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.
|postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 76661 |area_code = 254 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 48-46740 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1362189 |website = http://www. marlintexas. com |footnotes = }} Marlin is a city in Falls County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,628 at the 2000 census. As of July, 2007, Marlin had an estimated population of 6,019, a -7.7% change from 2000. It has been the county seat of Falls County since 1851, the third different town to earn the title. Marlin alone as a county seat has had four different county courthouses.