South Carolina law

Intellectual Property Laws in South Carolina.

Most intellectual property law is federal: patents (35 U.S.C.), copyright (17 U.S.C.), and federal trademarks (15 U.S.C.). South Carolina provides state-law trademark registration through the Secretary of State, common-law trademark protection, and trade-secret protection under the South Carolina Trade Secrets Act. Patent and federal trademark matters are litigated in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Florence divisions).