How to protect your intellectual property?

After going to class last week I learned a lot of things such as people can steal ideas and we need to be secure before it happens. There are people who are trustworthy but there are people who can be clever sometimes so it is always sensible to protect your intellectual property. We learned about different methods in class in which we can protect our intellectual property. One method was creating a trademark. So with a trademark, such as a symbol or some kind of name our company will be unique from other companies. For example the apple company has their own logo which makes them stand out and different. So having a symbol of some sort is necessary in order to make the company standout. Also another way to protect your intellectual property is by copyright. Copyright helps an entrepreneur because then nobody can legally change or copy the work you have. So this right is great because then no stranger can copy the same idea  and this method helps one protect their intellectual property. Also another way to protect the intellectual property we should have trade secrets. So trade secrets are important because they are the things that your company does to give  you a competition advantage that the general public and your competition doesn't know about. So going to lecture helped me realize that you should always protect your idea and if you don't protect it then your in deep trouble and anyone can steal your idea and can become successful. So tip of the day is secure your business and don't let anyone steal your idea.