What is the Public Domain?

It is very common to hear in the news or social media about famous works entering the public domain. When some of these very well-known works reach this stage, many questions arise regarding what can or can’t be done with said works. In this blog post, we’ll dive into what the public domain is, opinions surrounding it, requirements, and other key pieces of information regarding derivative works and copyright.

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What are intellectual property (IP) rights and why are they important?

The human intellect can create amazing things, and when those creations have a tangible or intangible value it is important to understand what rights creators have, as well as the tools available to protect those creations.

The time, effort, human genius, financial investments, and all-around resources that go into a unique creation are important to consider when determining how intellectual property protection can best serve the creator/inventor.

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Nebraska - Agricultural Technology Patenting

Agricultural technology (Ag-Tech) development has had a historic underpinning with Nebraska’s leadership in the area; yet most of the development of technology has traditionally been consolidated with a few major companies in the region in a few sub-categories of technological specialization. Our patent attorneys and agents at ADVENT were interested in how the agriculture technology market has been advanced through patents in Nebraska over the last 10 years (2012-2022), read about our findings on this patent landscape.

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Falcon Power: “Investing in Our Planet” through Innovation

Earth Day is a global event celebrated by more than 1 billion people and occurs each year on April 22. This year, the official Earth Day theme is “Invest in Our Planet.” One of the biggest challenges of wind energy production is the limitation in production caused by the variability of wind currents, which is intermittent by nature.

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