Patent Lawyer Steve Murray is "Dr. I.P."
Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Lawyer Steve Murray (who is "Dr. I.P.") explores the basic legal concepts for protecting and defending your ideas (your "intellectual property").
What's the difference between a patent, a trademark, and a copyright? What exactly is "intellectual property"? In each episode of "Idea Defense 101 with Dr. IP", we attempt to answer these questions and delve into fundamentals to help the layperson, start-ups, general counsel, and others understand how to protect their or their company's innovation and navigate intellectual property disputes.
If I can help you in any way with your intellectual property needs, please reach out to me at [email protected].
DISCLAIMER: This material is for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should not act upon any such information without first seeking qualified professional counsel on your specific matter.
Copyrights in Derivatives - "Not Safe for Derivative Work"
Patent Damages: Lost Profits - "Raiders of the Lost Profits"
Trademark Oppositions - "An Opposition Story"
Copyright Public Performance - "Gym Conundrum"
Patent Families - "To Be Continuation"
Trade Secrets - "The Trade Secret Life of Illinois Smith"
Ornamental Use - "Trademarks on the Ornamental Express"
Patent Duty of Candor - "Call of Duty to Disclose"
Idea Defense 101 Season 5 Trailer: "Dr. I.P.'s Dark Night"
Getting Patents Faster
Nondisclosure versus Noncompete
What is a Tangible Medium in Copyright Law?
Idea Defense 101 with Dr. I.P.: Best of Season 4
Trademark Dilution - "Children of the Dilution"
Invention Shop Rights - "Little Shop of Rights"
Copyright Fair Use - "Transformatives: Copyrights in Disguise"
Foreign Patent Applications - "20,000 Leagues Under the PCT"
Happy Halloween!
The Intersection of Different Types of IP - "Boardgame Empire"
When Not to Register a Trademark - "Whale Enclosure"
When to File a Patent Application - "State of Patent Grace"
Copyrights in A.I. Generated Works - "The Bots Must Be Crazy"
Idea Defense 101 Season 4 Trailer: "Dr. I.P.: Chapter 4 - Paramecium"
The Search for Patentable Ideas - Day 01
Idea Defense 101 - Extended Version: Pit of Public Domain Sequence
Idea Defense 101 with Dr. I.P.: Best of Season 3
Public Domain Day - "From the Public Domain with Love"
Trademark Infringement - "The Puppets' Court"
Happy Halloween!
Patent Examination - "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust the Patent Process"