In order to protect your intellectual property, there are a few legal steps you can take. First, you should register any trademarks, copyrights or patents with the appropriate government agency in order to gain exclusive rights over them and make it easier to enforce your rights against potential infringers. Second, if feasible, obtain nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) from anyone who might have access to your ideas/products as this will help keep confidential information secret and make it more difficult for someone else to steal your work. Third, consider having employees sign an invention assignment agreement so that all inventions created by employees while working for you are automatically owned by the company instead of the employee themselves. Finally, if necessary for certain works or products create licences or other contracts defining how others may use or distribute those works/products in order to ensure that you receive proper compensation for any use of your intellectual property beyond what is already agreed upon under copyright law.
It is important however to note that none of these steps necessarily guarantee protection from infringement as some individuals may still try and copy or otherwise misuse another’s work without permission regardless of any contractual arrangements made beforehand. Additionally due diligence must be taken depending on the jurisdiction when registering trademarks and patents as well as drafting NDAs / contracts in order to effectively protect one's interests. Therefore it is always recommended consulting with a licensed attorney before taking further action whenever possible in order ensure maximum protection of one’s intellectual property rights
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