Copyright and Intellectual Property – Are Your Assets Protected?

Sept. 27, 2010 - PRLog -- Not taking the time to protect your own or your business’s intellectual property is a common mistake, but one that can cost you dearly. Unfortunately, it is easy to overlook the elements of a business that actually comprise its intellectual property and need protection, since many of these are less tangible than the more traditional types of property that we think of naturally.

Intellectual property comes in a lot of different forms, many of which you will likely have poured a wealth of resources into the creation and acquisition of. Branding, copyright, design efforts and patents are all common objects of intellectual property. Copyright in particular is something people often forget to take care of, but it is a key asset that ought to be legally protected as much as possible. It goes without saying that the elements that make your business unique and that form part of how your customers and partners perceive it are of great value to you. Protecting these is a sensible move and often comes at less financial cost than you may have at first thought.

Using a service such as Simply Docs, who provide up to date legal documents and templates, is a cost effective way to give your company the legal protection it needs. By becoming a member, you’ll receive emailed updates of essential documents to consider adding to your legal arsenal and access to a huge range of existing legal documents. All business documents prepared by Simply Docs are updated constantly, allowing for changes to legislation and circumstance.

Copyright is traditionally thought of as pertaining to a written document. While this is certainly a key area, there are other items such as recordings and software that can also be protected with a copyright agreement. Particularly if you or your company are creatively active, protecting the end result of your endeavours is essential. Similarly, other products of creation, invention and industry such as websites and database systems can by covered by copyright laws, as are artistic works such as visual art, music, graphic design or video amongst others.

The key aspects of handling copyright within the legal frameworks relate to assigning and licensing. In both cases, an agreement is likely to include a set of terms that should of course be considered carefully as part of any negotiation process. Transactions involving copyright may also involve payment in many cases.

There are a number of legal business documents associated with copyright processes including Copyright Assignment and License documents, Photograph and Illustration Licenses, and Quotation and Extract Licenses along with others designed to suit a great many different situations.

Sometimes the thought of going through legal processes can be enough to put you off wanting to think about it, but with the help facilitated by a service such as Simply Docs, you may find that a great deal of the complexity has already been dealt with.

Simply Docs have a huge range of customisable, professionally drafted legal agreements, covering everything from health and safety policies and partnership agreements to equal opportunities policies and risk assessment forms.

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