John Letchford was invited to speak to business and engineering students and faculty at Rowan University in March, 2007.  Please click on the link below to view a copy of the PowerPoint presentation.

Intellectual Property Protection

Trademarks identify to the public the source of particular goods or services. A trademark is any distinct word, phrase, symbol or picture, or combinations thereof, that identifies and sets apart the goods of a specific business or organization. Read the rest of this entry »

Patents protect the utility of new and useful inventions as well as ornamental designs of articles of manufacture. In particular, utility patents cover machines, products and processes (including methods of doing business), and design patents protect the visual impression or “look” of an article of manufacture. A patent enables its holder to prevent others from making, selling or using the subject matter covered by the claims of the patent. Read the rest of this entry »

A copyright protects the tangible expression of ideas, but not ideas themselves. A copyright will not protect any process, system, concept, principle or discovery (which generally are the subject of patents). For example, a copyright will protect the expression of a computer program as embodied in its operational software and/or on a website. It will not, however, protect the utility or functionality of the software. Read the rest of this entry »

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If A&G decides to change any of its privacy policies, the changes will be posted here in this area. However, we reserve the right, at our discretion to change, modify, add or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please make sure to check this page periodically for any changes without notice.

Information About All A&G Visitors

A&G collects certain information from and about its users in three ways – directly from the user, from our Web server logs, and with cookies.

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The law governing ownership of invention, trade secret and patent rights between employers and employees is premised on a few well-settled principles. As a general rule, an employee retains ownership of any invention or trade secret conceived and/or reduced to practice while in the course of his or her employment. Read the rest of this entry »

The tragic events of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina were not only horrific human tragedies, but also served as warnings to businesses to revisit their own disaster recovery plans.  According to published reports, in many instances the difference between those companies forced to close their doors, and those able to continue doing business, was well planned disaster recovery procedures including off-site data backup. Read the rest of this entry »