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.
Ada is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,582 at the 2000 census. In 2006, the city's population was estimated at 5,841. The Wilson Sporting Goods NFL football manufacturing facility is located in Ada, and is the only football manufacturing facility in the United States. The National Arbor Day Foundation has qualified Ada as a Tree City USA. In 1817, The Ohio Shawnee Native American tribe signed the Treaty of Fort Meigs to receive reservation land at Hog Creek near Ada.