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  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. A | Glossary
  8. Answer Key
    1. Chapter 1
    2. Chapter 2
    3. Chapter 3
    4. Chapter 4
    5. Chapter 5
  9. Index
A
Active disclosure 5.4 The Secrecy Requirement
America Invents Act (AIA) 2.4 Getting Started
Arbitrary marks 4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
attorneys’ fees 5.6 Remedies Available for the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
B
bargain or contract theory 1.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection
Berne Convention 3.8 Changes in Copyright Law
C
certification marks 4.4 The Four Types of Trademarks
classic fair use 4.11 Fair Use of Trademarks, 4.11 Fair Use of Trademarks, 4 Assessment Questions
collective marks 4.4 The Four Types of Trademarks
Commerce Clause 4.3 U.S. Trademark Law
complaint 2.3 Patent Litigation
contributory infringement 4.9 Trademark Infringement
Copyright Act of 1976 3.8 Changes in Copyright Law
counterclaims 2.4 Getting Started
covered business methods review 2.4 Getting Started
Creative Commons 3.10 Alternative Forms of Copyright
D
de novo 2.7 Post-Trial Procedures, 2.8 Appeals, 2 Assessment Questions
descriptive 4.7 Bars to Trademark
descriptive mark 4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
design patents 1.8 Other Types of Patents
devices 4.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) 3.8 Changes in Copyright Law
distinctiveness 1.8 Other Types of Patents, 4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
doctrine of equivalents 2.1 The Right to Enforce Patents
E
economic value 5.1 Trade Secret Protection
estoppel 2.3 Patent Litigation
ex parte reexamination 2.4 Getting Started
exemplary damages 5.6 Remedies Available for the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
F
factors 3.7 The Fair Use Defense
Fanciful marks 4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
first office action 1.9 The Patenting Process
G
generic marks 4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
I
infringement 3.6 Infringement and Remedies
injunctive relief 5.6 Remedies Available for the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
intellectual property 1.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection
inter partes review 2.4 Getting Started
L
laches 2.3 Patent Litigation
Lanham Act of 1946 4.3 U.S. Trademark Law
M
Markman hearings 2.5 Pretrial Procedures
misappropriation 5.2 The Foundations of Trade Secrets Law
misdescriptive 4.7 Bars to Trademark, 4.7 Bars to Trademark
N
natural rights theory 1.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection
No Electronic Theft Act of 1997 3.8 Changes in Copyright Law
nominative fair use 4.11 Fair Use of Trademarks, 4.11 Fair Use of Trademarks, 4 Assessment Questions
non-obviousness 1.3 America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System
non-practicing entities 1.3 America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System
nonfunctional 4.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks
novelty 1.3 America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System, 4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
O
origin 4.4 The Four Types of Trademarks
originality 4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
ornamentality 1.8 Other Types of Patents
overall appearance 4.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks
P
Passive disclosure 5.4 The Secrecy Requirement
patent 1.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection, 1.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection
patent examiner 1.9 The Patenting Process
plant patents 1.8 Other Types of Patents
post-grant review 2.4 Getting Started
purposes 3.7 The Fair Use Defense
R
resemblance 4.9 Trademark Infringement
royalty 2.1 The Right to Enforce Patents
S
sameness 4.9 Trademark Infringement
scheduling order 2.5 Pretrial Procedures
service marks 4.4 The Four Types of Trademarks
similarity 4.9 Trademark Infringement
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act 3.8 Changes in Copyright Law
spectrum of distinctiveness. 4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
Statute of Anne 3.2 Early Copyright Systems
statutory damages 5.6 Remedies Available for the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
stay 2.4 Getting Started
strict liability violation 2.1 The Right to Enforce Patents
Suggestive marks 4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
Summary judgment 2.5 Pretrial Procedures
Symbols 4.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks
T
Trade dress 4.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks
Trade secret 5.1 Trade Secret Protection
trademark 4.1 Core Concepts
trademark dilution 4.9 Trademark Infringement
trademarks 4.4 The Four Types of Trademarks
U
utility 1.3 America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System
utility patents 1.8 Other Types of Patents
V
venue 2.3 Patent Litigation
vicarious infringement 4.9 Trademark Infringement
W
willful 2.7 Post-Trial Procedures
work for hire 3.5 Rights and Term
working requirements 1.3 America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System
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