 | Intellectual Property, The Law of Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, and Trade Secrets for the Paralegal Third Edition
Author: Deborah E. Bouchoux, Esq.
ISBN #: 1428318364
©2009 Publish Date: 03/06/2008
Binding: PB
Pages: 480
Publisher: Cengage Learning Price: $199.95 |
Description: Intellectual Property, third edition is a thorough guide to the four fields of intellectual property law; trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets, covering topics such as the duration of rights, protection from infringement, and new and international developments in each field. Intellectual Property, third edition is on the forefront of Intellectual Property law, covering new and cutting edge issues in the field, such as proposals for patent reform, the rise of patent trolls, copyright pre-registration, and Section 337 ITC investigations. The comprehensive overview of each field is complemented by sample agreements, checklists, and other practical guides throughout the book. Each chapter contains realistic case studies and trivia to engage students and provide real world insight into the field of intellectual property law. Intellectual Property, third edition also includes invaluable resources that students will refer to throughout their careers, such as useful intellectual property Web sites, internet research questions and an "Ethics Edge" section that relates to ethical issues raised in the chapter. Product Benefits: - "Ethics Edge" in every chapter addresses an ethical issue related to the topics presented.
- New "Using Internet Resources" feature that requires students to access commonly-used IP websites.
- New Case Illustrations, Discussion Questions, and updated website resources.
- Discussion of new issues in Trademarks, including "cybersquatting," trademark infringement through phishing, and trademark dillution.
- New material on key legislation and cases: Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005; Grokster file-sharing case; pending Patent Reform Act of 2007; KSR v. Teleflex.
- New section on patent opinion letters
- Thorough information on emerging Intellectual Property issues in each specific field: Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Copyright, and Patents.
- Each chapter includes three sets of class activities: a realistic case study; questions for in-class discussion; and questions requiring readers to access Intellectual Property websites.
- Complete and comprehensive appendices, including forms, agreements, charts, selected statutes, and reference to state trademark laws and provisions for all 50 states.
- Engaging Trivia section for each chapter, pointing out interesrting IP facts and statistics.
- Thorough updating of the Law, including dicussion of recent IP-related cases.
Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction to Intellectual Property Law
Chapter 2: Foundations of Trademark Law
Chapter 3: Trademark Selection and Searching
Chapter 4: The Trademark Registration Process.
Chapter 5: Post-Registration Procedures, Trademark Maintenance, and Transfer of Rights to Marks
Chapter 6: Inter Partes Proceedings, Infringement, and Dilution
Chapter 7: New Developments in Trademark Law
Chapter 8: International Trademark Law
Chapter 9: Foundations of Copyright Law.
Chapter 10: The Subject Matter of Copyright
Chapter 11: The Rights Afforded by Copyright Law
Chapter 12: Copyright Ownership, Transfers, and Duration
Chapter 13: Copyright Registration, Searching, and Notice of Copyright
Chapter 14: Copyright Infringement
Chapter 15: New Developments in Copyright Law and the Semi-Conductor Chip Protection Act
Chapter 16: International Copyright Law
Chapter 17: Foundations of Patent Law
Chapter 18: Patent Searches and Applications
Chapter 19: Patent Ownership and Transfer
Chapter 20: Patent Infringement
Chapter 21: New Developments and International Patent Law
Chapter 22: Trade Secrets Law
Chapter 23: Unfair Competition
Chapter 24: Intellectual Property Audits and Due Diligence Reviews |
