Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference
Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference
ISBN: 1413309208
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 152
Pages: 152
Authors: Richard Stim Attorney
- 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
Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference
ISBN: 1413309208
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 152
Pages: 152
Authors: Richard Stim Attorney