Video: Webinar On Intellectual Property (Part 1)

In the first of a two-part 1776 webinar, Fred Wilf provided an overview of intellectual property for business and technology audiences. He reviewed the "top four": copyright, patent, trademark, and trade secret, including what each protects, its duration, and its registration requirements. He discussed copyright ownership and the works-made-for-hire rules, and the trademark spectrum of distinctiveness. A Q&A covered common-law trademark rights, AI and blockchain patents, the first-to-file system, and the patent bar.