The Complete Guide to Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks: What You Need to Know Explained Simply
Hundreds of thousands of people apply for patents, copyrights, and trademarks in the United States every year. For example, the United States Patent and Trademark office reports that 452,633 patent applications were filed in 2006. You can easily become one of these people if you have created the greatest American invention, if you are the next Stephen King and have written a book to prove it, or if you have designed an eye-catching logo for your company. The Complete Guide to Patents,...
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Hundreds of thousands of people apply for patents, copyrights, and trademarks in the United States every year. For example, the United States Patent and Trademark office reports that 452,633 patent applications were filed in 2006. You can easily become one of these people if you have created the greatest American invention, if you are the next Stephen King and have written a book to prove it, or if you have designed an eye-catching logo for your company. The Complete Guide to Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks will provide you with all the information you need to know about acquiring, registering, maintaining, and protecting your intellectual property. A patent is a grant of property rights to the inventor and essentially excludes others from making, using, and selling your invention, whereas a trademark is a word, symbol, or device used to indicate the source of goods and to distinguish your goods from those of others. A copyright, on the other hand, protects original works and the form of the expression rather than the subject matter. This new, exhaustively researched book will help you decide which of the three you need to apply for, as well as which things can be patented, trademarked, and copyrighted and which cannot. In this book, you will learn how to file an application, how to register, how to avoid infringement, and how to avoid common problems. Additionally, you will become knowledgeable about where to file; the fees involved; laws and regulations associated with the process; the differences between copyrights, trademarks, and patents; the differences between utility, design, and plant patents; who may apply; attorneys and agents; and the forms you need to fill out. Whether you are applying for a patent, copyright, or trademark, this book will provide you with all the necessary information necessary to do so. The Complete Guide to Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks is the only book you need to read if you want to protect your intellectual property.
Dedication 5 Introduction 9 Chapter 1 Intellectual Property Protection 13 Chapter 2 Copyrights at a Glance 17 Chapter 3 Copyright Categories 31 Chapter 4 Breakdown of Copyright Acts 51 Chapter 5 Copyright Ownership & Rights 71 Chapter 6 Excluded Material for Copyright 85 Chapter 7 Copyright Duration and Process 87 Chapter 8 Infringement of Copyright 91 Chapter 9 Trademarks at a Glance 103 Chapter 10 History of Trademarks 149 Chapter 11 Trademark Search Logistics 151 Chapter 12 The Internet and Names for Trademark Use 155 Chapter 13 The Trademark Process 159 Chapter 14 The Unprotected in Trademark Laws 161 Chapter 15 Trademark Infringement 163 Chapter 16 Patents at a Glance 167 Chapter 17 Legislation of Patents 177 Chapter 18 Types of Patents 189 Chapter 19 Patent Eligibility (Patentability) 195 Chapter 20 Patent Ownership & Rights 203 Chapter 21 Patent Searches 209 Chapter 22 The Patent Application Process 213 Chapter 23 Patent Infringement 231 Chapter 24 Utility Model Patents 247 Conclusion 251 Appendix From the United States Patent Office 255 Bibliography 279 Author Biography 283 Index 285
