When an architect creates a design, who owns the rights to that work? Who has the copyright on that design?

Copyright is a type of personal property right that grants the owner of the copyright control over the use and transfer of a copyrighted work (a piece of intellectual property). Copyright can be owned by one creator or multiple creators, an employer,...

A franchise can be a quick way to go into business. If you are the franchisee, meaning the one who is licensing a franchise and operating it, you have the advantage of instant brand recognition and an established market. As a franchisor, the owner of...

When an employee has two employers who each have actual or potential legal rights and duties to him or her, that relationship is called co-employment. Co-employment is part and parcel of contracting workers through a staffing firm or agency because...

Have you ever thought of licensing one or more pieces of your intellectual property? It’s always nice to have a source of revenue and maybe a few companies have hinted they would pay to use your IP in their products or services.