Collaborative law has gained popularity particularly in the divorce context, where the process is known as collaborative divorce.

Many business owners have a lot of thoughts about their business. These thoughts can occur anywhere and they feel that since they thought of it first that they should be protected under the Copyright laws.

The penalties for copyright fraud could soon be much severe. Chidi Rodney Akomas takes a look at what's going on. What would you think a reasonable punishment for pirating a copy of windows would be?

The first key in understanding copyright law is defining what it is these laws protect.

Obtaining a patent isn't necessarily that difficult, however understanding patent laws can be very difficult.

It typically requires a patent attorney to define all the nuances between trade secrets, patents, and trademarks, however a few basics don't require a patent attorney for a generic understanding.

Copyright infringement and patent infringement are not quite the same thing, although they are based on the same principle, don't steal what isn't yours.

Patent infringement is considered the theft of an invention, idea, or enhancement that has been filed with the U.S. Patent Office, with a given time frame of acceptable overlap of one year.

Texas has found its place on the map as a hot spot for legal action, particularly for patent infringement lawsuits.

Filing a patent infringement lawsuit requires consideration to numerous values prior to making a decision.

Proving that patent infringement has occurred is not quite as cut and dry as it should seem.

Patent infringement and trademark violations are two different arenas. It involves the use, marketing, sale, or profit from and invention that is patented under someone else's name or company.

In the United States, patent laws vary from state to state or even from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

Patent violations do occasionally happen accidentally. With research tools and the high level of technology available, patent violations shouldn't happen accidentally very often, but they do.

Understanding patent infringement also means understanding intellectual property. Obviously, the material inside my head, my thoughts, my feelings, and the brain activity that makes me who I am is mine.