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Podcast: Investor Connect Podcast
Episode: Startup Funding Espresso – Intellectual Property in Commercialization
Description: Intellectual Property in Commercialization Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. A key component in commercialization is intellectual property. Intellectual property refers to work or invention that comes from the creativity of the mind such as a design, literature, or artistic works. It comes in several forms including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and industrial designs. Government institutions carry out the screening and awarding of patents.  This includes the US Patent Office for the US and the World Trade Organization for international cooperation and mutual recognition of cou...