The term “intellectual property” refers to ideas and information that have value to your business. Intellectual property can take many different forms. Examples are:

• Business and product names.
• Inventions.
• Documents.
• Manufacturing processes.
• Business processes.
• Business information.
• Marketing information.
• Databases.
• Software.
• Graphics and Artwork.

Most intellectual property can be legally protected, at least to some degree by one or more legal regimes and/or business practices. These include:

• Trademark law.
• Patent law.
• Copyright law.
• Trade secret law.
• Proper corporate structure.
• Clear ownership of intellectual property assets.
• Various types of agreements (i.e. contracts).
• Information security.