article thumbnail

How to Protect Your Intellectual Property

The Startup Magazine

They simply didn’t take the proper steps to protect its intellectual property. If you aren’t sure whether you’re sitting on intellectual property, it helps to understand what intellectual property actually means. Think about intellectual property as anything you’d want to copyright, trademark, or patent.

article thumbnail

Traditional Security Methods For Business

YoungUpstarts

In the digital age of today, old school technologies are still a mainstream part of almost every businesses security systems. However, physical security is the key to keeping data and employees safe. This article will review methods of security that may never go out of style. Cameras are an inexpensive way to secure areas 24/7.

Security 113
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Tips For Protecting Intellectual Property

YoungUpstarts

It is important to take steps to protect your intellectual property. A simple way to protect your intellectual property is the hold off on filing a patent. Once a patent is filed, others can create similar products using workarounds without violating any intellectual property rights. Avoid Joint Ownership.

article thumbnail

The Importance Of Intellectual Property Protection In Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

If you have ever come up with a unique invention, you may already realize how important it is to protect your intellectual property. The United States Patent and Trademark Office understands this, and works to ensure that applications for new intellectual property are given their due and protected under US law.

article thumbnail

The Firewall Is Dead – What Can Businesses Do To Protect And Secure Their Brands?

YoungUpstarts

It doesn’t, however, change the fact that firewalls are still only perimeter protection devices and are limited to applying security policies against visible packets that travel through them. In other words, firewalls are only about as good as traffic cops when a security threat requires a well-coordinated SWAT team these days.

Security 140
article thumbnail

5 Risks You As A Consultant Should Know About

YoungUpstarts

Violating intellectual property rights. But even if you are not working in a creative field, intellectual property rights are something that should concern you. Although insurance coverage can be pricey, it does improve the financial security of your consultancy in the long term.

article thumbnail

Six Tips to Make Sure You Aren’t Poaching Intellectual Property Along with Employees

YoungUpstarts

Go carefully through the various forms and contracts that have to be signed, and make sure that the new hire knows where to get answers or address any concerns about information security. Train current employees to recognize off-limits information. So the ethical choice is also the smarter choice.