Intellectual Property Lawyer in Columbus, OH
Protect the Heart of Your Business with Integrity and Purpose
What is Intellectual Property?
Intellectual property (IP) is the stuff you create—your ideas, your brand, your content, your brilliance—and it deserves legal protection. Your business isn't just about products or services. It's about the name you built, the things you've written, designed, said, and shared. If you've created something and want to keep others from copying, stealing, or profiting off it, you need IP protection. That's your IP. There are four main types:
Copyright
Protect your original content, like blog posts, courses, books, and graphics.
Trade Secrets
Protect your internal systems, pricing strategies, and client lists.
Trademarks
Protect your brand name, logo, and slogans.
Patents
Protect inventions and unique processes (less common for most service-based entrepreneurs).
Your ideas are the soul of your business.
Your strategies, processes, and ideas are more than assets—they're the keys to your impact. As a conscious entrepreneur, safeguarding your trade secrets isn't just about protecting your competitive edge; it's about honoring the integrity of your vision and creating trust within your team and partnerships.
Intellectual Property Attorney Services
I specialize in crafting clear, respectful agreements that protect your intellectual property while fostering collaboration and alignment. My services include:
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs): Shielding sensitive information with transparency and intention.
Confidentiality Agreements: Ensuring mutual respect for proprietary knowledge in partnerships.
Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements: Embedding non-solicitation and confidentiality clauses to protect your business's foundation while maintaining fairness and trust.
Together, we'll create legal protections that align with your values, allowing your business to grow in a way that feels ethical, secure, and sustainable.
Hi! I'm Melissa, Your Go-To Intellectual Property Lawyer in Columbus, OH
Your strategies, processes, and ideas are more than assets—they're the keys to your impact. As a conscious entrepreneur, safeguarding your trade secrets isn't about protecting your competitive edge. It's about honoring the integrity of your vision and creating trust within your team and partnerships.
The Process
1. Schedule a Consult. I'll hop on a call to talk about your business: what you're creating, how you're working with clients, and where you're
2. Identify What Needs Protection. I'll get a clear picture of how your business operates and what IP or contract protections you actually need to grow with confidence, and less legal risk. t – I'll hop on a call to talk about your business: what you're creating, how you're working with clients, and where headed.
3. Clear Scope—No Surprises. After our consult, I'll send a representation agreement that outlines exactly what I'll be preparing and my anticipated flat fee so you know what to expect, with no surprise invoices. – I'll get a clear picture of how your business operates and what IP or contract protections you actually need to grow with confidence, and less legal risk. I'll hop on a call to talk about your business: what you're creating, how you're working with clients, and where headed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is an intellectual property lawyer?
An intellectual property lawyer helps individuals and businesses protect their creative work, like brand names, content, inventions, and trade secrets, by securing legal rights through trademarks, copyrights, patents, and contracts.
What are the 4 types of intellectual property?
The four main types of intellectual property are: (1) Trademarks – protect brand names, logos, and slogans; (2) Copyrights – protect original content like books, courses, and designs; (3) Patents – protect inventions and new processes; and (4) Trade Secrets – protect confidential business info like formulas or client lists.
Who do intellectual property lawyers work for?
Intellectual property lawyers work with business owners, startups, creatives, and corporations to secure and enforce their legal rights over original ideas, content, and inventions.
What cannot be protected as intellectual property?
Ideas alone, facts, common phrases, and unoriginal concepts cannot be protected as intellectual property. You must express or create something in a tangible form to claim legal rights.
What is an IPR violation?
An IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) violation happens when someone uses, copies, or profits from your protected work, like a logo, design, or content, without permission or legal authority.
You Know That Rad Idea You Have?
The business next door does, too. Protect your IP before the copycats run with it!