Meroni and Meroni
Attorneys at Law
Most businesses have important intellectual / industrial property rights that can be protected if proper steps are taken in a timely manner. For example, the name or symbol you use in selling your product or service can constitute a trademark or a service mark with common law rights therein and with statutory rights available to you. This mark may be your most important business asset. If it is not properly protected, you can lose your rights particularly in areas of the USA where you are not selling your goods and/or services. A novel, useful and unobvious idea often can be patented or perhaps used in your business but kept as a trade secret. Products can be protected by various types of patents including Utility Patents and Design Patents. Even your printed advertising brochures or catalogs may be protectable under U.S. copyright laws.
