Los Angeles intellectual property law covers the rights of those individuals who produce original works. It coverall original novels, inventions to company trademarks. The objective of Los Angeles intellectual property law is to encourage and support new artistic expressions, technologies, and inventions while supporting economic growth in Los Angeles.


How? Well, when individuals are assured that their inventions and creative works are protected and they can benefit from the fruits of their labors, then most likely they’ll be encourage to continue and create things that develop new technological advancement, make processes easier and more efficient, and most importantly create more jobs.

There are three main categories protected under intellectual property – copyrights, trademarks, and patents.

Copyrights generally cover creative works, which includes books, novels, films, and music. It gives the authors or owners the exclusive rights to reproduce, publicly display, and create derivative works.

Trademarks cover the names, marks, taglines, signs and symbols identifying the products of a company from other companies. Trademarks make it easier for consumers to identify competitors from one another.

Your organization’s intellectual assets – whether they are your trademark, patent, development, or employee know-how, they can be more valuable than your physical assets. Physical assets such as machines, facilities, and the like are repairable or replaceable. But intellectual property accounts for the future of your business. It is crucial for your business to succeed. This is why many companies heavily invest on intellectual property protection because they know how valuable it is.

What is intellectual property?

The World Intellectual Property Organization defines intellectual property as the creations of the mind. From this point of view, we can say that intellectual property is a very broad topic as it covers anything from a secret chemical formula, name, business strategy, story plot, artistic works, etc. In the US, it is estimated that companies spend an average of $300 billion annually for intellectual property protection.

Types of Intellectual Property

There are four types of intellectual property. These are the following:

•    Patents – this is a process by which you make the public known that a certain intellectual property is yours. Patent covers all properties that are tangible – inventions, equipment, and so on.

•    Trademark – this refers to a name, phrase, logo, or anything needed to establish a company’s brand and identity.

•    Copyrights – this protects written works like articles, essays, novels, stories, research, poems and literary
prints, and so on. Even written works posted on the web are also covered by copyright laws. Under these laws, no one is allowed to copy a phrase from another without consent.

•    Trade secrets – these refer to products that are confidential in nature such as a drug formula.