Algonquin Intellectual Property Attorneys
Patents ∙ Trademarks ∙ Copyright Law
At the Law Office of Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr., in Algonquin, Illinois, we assist clients in a wide range of intellectual property matters, concentrating on patents, trademarks and copyright law. Contact our law firm for high-quality, attentive professional services.
U.S. patent law protects inventions. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants patents for the protection of inventions and for the registration of trademarks. There are numerous ways to protect an idea, including:
Patent laws offer protection for a compound, a composition, a process, a machine or an article of manufacture; or new and useful improvement on one or more of those classes.
A trademark can protect a word, group of words, a design or a combination of those, as applied to particular goods or services.
Copyrights protect written works (books and plays), music and songs, movies, computer programs, statutes or other types of artistic works such as paintings.
Trade secret
If an item or a composition cannot easily be designed (or reverse engineered) by examining the item or composition, a trade secret can be used to protect the idea. To protect this trade secret, the knowledge of how to produce the item must be kept to a restricted few. Among the best-kept trade secrets today is that for manufacturing Coca-Cola. Few people know the exact formula, and careful precautions are taken to keep the formula secret and avoid problems.
Unfair competition
Unfair competition, governed for the most part by state law, involves theft or misuse of information obtained from a person in an inappropriate manner.
If You Have an Idea and Want to Protect It, We Can Help.
If you are considering protecting an idea, contact a lawyer at the Law Office of Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr., to schedule a free consultation.
Located in Algonquin, IL, the Law Office of Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr., serves clients in Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, Cary, Fox River Grove, Carpentersville, West Dundee, Barrington, Crystal Lake, Lake Zurich, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Arlington Heights, Woodstock, Oakwood Hills, Island Lake, Wauconda, Prairie Grove, Bull Valley, Huntley, McHenry, Marengo, Elgin, Belvidere, Waukegan, Sycamore, Geneva, McHenry County, Boone County, Lake County, DeKalb County and Kane County, Illinois.Free 20-Minute, In-Office Consultation ∙ Evening/Weekend Hours by Appointment
Law Office of Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr.
Mathew Perrone
Brie A. Crawford
Attorneys at Law
Patent Lawyers
210 South Main Street
Algonquin, IL 60102-2639
Phone: 847-658-5140
Toll-free: 866-458-5140
Fax: 847-658-1088