Richard Elias, General Counsel, Director for Leidos, Inc. spoke for LITE Talks regarding the basics of patents protections and provides lots of resourcs for obtaining free assistance in obtaining patent protection through the US. Patent & Trademark Office. DISCLAIMER: The ideas, expressions and commentary provided during this LITE Talk are those of the speaker and are not the ideas, expressions or commentary of the speakers company, employer or Minority Counselor TV or FHG Media Enterprises. The statements made are for educational purposes only, and may qualify as lawyer marketing and are not intended to serve as legal advice and neither shall the statements create any attorney client privilege with any viewer.