Overview
Summary of Contents:
Introduction to the Study of Intellectual Property: The Scope of the Term 'Intellectual Property' • Primary Policy Issues • Sources of Authority to Regulate Intellectual Property
Law of Trade Secrets: The Purpose of Trade Secret Law • Status of Ideas or Information as Trade Secret • When Aquisition, Use or Disclosure of a Trade Secret is Actionable • Private Owners' Rights in Trade Secret Information Submitted to Government Agencies • Use And Disclosure by Employees and Former Employees • Remedies for Trade Secret Misappropriation
Patents: Utility Patents • Design Patents • Plant Patents • Other Methods of Obtaining Property Rights in New Varieties of Plants • International Plant Treaties to Which the U.S. Adheres
Law of Undeveloped Ideas: Nature of the Law of Undeveloped Ideas • The Novelty and Concreteness Requirements
Trademark Law: Nature of Trademark Law • Types of Marks • Distinctiveness • Content of Marks • Things That Cannot Be Enforced or Registered as Marks • Acquiring Ownership of Marks • Federal Registration of Marks • Cancellation of Registration • Infringement of Marks • Geographic Boundaries • Defenses to An Infringement Action • Remedies For Infringement • International Trademark Treaties
Unfair Comptetition: The Nature of the Law of Unfair Competition • Passing Off • False Advertising • Commercial Disparagement • Dilution • Misappropriation • International Treaties Regarding Unfair Competition
The Right of Publicity: Nature and Purpose of the Right ofPublicity • Scope of the Right of Publicity
Copyright Law: Purpose and Nature of Copyright Law • Subject Matter of Copyright • Rights Afforded By Copyright Law • The Exclusive Right to Reproduce • The Exclusive Right to Publish Derivative Works • The Exclusive Right to Distribute to the Public • The Exclusive Right of Public Performance • The Exclusive Right to Display the Copyrighted Work Publicly • Moral Rights • Infringement of Copyright • The Fair Use Defense to Copyright • Ownership of Copyright • Notice of Copyright • Deposit and Registration • The Duration of Copyright Protection • Renewals of Pre-1976 Act Federal Copyrights • Termination of Transfers of Copyright • Remedies for Infringement • International Copyright Treaties
1984 Semiconductor Chip Protection Act: Legal Difficulties in Protecting Chips From Piracy • Sui Generis Protection - The Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984
Relationship Between Federal and State Law: Supremacy Clause • Section 301 of the Copyright Act