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Assignment

Definition:
A transfer of rights in intellectual property. Transfer of anything less is considered to be a "license."

Patent

Definition:
A patent differs from intellectual property in so far, as patents copyright a person's invention of a product or discovery while intellectual property protects intellectual works and compositions.

Misappropriation

Definition:
A common-law form of unfair competition where the defendant has copied or appropriated some item or creation of the plaintiff that is not protected by either patent law, copyright law, trademark law, or any other traditional theory of exclusive rights.

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Topics Related to Intellectual Property:

• Copyright Issues
• Patents
• Trademarks
• Unfair Competition Concerns
• Right of Publicity Questions
• Confidentiality Agreement
• Patent Corporation Treaty

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