Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age: Fifth Edition [Hardcover]

Robert P. Merges (Author), Peter S. Menell (Author), Mark A. Lemley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 28, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0735589135 | ISBN-13: 978-0735589131 | Edition: 5

In the fifth edition of Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age, luminary authors Merges, Menell and Lemley continue to offer broad, accessible coverage of the full range of legal protections for intellectual property. Including seminal and cutting-edge cases and materials, this landmark casebook incorporates practice problems that encourage students to think like practitioners.

Timely and forward thinking, the authors of Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age offer:
- Complete coverage of basic and cutting-edge Intellectual Property law issues;
- An excellent selection of cases and materials;
- Practice problems that develop students' skills in applying the law;
- A law and economics perspective;
- Detailed treatment of new media issues, such as computer software;
- An introduction to biotechnology and the latest legal developments in the Statutory and Case Supplement;
- An Author Website with new cases and developments in IP law.

Updated throughout, the Fifth Edition offers:
- Revised patent materials that include the Bilski decision;
- Changes in patentable subject matter, obviousness, and the law of willfulness;
- New developments in digital copyright law and fair use;
- Trademark chapter revised to include dilution, merchandising, Internet keywords, Rescuecom v. Google, and fair use Software cases newly integrated into main chapters.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1136 pages
• Publisher: Aspen Publishers; 5 edition (December 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735589135
• ISBN-13: 978-0735589131
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.7 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Could be further edited, November 5, 2011

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I complain because the cases are very long. I wonder whether they could be edited down a bit. But the great thing about this casebook is the sample problems included. It makes you start thinking about possible exam questions, which is very useful.

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good IP book, June 17, 2011

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Has a lot of good info and cases for introduction into intellectual property. If you really like IP then you will really enjoy this text, others may find it a bit boring.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Suitable, poorly organized, January 25, 2011

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I felt very comfortable with the case selection and general tone of this textbook. However, the order of the sections seemed confusing, especially in sections of the book where there were few cases.