Nielsen and Senior has been protecting the works of Utah’s authors, composers, inventors, and businesses for years. Common types of intellectual property include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights, and trade secrets. Intellectual property law is an area of the law that protects original works of authorship, composition, or invention. This protection is extended in Utah through federal copyright, trademark, and trade secret laws, collectively know as intellectual property law. Intellectual property rights grant an author, composer, or inventor exclusive rights to determine the use of their original work for a period of time. When these rights are properly established, infringement of these rights may be compensated through an action brought in a court of law.