Intellectual Property in New Technological Age, Revised Fourth Edition

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Author: Robert P. Merges

ISBN-10: 0735569894

ISBN-13: 9780735569898

Category: Intellectual Property Law

Known for its broad, accessible coverage of both traditional and cutting-edge issues, Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age is the cornerstone of a proven teaching package.\ Strengthened and refined through years of successful classroom use, the casebook:\ • covers the full range of legal protections for intellectual property: trade secret, patent law, copyright law, trademarks/trade dress, state and federal intellectual property protections, protections for computer software,...

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A textbook that can be used for a comprehensive introductory course on intellectual property rights, or parts of it used in such courses as a surveys of intellectual property law with an emphasis on technology or of the protection of new technologies, or a more traditional course on copyright and trademark. The three law professors (U. of California- Berkeley) here revise the 1997 edition with new information on protecting trade secrets, patent law, copyright law, trademarks and trade dress, and other topics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1: Introduction A. Philosophical PerspectivesB. Overview of Intellectual Property2: Trade Secret ProtectionA. IntroductionB. Subject MatterC. Misappropriation of Trade SecretsD. Agreements to Keep SecretsE. Remedies3: Patent LawA. IntroductionB. The Elements of PatentabilityC. InfringementD. DefensesE. International Patent LawF. RemediesG. Design and Plant Patents 4: Copyright LawA. IntroductionB. RequirementsC. Copyrightable Subject MatterD. Ownership and DurationE. Rights of Copyright OwnersF. DefensesG. International Issues in CopyrightH. Remedies5: Trademarks and Trade DressA. IntroductionB. What Can Be Protected as a Trademark?C. Establishment and Extension of Trademark RightsD. InfringementE. DefensesF. Remedies6: State Intellectual Property Law and Federal PreemptionA. State Intellectual Property LawB. Federal Preemption7: Protection of Computer SoftwareA. The Economics of Computer MarketsB. Trade Secret ProtectionC. Copyright LawD. Patent ProtectionE. Trademark and Trade DressF. Sui Generis Protection of Computer Technology8: Intellectual Property and Competition PolicyA. Principles of Antitrust LawB. MonopolizationC. Agreements to Restrain TradeD. Mergers and Acquisitions Table of CasesTable of Statutes and Regulations