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Introduction to Intellectual Property

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Introduction to Intellectual PropertyIndex
  1. Preface and Foreword
  2. 1 Patent Basics
    1. Introduction
    2. 1.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection
    3. 1.2 The Weakness of Early Patent Systems
    4. 1.3 America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System
    5. 1.4 The Role of the U.S. Legal System
    6. 1.5 What the U.S. Patent System Wrought
    7. 1.6 Patent-Eligible Inventions
    8. 1.7 Criteria for Patenting
    9. 1.8 Other Types of Patents
    10. 1.9 The Patenting Process
    11. Assessment Questions
  3. 2 Patent Enforcement
    1. Introduction
    2. 2.1 The Right to Enforce Patents
    3. 2.2 Deciding Whether and How to Enforce a Patent
    4. 2.3 Patent Litigation
    5. 2.4 Getting Started
    6. 2.5 Pretrial Procedures
    7. 2.6 Trial
    8. 2.7 Post-Trial Procedures
    9. 2.8 Appeals
    10. 2.9 Litigation Alternatives
    11. 2.10 Patent Trolls and Efforts to Thwart Them
    12. Assessment Questions
  4. 3 Copyright Basics
    1. Introduction
    2. 3.1 The Basics of Copyright
    3. 3.2 Early Copyright Systems
    4. 3.3 Copyright in America
    5. 3.4 Eligible Works
    6. 3.5 Rights and Term
    7. 3.6 Infringement and Remedies
    8. 3.7 The Fair Use Defense
    9. 3.8 Changes in Copyright Law
    10. 3.9 New Technology Challenges to Copyright
    11. 3.10 Alternative Forms of Copyright
    12. 3.11 Copyright in a Changing World
    13. Assessment Questions
  5. 4 Trademark Basics
    1. Introduction
    2. 4.1 Core Concepts
    3. 4.2 Early Trademark Systems
    4. 4.3 U.S. Trademark Law
    5. 4.4 The Four Types of Trademarks
    6. 4.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks
    7. 4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
    8. 4.7 Bars to Trademark
    9. 4.8 Establishing Trademark Protection
    10. 4.9 Trademark Infringement
    11. 4.10 Trademark Remedies
    12. 4.11 Fair Use of Trademarks
    13. Assessment Questions
  6. 5 Trade Secret Basics
    1. Introduction
    2. 5.1 Trade Secret Protection
    3. 5.2 The Foundations of Trade Secrets Law
    4. 5.3 Elements of a Trade Secret
    5. 5.4 The Secrecy Requirement
    6. 5.5 Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
    7. 5.6 Remedies Available for the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
    8. Assessment Questions
  7. Glossary
  8. Answer Key
    1. Chapter 1
    2. Chapter 2
    3. Chapter 3
    4. Chapter 4
    5. Chapter 5
  9. Index
A
Active disclosure5.4 The Secrecy Requirement
America Invents Act (AIA)2.4 Getting Started
Arbitrary marks4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
attorneys’ fees5.6 Remedies Available for the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
B
bargain or contract theory1.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection
Berne Convention3.8 Changes in Copyright Law
C
certification marks4.4 The Four Types of Trademarks
classic fair use4.11 Fair Use of Trademarks, 4.11 Fair Use of Trademarks, 4.11 Fair Use of Trademarks
collective marks4.4 The Four Types of Trademarks
Commerce Clause4.3 U.S. Trademark Law
complaint2.3 Patent Litigation
contributory infringement4.9 Trademark Infringement
Copyright Act of 19763.8 Changes in Copyright Law
counterclaims2.4 Getting Started
covered business methods review2.4 Getting Started
Creative Commons3.10 Alternative Forms of Copyright
D
de novo2.7 Post-Trial Procedures, 2.8 Appeals, 2.10 Patent Trolls and Efforts to Thwart Them
descriptive4.7 Bars to Trademark
descriptive mark4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
design patents1.8 Other Types of Patents
devices4.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA)3.8 Changes in Copyright Law
distinctiveness1.8 Other Types of Patents, 4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
doctrine of equivalents2.1 The Right to Enforce Patents
E
economic value5.1 Trade Secret Protection
estoppel2.3 Patent Litigation
ex parte reexamination2.4 Getting Started
exemplary damages5.6 Remedies Available for the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
F
factors3.7 The Fair Use Defense
Fanciful marks4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
first office action1.9 The Patenting Process
G
generic marks4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
I
infringement3.6 Infringement and Remedies
injunctive relief5.6 Remedies Available for the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
intellectual property1.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection
inter partes review2.4 Getting Started
L
laches2.3 Patent Litigation
Lanham Act of 19464.3 U.S. Trademark Law
M
Markman hearings2.5 Pretrial Procedures
misappropriation5.2 The Foundations of Trade Secrets Law
misdescriptive4.7 Bars to Trademark, 4.7 Bars to Trademark
N
natural rights theory1.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection
No Electronic Theft Act of 19973.8 Changes in Copyright Law
nominative fair use4.11 Fair Use of Trademarks, 4.11 Fair Use of Trademarks, 4.11 Fair Use of Trademarks
non-obviousness1.3 America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System
non-practicing entities1.3 America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System
nonfunctional4.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks
novelty1.3 America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System, 4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
O
origin4.4 The Four Types of Trademarks
originality4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
ornamentality1.8 Other Types of Patents
overall appearance4.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks
P
Passive disclosure5.4 The Secrecy Requirement
patent1.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection, 1.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection
patent examiner1.9 The Patenting Process
plant patents1.8 Other Types of Patents
post-grant review2.4 Getting Started
purposes3.7 The Fair Use Defense
R
resemblance4.9 Trademark Infringement
royalty2.1 The Right to Enforce Patents
S
sameness4.9 Trademark Infringement
scheduling order2.5 Pretrial Procedures
service marks4.4 The Four Types of Trademarks
similarity4.9 Trademark Infringement
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act3.8 Changes in Copyright Law
spectrum of distinctiveness.4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
Statute of Anne3.2 Early Copyright Systems
statutory damages5.6 Remedies Available for the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
stay2.4 Getting Started
strict liability violation2.1 The Right to Enforce Patents
Suggestive marks4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
Summary judgment2.5 Pretrial Procedures
Symbols4.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks
T
Trade dress4.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks
Trade secret5.1 Trade Secret Protection
trademark4.1 Core Concepts
trademark dilution4.9 Trademark Infringement
trademarks4.4 The Four Types of Trademarks
U
utility1.3 America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System
utility patents1.8 Other Types of Patents
V
venue2.3 Patent Litigation
vicarious infringement4.9 Trademark Infringement
W
willful2.7 Post-Trial Procedures
work for hire3.5 Rights and Term
working requirements1.3 America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System
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