There are several ways to protect your business. They include:

Patents - a property right granted by the government to the inventor to make, use and sell the invention for a given period of time.

Copyrights - protects your literary or artistic work, allows you to sell, give away or show your work, and copyrights must be tangible and physical.

Trademarks - name, mark, symbol or motto, legally restricted to the use of the owner or manufacturer, that identifies your company and/or its product.

Trade Secrets - information that you do not want known by your competition because your business would lose significant advantages. Q: What is the difference between a "copyright" and "trademark?"