I have been reading a few books lately the detail the need for businesses to protect their intellectual property rights from those people who would try to steal them.  A lot of the books that I have read detail the negative consequences to companies as a result of the theft of their product formulas and systems.

There are also been a couple of court cases that have showed up in the media regarding intellectual property rights that are really made me think that I need to look at my own business and make sure that we are protected.

A law firm in town is hosting an intellectual property seminar in the coming weeks for business owners like myself to learn what we should be doing to protect the specialized products and services that we offer.  It will be nice to see how trademarks, copyright law, and patents could apply to our business.  I will feel better being educated on the subject and putting the safeguards in place to ensure that our company and products are protected from those seeking to steal them.