Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets. Intellectual property law involves advising and assisting individuals and businesses on the development, use, and protection of intellectual property -- which includes ideas, artistic creations, engineering processes, scientific inventions, and more.
Altamonte Springs is a city in Seminole county in the U.S. state of Florida, which had a population of 41,200 at the 2000 census. Located primarily in Seminole County, the city is in the northern suburbs of the Greater Orlando Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the United States Census Bureau estimated had a population of 2,054,574 in 2008. The name Altamonte is Spanish meaning "high hill".