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Greenville is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Smithfield in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 8,626 at the 2000 census. The CDP is centered around the village of Greenville but also encompasses the nearby villages of West Greenville and Spragueville, as well as the Mountaindale reservoir and beach. The village of Greenville is named after Revolutionary War General, Nathanael Greene, who was born in Rhode Island in 1742. Greenville was first settled in the 1600s. The village contains the Greenville Baptist Church, and there are many apple orchards in the surrounding area. This area of Smithfield, is known to be the more wealthy section. The area was active in the Free Will Baptist movement in the nineteenth century, and the Smithville Seminary, a Free Baptist institution, was nearby. The Ku Klux Klan was active in the area in the 1920s. U.S. Route 44, known locally as "Putnam Pike" runs through the center of Greenville.

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What is intellectual property law?

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.

Answers to intellectual property law issues in Rhode Island

What is a patent and what can be patented?

A patent is a document issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) that grants a monopoly for a limited...

What types of inventions cannot be patented?

Some types of inventions will not qualify for a patent, no matter how interesting or important they are. For example...

What makes and invention novel, non-obvious and useful?

In the context of a patent application, an invention is considered novel when it is different from all...

What is involved in enforcing a patent?

Once a patent is issued, it is up to the owner to enforce it. If friendly negotiations fail, enforcement involves...

When does patent protection end?

Patent protection usually ends when the patent expires.

For all utility patents filed before June 8, 1995,...

Can inventors who are employed by a company benefit from their inventions?

Typically, inventor-employees who invent in the course of their employment are bound by employment agreements that...

How can an inventor make money with a patent?

On its own, a patent has no value. A patent becomes valuable only when a patent owner takes action to profit from...

What is a copyright and what does it protect?

Copyright protects works such as poetry, movies, video games, videos, DVDs, plays, paintings, sheet music, recorded...

How long does a copyright last?

For works published after 1977, the copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years. However, if the work...

What is a trademark and what can be trademarked?

The term "trademark" is commonly used to describe many different types of devices that label, identify, and...