Intellectual Property

They appoint clerks to keep official records of the board's work, to publish notices, to conduct research, and to carry out other duties, such as providing info about county government to citizens.

Generally speaking it could be considered so.

There are cases, however, where it could have significant impact if the trademark is a very famous one and could be sold or traded as a separate asset.

It IS called a LAW, or alternatively a Statute.

WWI battleships were the off-spring of the British battleship HMS Dreadnought which was launched in 1906, which itself was a product of the Battle of Tsushima fought in 1905. Tsushima was the test bed between the latest 19th century French and British battleship designs, which upon conclusion, resulted in the laying of the Dreadnoughts keel in October 1905.

Copyright law provides that the author of certain materials has the right to control the use or commercial exploitation of the work that he or she has created. This includes rights to authorise or prohibit the copying, issuing of copies, renting or lending, performing, showing, playing, broadcasting or adaptation of the copyright material.

Anyone found to have infringed a copyrighted work may be liable for statutory damages up to $30,000 for each work infringed and, if willful infringement is proven by the copyright owner, that amount may be increased up to $150,000 for each work infringed. In addition, an infringer of a work may also be liable for the attorney's fees incurred by the copyright owner to enforce his or her rights

Intellectual property refers to creative endeavors to which exclusive rights can be applied. Copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secrets are the major types of intellectual property.

Copyright law protects authors, and patent law protects inventors.

To create an image.

Copyright law has existed in some form since 1709. The current laws protect a work of sufficient creativity as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium.

Plagiarism itself is grossly unethical (very bad), but not a crime ... Violation of copyright is both criminal and civil offence but is usually treated as a civil matter.

The basis for US copyright law was established in the Constitution. For this reason Article 1 section 8 clause 8 is known as the "copyright clause".

"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."

It was proposed on August 18th, 1787 and ratified for inclusion to the Constitution on September 17th, 1787

United States Patent #51223123 does not exist. The highest US patent number as of 05-28-2010 is 7,725,947.

The Napoleonic code was an effort to put together texts of law redacted in the clearest way possible in order to make it accessible to all citizen. The main difference with English Common Law is that in civil law jurisdictions judicial precedent is given relatively less weight, and scholarly literature is given relatively more. The Napoleonic code expressly forbade French judges from pronouncing the law. This the legal tradition that prevails in, or is combined with common law in, almost all non-Islamic, non-common law countries.

Only copy, alter, distribute, or perform/display works that are entirely your own original work, are in the public domain, or for which you have permission from the copyright holder or an exemption in the law.

French-Italian company STMicroelectronics, makers of electronics and semiconductors, currently holds the primary MEMS patents. Additionally the company which is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, was honored in 2013 with Company, Executive and Device of the year.

If it has color it could be worth thousands of dollars but if it doesn't, its probably worth 30$. I have the same jar as you and i googled it. Look it up for more information. It could be worth more, its however much the buyer is willing to pay.

copyright law was introduced around the time photocopiers were invented because people were photocopying other peoples work and saying it was there own. the copyright law was to stop people and protect the original artists.

--Apple felt Microsoft had copied the 'look and feel' of their GUI

--Judge ruled that much of Apple's GUI was still in 'ideas' stage whereas Microsoft had produced a working GUI

l1994 -- Apple lost the case

Let's start with the basic business license question. Most cities and/or counties may require that if you are starting a business you will need to first acquire a business license. What is a business license? By definition a business license is a legal authorization in document form issued by municipal and/or state governments and required for business operations. Business license serves the purpose of providing tax information to the city about your business. Some people get DBA confused with business licenses, but there is a difference. So then what is a DBA?

DBA is an abbreviation for "doing business as." Certain jurisdictions may also use the terms fictitious business name, trade name or assumed name. DBA registration is necessary if your business operates under a name other than its legal name.

For a corporation, LLC, or other state registered entity, the legal name is the name on the filed articles. For all other business entities, the legal name is the personal name of the business owner or owners. Conducting business and opening a bank account under any name other than your legal business name is only possible after fulfilling your state's DBA filing requirement. And what if you are selling items? Do most states require a state seller's permit?

If you sell, lease personal property or sell taxable services at a retail or wholesale level, you are required to obtain a Seller's Permit. If you have more than one location where sales are made, a separate license is required for each location. You must obtain a State Employer Identification Number Also Called a State Tax Id EIN if you:

Pay wages to one or more employees

If your business is a corporation and you are an employee of the corporation (recommended so you can obtain all the tax free and deductible corporate fringe benefits)

if you are a sole owner and the sole employee of your business getting an EIN is not required as long as you report the financial results of your business on Form 1040, Schedule C. The IRS and the Social Security use your social security number to track self-employment tax. A federal tax identification number (also know as an employer identification number or EIN), is a number assigned solely to your business by the IRS. Your tax ID number is used to identify your business to several federal agencies responsible for the regulation of business.

Any business offering products or services that are taxed in any way must get a federal tax ID number. Here are some important resources to remember when filing for any of the above documents mentioned in this article. Just refer to the link below to get not only just in-depth information, but also excellent professional assistance. You won't be disappointed.

The ordinances are located in the township offices. The office is located at 1651 North Abbe Road in Fairview, Michigan.

The link has a good basic introduction to the origins and history of copyright law.