Mens Rea Explained

Mens Rea Explained
In criminal law, some crimes require that the accused have “Mens Rea” (Latin for “a guilty mind”) before being found guilty of the crime. In legal systems with due process, actus reus (“a guilty act”) must be accompanied by mens rea (“a guilty mind”) to...

Patent Law in the United States

Patent Law in the United States
A patent is a government authority granted to an individual or organization that gives them a specific right or title to make, use or sell something. It is a form of intellectual property that is granted by a sovereign state to an inventor for a specified time period that gives them exclusive rights. The...

Commercial Law Basics

Commercial Law Basics
For most people who don’t work in the legal profession, understanding what commercial law and corporate law entail is not easy. Most people assume it is usually something to do with large corporations suing each other over patents and broken contracts. That can occur, but quite often the work involved...