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Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference

ISBN: 1413309208
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 152

Authors: Richard Stim Attorney

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• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• Patent, Copyright Trademark, 6th edition
• Introduction
• B. How to Use This Book
• C. More Self-Help Intellectual Property Resources
• Part 1: Trade Secret Law
• Chapter 1: Overview
• 2. What makes something a trade secret?
• 3. How are trade secrets lost or stolen?
• 4. May trade secrets be sold?
• 5. How is trade secret protection enforced?
• 6. Trade secret resources
• Chapter 2: Definitions Trade Secret Law
• Chapter 3: Statutes Trade Secret Law
• Overview
• The Economic Espionage Act of 1996
• Part 2: Copyright Law
• Chapter 4: Overview
• 1. What is a copyright?
• 2. How is a copyright created?
• 3. Who owns a copyright?
• 4. Can copyrights be divided or transferred?
• 5. How long does copyright protection last?
• 6. What happens if a copyright is infringed?
• 7. May a copyrighted work legally be used without an owner s permission?
• 8. What laws cover copyright protection in the U.S. and other countries?
• 9. Copyright resources
• Chapter 5: Definitions Copyright Law
• Chapter 6: Sample Forms Copyright Law
• Chapter 7: Statutes Copyright Law
• 102. Subject matter of copyright: In general
• 103. Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works
• 104. Subject matter of copyright: National origin
• 106. Exclusive rights in copyrighted works
• 106A. Rights of certain authors to attribution and integrity
• 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
• 108. Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives
• 109. Limitations on exclusive rights: Effect of transfer of particular copy or phonorecord
• 117. Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs
• 120. Scope of exclusive rights in architectural works
• 201. Ownership of copyright
• 204. Execution of transfers of copyright ownership
• 205. Recordation of transfers and other documents
• 302. Duration of copyright: Works created on or after January 1, 1978
• 401. Notice of copyright: Visually perceptible copies
• 402. Notice of copyright: Phonorecords of sound recordings
• 405. Notice of copyright: Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords
• 407. Deposit of copies or phonorecords for Library of Congress
• 411. Registration and infringement actions
• 412. Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement
• 502. Remedies for infringement: Injunctions
• 503. Remedies for infringement: Impounding and disposition of infringing articles
• 504. Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits
• 505. Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney s fees
• 506. Criminal offenses
• 507. Limitations on actions
• Part 3: Patent Law
• Chapter 8: Overview
• 2. How do inventors benefit by holding a patent?
• 3. What kinds of patents may be issued?
• 4. What types of inventions qualify for a patent?
• 5. What is the procedure for applying for a patent?
• 6. What happens if there are multiple applications for the same invention?
• 7. Under what circumstances is a patent application approved?
• 8. How are patent rights enforced?
• 9. When does a patent expire or otherwise come to an end?
• 10. What about international protection for U.S. patents?
• 11. Patent resources
• Chapter 9: Definitions Patent Law
• Chapter 10: Forms Patent Law
• Chapter 11: Statutes Patent Law
• 102. Conditions for patentability
• 103. Conditions for patentability
• 111. Application for patent
• 112. Specification
• 113. Drawings
• 116. Inventors
• 118. Filing by other than inventor
• 119. Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country
• 121. Divisional applications
• 122. Confidential status of applications
• 131. Examination of application
• 135. Interferences
• 151. Issue of patent
• 154. Contents and term of patent
• 157. Statutory invention registration
• 161. Patents for plants
• 171. Patents for designs
• 203. March-in rights
• 251. Reissue of defective patents
• 252. Effect of reissue
• 262. Joint owners
• 271. Infringement of patent
• 282. Presumption of validity
• 283. Injunction
• 284. Damages
• 285. Attorney fees
• 286. Time limitation on damages
• 287. Limitation on damages and other remedies
• 292. False marking
• 301. Citation of prior art
• 302. Request for reexamination
• 303. Determination of issue by Director
• 304. Reexamination order by Director
• 305. Conduct of reexamination proceedings
• 306. Appeal
• 307. Certificate of patentability, unpatentability, and claim cancellation
• Part 4: Trademark Law
• Chapter 12: Overview
• 1. What are trademarks and service marks?
• 2. What is trade dress?
• 3. What is trademark law?
• 4. What kinds of trademarks and service marks receive protection under trademark law?
• 5. What cannot be protected under trademark law?
• 6. How is trademark ownership determined?
• 7. What about federal registration of a mark?
• 8. How can you tell if a mark proposed for use is already being used by another business?
• 9. Do mark owners need to provide notice to the public?
• 10. How is ownership of a mark enforced?
• 11. If a company has registered its trademark, does it need to register its trademark.com?
• 12. Trademark resources
• Chapter 13: Definitions Trademark Law
• Chapter 14: Forms Trademark Law
• Chapter 15: Statues Trademark Law
• 1052. ( 2) Trademarks registrable on principal register
• 1053. ( 3) Service marks registrable
• 1056. ( 6) Disclaimer of unregistrable matter
• 1057. ( 7) Certificates of registration
• 1058. ( 8) Duration of registration
• 1059. ( 9) Renewal of registration
• 1060. ( 10) Assignment of mark
• 1062. ( 12) Publication
• 1063. ( 13) Opposition to registration
• 1064. ( 14) Cancellation of registration
• 1065. ( 15) Incontestability of right to use mark under certain conditions
• 1072. ( 22) Registration as constructive notice of claim of ownership
• 1091. ( 23) Supplemental register
• 1092. ( 24) Publication
• 1111. ( 29) Notice of registration
• 1112. ( 30) Classification of goods and services
• 1114. ( 32) Remedies
• 1115. ( 33) Registration on principal register as evidence of exclusive right to use mark
• 1117. ( 35) Recovery for violation of rights
• 1118. ( 36) Destruction of infringing articles
• 1125. ( 43) False designations of origin and false descriptions forbidden
• 1127. ( 45) Construction and definitions
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Code Examples
• List of Sidebars