your Intellectual Property
By : Raad Ahmed
April 2015
(PROVISIONAL) PATENTUse the “patent pending” designation and be the 1st in line
for full patent approval
Discourages your possible competitors from
developing a product
COPYRIGHT PROTECTIONRecognizes you as an author of a “work” and protects you
from unauthorised use of your “work”
USE TECHNOLOGYSetup alerts the detect when phrases similar to your protected product
appear online
Google Alerts or Mention will be your best choices
INVESTIGATETake detailed look in products that might infringe your patents
(focus on their functions and appropriate patent fillings)
CEASE AND DESISTA letter to the perpetrator requesting a stop of an ongoing infringement
You can send it yourself, but use a lawyer for larger impact
DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICEDigital Millennium Copyright Act notice is a great way to request a halt for
copyright infringement happening online
REQUEST AN INJUNCTIONCourt injunction request will stop the infringer from continuing to
sell or produce the infringing product
SUEA lawsuit is the last (and the most expensive) resort of defence against
Intelectual Property infringement
A qualified attorney will be invaluable in such an extreme case
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