A patent is a legal title which protects a technical invention for a limited period.

It is an already filed patent application not yet released by official governmental offices.

A ‘closely held’ information in the form of unpatented inventions, formulae, designs, drawings, procedures and methods of manufacturing, marketing strategies and product positioning.

A process, method, plan, formula or other information unique to a manufacturer, which gives it an advantage over competitors.

A distinctive design, picture, emblem, logo or wording (or combination) affixed to goods for sale to identify the manufacturer as the source of the product.

The exclusive right of the author or creator of a literary or artistic property to print, copy, sell, license, distribute, transform to another medium, translate, record or perform or otherwise use (or not use) and to give it to another by will.