Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference - Softcover

Stim Attorney, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413327761 ISBN 13: 9781413327762

Publisher: NOLO, 2020

Synopsis

A plain-English guide to intellectual property law

Whether you are in the world of business or creative arts, you need to understand the laws that govern your work. But given the convoluted terminology that surrounds patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights, this isn't easy. Enter, Patent, Copyright & Trademark, which explains:

• what legal rights apply to your creations, products, or inventions
  
• the scope of copyright protection
  
• how trademark law works, and
  
• what trade-secret law protects.
  

Here, you'll find plain-English definitions of intellectual property law terms, straightforward explanations of how intellectual property law affects online content, and much more.

The latest edition that includes legal updates covering Supreme Court cases, as well as significant cases involving the registration of scandalous trademarks; the right of a bankrupt trademark owner to cancel trademark licenses; the ability of a company to maintain trade secret claims that predate the publication of the patent application; the fair use claims of the estate of Andy Warhol and the artist Richard Prince; the public domain status of "We Shall Overcome"; and infringement liability for embedded tweets.

About this title

Book Description:

This book provides plain-English definitions of intellectual property law terms, straightforward explanations of how intellectual property law affects online content, and much more. The definitions explain who owns creative works, how disputes can be resolved, and how ownership can be transferred.

From the Author:

Welcome to the world of intellectual property.

Writers, inventors, and artists transform ideas into tangible property. When this property qualifies under law for protection it’s known as intellectual property (or IP)―for example, patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets.

Despite what some attorneys may tell you, intellectual property is not an inscrutable discipline.

Anybody can understand the basics. This book is proof that IP law is not a mystery. For over 15 years, engineers, scientists, businesspeople, academics, and attorneys have used this book as a reference for understanding basic patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret principles. This helpful desk reference has evolved to include hundreds of definitions, statutes, forms, and bits of how-to information about protecting and preserving intellectual property.

So before you pick up the phone to call an attorney, check out this book. It may save you time and money ... and it will hopefully make your job easier, your employer more secure, and your business more prosperous.

About this edition

• Publisher: NOLO
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1413327761
• ISBN 13: 9781413327762
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 648