Intellectual Property
Apr. 22, 2015
State law protects ideas where federal law falls short
Not everything people conceive can be protected under federal copyright, patent or trademark law. California state law claims may fill gaps in those federal laws. By Jay Spillane
Intellectual property practitioners may be required to evaluate all types of allegations that clients' ideas or business methods were misappropriated. Not everything people conceive, however, can be protected under federal copyright, patent or trademark law. California state law claims may fill gaps in those federal laws.
Federal copyright law protects original works of authorship fixed in tangible media. 17 U.S.C. Sections 102, 106....
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