same concept as depreciation, just relates to intangible assets...copyright, patents etc

When starting out in REI, it's critical to learn what assets are worth owning because they will help you generate long-term wealth (businesses, real estate, patents, etc.) and assets that are solely acquired to help provide you happiness (ex.

Most new business owners have no understanding of trademark, copyright and patent law.

Blaming it on the departed PM is patently ridiculous, the company is responsible.

It's patently ridiculous that the state has conditioned normal free citizens to believe they are liable for injuries resulting from duties other people accept without having to find any culpability of the hiring party.I'm not arguing that you shouldn't use license and bonded contractors, as lawsuits are real, buts it's sad that reasonable people don't recognize this as another modern day, historically novel, oppressive imposition of the nanny state

Duell was the Commissioner of the US patent office in 1899.

That’s patently absurd. 

Patented mining claim.

For instance, we recently needed an attorney's advice when filing for a patent and trademark which we knew nothing about.So we went to Upwork and Upcounsel (freelancer sites) and posted a job for patent attorney.

If it’s on the market with a Realtor, they have to disclose patent defects.