Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference

✍ Scribed by Richard Stim Attorney

• Publisher: NOLO
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 592
• Edition: 9
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The most concise and comprehensive explanations of intellectual property law available! Whether you're an Edison, Faulkner or Jobs, you need Patent, Copyright & Trademark. Intellectual property law has rapidly produced its own language. But don't count on understanding it right off the bat -- the language baffles lawyers and lay folk alike. Whether you're an inventor, designer, writer or programmer, you need to understand the language of intellectual property law to intelligently deal with such issues as:

who owns creative works or valuable information how these owners can protect and enforce their ownership rights

how disputes between intellectual-property owners can be resolved

how ownership rights can best be transferred to others

and many more With this essential guide, you will:

get clear overviews of relevant laws

understand the different kinds of protection offered by patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets -- and which apply to your work

get a plain-English definition of every term you're likely to come across

find the information you need, quickly and easily -- all entries are organized by topic and extensively cross-referenced The 9th edition is completely updated to provide the latest law and court decisions, new definitions and additional resources. It also covers new topics such as ''patent trolls'' and the Supreme Court's decision in KSR v. Teleflex.

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents......Page 9
Introduction......Page 11
How Intellectual Property Law Works......Page 13
Intellectual Property Laws Chart......Page 16
Self-Help Intellectual Property Resources From Nolo......Page 20
Your Legal Companion......Page 21
Part 1: Patent Law......Page 23
Overview......Page 24
Definitions......Page 33
Forms......Page 143
Statutes......Page 169
Part 2: Copyright Law......Page 195
Overview......Page 196
Definitions......Page 205
Forms......Page 317
Statutes......Page 329
Part 3: Trademark Law......Page 353
Overview......Page 354
Definitions......Page 367
Forms......Page 455
Statutes......Page 469
Part 4: Trade Secret Law......Page 495
Overview......Page 496
Definitions......Page 499
Forms......Page 541
Statutes......Page 555
Index......Page 561

✦ Subjects

Юридические дисциплины;Право интеллектуальной собственности;