Substantial revision of the easy-to-read first edition in the area of intellectual property rights. Includes new chapters on computer software as applied to copyright and international patents. Contains fresh material on trademarks. Explains the difference between a patent, copyright and trademark. Shows how to protect yourself before conducting a patent search. Provides all the information needed to communicate effectively with experts in the field. Discusses potential areas of legal dispute.
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Now revised and updated—the bestselling guide to protecting your intellectual property rights… Patents, Copyrights, & Trademarks Second Edition If you’re an entrepreneur, inventor, writer, or artist, making the right legal decisions about your creative work is easy with the newest edition of Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks. Written in an easy-to-read style that requires no formal business or legal background, this practical guide gives you all the information you need to patent, copyright, or trademark your creative work in language you can understand. This indispensable "how-to" guide shows you how to avoid copyright infringement, protect your copyright, deal with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, document your invention, conduct a patent search, and more. Fully updated and revised, the Second Edition also:
- Explains the important principles of intellectual property law in simple language
- Explores new computer software products with copyright and international patent applications
- Provides updated material on trademarks—which to choose, which to avoid, and why
- Includes new chapters on foreign patents and licensing
- Offers a history of patents, copyrights, and trademarks
- Sets the record straight on myths, trivia, and frequently asked questions about patents, copyrights, and trademarks
About the Author
FRANK H. FOSTER is an attorney and Chairman of the Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Section of the Ohio State Bar Association. ROBERT L. SHOOK is the author of 24 business books including How to Close Every Sale and Hardball: How to Turn the Pressure On Without Turning the Customer Off.
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The history of patents is both interesting and informative. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
garment enclosure, base support unit, expedited local service, multiple dependent claim, perspective view thereof, mask work notice, uncertified copy, minor informalities, further comprising, basic filing fee, telescoping pole, preferred embodiment, invention pertains, foreign patent applications, file wrapper, trade secret owner, willful false statements, omitted pages, technical disclosure, superconductor technology, dependent claims, joint inventors, support feet, tubular section, trade secret law Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Examiner Note, Background of the Invention, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Supreme Court, Trademark Act, Date of Patent, Official Gazette, Land Vehicles, Metal Working, Queen Elizabeth, Ralph Lauren, Application Branch, Brooks Brothers, Code of Federal Regulations, New York, Notice of Incomplete Application, Patent Sep, Abraham Lincoln, Cross-Reference Art Collection, Form of Claims, Library of Congress, Notice of Allowability, References Cited, Spring Devices New!
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The history of patents is both interesting and informative. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
garment enclosure, base support unit, expedited local service, multiple dependent claim, perspective view thereof, mask work notice, uncertified copy, minor informalities, further comprising, basic filing fee, telescoping pole, preferred embodiment, invention pertains, foreign patent applications, file wrapper, trade secret owner, willful false statements, omitted pages, technical disclosure, superconductor technology, dependent claims, joint inventors, support feet, tubular section, trade secret law Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Examiner Note, Background of the Invention, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Supreme Court, Trademark Act, Date of Patent, Official Gazette, Land Vehicles, Metal Working, Queen Elizabeth, Ralph Lauren, Application Branch, Brooks Brothers, Code of Federal Regulations, New York, Notice of Incomplete Application, Patent Sep, Abraham Lincoln, Cross-Reference Art Collection, Form of Claims, Library of Congress, Notice of Allowability, References Cited, Spring Devices New!
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