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If you’re building something new, a product, a technology, a brand, you’re creating intellectual property. Understanding the basics of IP is the first step toward protecting it. Here’s a concise overview of the four main categories and why each one matters. Patents A patent grants its owner the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, or importing an invention for a limited period, typically 20 years from the filing date for utility patents. In exchange, the inven

There’s a growing consensus that knowledge is being devalued. The argument is straightforward: in an age of large language models and instant access to information, knowledge is democratized. Broad knowledge, once a reliable competitive advantage, is rapidly becoming table stakes. For professionals whose value proposition has traditionally rested on specialized knowledge, including lawyers, this should be a wake-up call. The conventional follow-up to this observation is that