Patent and Trademark Tactics and Practice

Zusammenfassung This clear! no-nonsense guide to the complex world of patents! trademarks! and intellectual property has now been brought right up to date with critical coverage of cutting-edge issues related to international law! electronic data and the Internet! and more.

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DAVID A. BURGE is a well--known registered patent attorney who maintains an active private practice in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author of numerous articles on intellectual property, has coauthored the Patents chapter in recent editions of Wiley's Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, has received numerous bar association awards, and is a member of several honorary societies of engineering.

Klappentext
This clear, no-nonsense guide to the complex world of patents, trademarks, and intellectual property has now been brought right up to date with critical coverage of cutting-edge issues related to international law, electronic data and the Internet, and more. The third edition covers the definition and understanding of patents and trademarks, legal rights and obligations, and the correct procedures necessary for legal protection in each case.

Inhalt
THE PATENT ATTORNEY'S BAILIWICK. The Panorama of Intellectual Property. Working with a Patent Attorney. PATENTS. Basic Features of Patents and Patent Systems. What Can Be Patented and By Whom. Preparing to Apply for a Patent. Prosecuting a Pending Patent Application. Using an Issued Patent. Maintaining Proper Invention Records. Planning a Patent Program. Disclosing an Idea and Invention Marketing. Assignments, Shoprights, and Licenses. Patent Protections Available Abroad. TRADEMARKS. Basic Features of Trademarks. Selection and Proper Use of Trademarks. Trademark Registration. Assigning, Licensing, and Enforcing Trademark Rights. COPYRIGHTS. Basic Features of Copyrights. Registration and Other Copyright Issues. OTHER FORMS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Design Patents. Plant Protection. Trade Secrets. PRESERVING AND PROTECTING SPECIFIC TYPES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. Computerware. Biotechnology. Appendix Tables. Index.