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Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists

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" Today, IP is the currency of our new economy . " --Forbes Asap Protect your intellectual property rights Knowledge is power and nowhere is that more apparent than in todayâ��s information-driven, high technology economy. Fueled by the growing demand for new and improved technology, engineers, scientists, and the companies that employ them and manage technology have a vested interest in protecting the wealth generated by their innovative ideas and inventions. Addressing this growing need, Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists avoids difficult legal jargon to clearly explain the fundamentals of patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, mask work, and unfair competition laws, as they apply to the scientific and engineering community. To motivate readers, each chapter begins with an inspirational essay on a famous inventor and invention. This is the book to read before consulting a lawyer. The author, an experienced patent attorney, educator, and former patent examiner, provides valuable and easy-to-access legal information on a variety of common professional concerns, such as: Maintaining confidentiality in new employment contracts Obtaining software protection Applying for patents, trademarks, or copyrights Protecting against unfair competition Entering into contracts and employment agreements Strategic use and management of intellectual property The entrepreneurial use of intellectual property Replete with sample forms of pertinent documents and helpful points to consider regarding all aspects of intellectual property, Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists provides valuable information every high-tech professional should read to protect themselves against potential loss or liability.

Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age 2008 Stat Supplement

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:05:26 +0000


To ensure that you have the most up-to-date and complete materials for your Evidence class, be sure to use this statutory and case supplement from Aspen Publishers.

Official Intellectual Property Suite

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:05:26 +0000

The Official Intellectual Property Suite provides everything needed to legally file a copyright for your valuable original works, and a trademark to protect your company name, product trademark, logo, Web site domain name, or service mark. With Official Copyright you can protect works such as written works, screenplays, novels, books, music, photography, paintings, software, and Web sites. With Official Trademark, you can protect your company name, product name, or other identifying mark. Intellectual Property Suite is fully automated and has many timesaving features, including a step-by-step interview that extracts information from legal publications. It also provides unlimited interactive forms, points of contact, a glossary of terms, and an account section to track, manage, and organize your registrations and more to make sure your work stays your own.

Burning the Ships: Intellectual Property and the Transformation of Microsoft

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:05:26 +0000

At the start of this decade, Microsoft was on the defensiveâ��beset on all sides by anti-trust suits and costly litigation, and viewed by many in the technology industry as a monopolist and market bully. How was it going to survive and succeed in the emerging new era of "open innovation," where collaboration and cooperation between firms, rather than market conquest, would be the keystones of success? This was the challenge facing Microsoft founder and Chairman Bill Gates. But "like Cortez burning his ships at the shores of the New World," Gates decided to embrace the change that was needed. He recruited Marshall Phelpsâ��the legendary "godfather" of intellectual property who had turned IBMâ��s IP portfolio into a $2 billion-a-year gold mineâ��out of retirement and into the cauldron of controversy that was Microsoft. Only this time Phelpsâ�� mission was infinitely more challenging than simply making money from IP. It was to help reform Microsoftâ��s "man the barricades" culture, encourage the company to abandon its fortress mentality around its technology and share it with others for mutual benefit, and use intellectual property not as a weapon of competitive warfare but as a bridge to collaboration with other firms instead. Here, for the first time (and 500 collaboration deals later), is the inside story of what one analyst has called "the biggest change Microsoft has undergone since it became a multinational company." In this book, authors Marshall Phelps and David Kline take the reader inside the dramatic struggle within Microsoft to find a new direction. They offer an extraordinary behind-the-scenes view of the high-level deliberations of the companyâ��s senior-most executives, the internal debates and conflicts among executives and rank-and-file employees alike over the companyâ��s new collaborative direction, and the companyâ��s controversial top-secret partnership building efforts with major open source companies and others around the world. Nothing was held back from this book save for information specifically prohibited from disclosure by confidentiality agreements that Microsoft signed with other companies. Indeed, the degree of access to Microsoftâ��s inner workings granted to the authorsâ��and the honest self-criticism offered by Microsoft leaders and employees alikeâ��was unprecedented in the companyâ��s 34-year history. There are lessons in this book for executives in every industryâ��most especially on the role that intellectual property can play in liberating previously untapped value in a company and opening up powerful new business opportunities in todayâ��s era of "open innovation." Here is a powerful inside account of the dawn of a new era at what is arguably the most powerful technology company on earth.

Digital Media Law

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:05:26 +0000

Thoughts about the latest news in the law and business of Hollywood labor, digital media, traditional entertainment, IP, and technology. From Jonathan Handel, Of Counsel at TroyGould in Los Angeles.Kindle blogs are fully downloaded onto your Kindle so you can read them even when you're not wirelessly connected. And unlike RSS readers which often only provide headlines, blogs on Kindle give you full text content and images, and are updated wirelessly throughout the day.

Intellectual Property, The Law of Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, and Trade Secrets for the Paralegal

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:05:26 +0000

Intellectual Property, third edition is a thorough guide to the four fields of intellectual property law; trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets, covering topics such as the duration of rights, protection from infringement, and new and international developments in each field. Intellectual Property, third edition is on the forefront of Intellectual Property law, covering new and cutting edge issues in the field, such as proposals for patent reform, the rise of patent trolls, copyright pre-registration, and Section 337 ITC investigations. The comprehensive overview of each field is complemented by sample agreements, checklists, and other practical guides throughout the book. Each chapter contains realistic case studies and trivia to engage students and provide real world insight into the field of intellectual property law. Intellectual Property, third edition also includes invaluable resources that students will refer to throughout their careers, such as useful intellectual property Web sites, internet research questions and an "Ethics Edge" section that relates to ethical issues raised in the chapter.

A Primer on Intellectual Property Licensing

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:05:26 +0000

A PRIMER ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING (Second Edition) is a compact, practical guide to one of the most dynamic and popular areas of legal practice today-intellectual property licensing. Developed by an attorney in private practice who specializes in Silicon Valley technology licensing, this guide presents the basic rules of law you need to know for a licensing practice, along with helpful examples of contractual language, practice tips, and insights on custom and practice in the industry. This textbook is appropriate for a law school or business school seminar, or for practicing attorneys who wish to expand their practice into this exciting field. Individual chapters from this text are also available for seminars and CLE presentations (in electronic format).

Moser on Music Copyright (Book)

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:05:26 +0000

Knowledge of copyright law is essential to anyone who hopes to have a career in music. It fosters an environment where musicians and songwriters can share their creations with the public and know that their music will not be manipulated or misused without their consent, and, most importantly, that they will be paid for their work. Without copyright law, there would be far less incentive for anyone to make music, and almost no incentive for record labels to produce, market, and sell it. Understanding copyright law is particularly relevant today, as Internet file sharing and CD burning have made music copyright law front-page news. In Moser on Music Copyright, David J. Moser, one of the foremost authorities on the subject, provides students, educators, lawyers, and anyone in the music industry with a thorough understanding of copyright law, what it protects, the benefi ts of registering a copyright, and what to do when your copyright has been infringed. Controversies involving copyright and online music are also discussed in detail, with case studies of the recent blockbuster cases in this area, including the lawsuits against Napster, Grokster, and more. Although written in clear and readable language, Moser on Music Copyright is an in-depth resource providing detailed explanations of copyright law's application to music and has been used as a text by institutions such as Fordham University Law School, Loyola University, New York University, Northeastern University, and UCLA.

Private Power, Public Law: The Globalization of Intellectual Property Rights (Cambridge Studies in International Relations)

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:05:26 +0000

Susan Sell's book reveals how power in international politics is increasingly exercised by private interests rather than governments. In 1994 the World Trade Organization (WTO) adopted the Agreement in Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which dictated to states how they should regulate the protection of intellectual property. This book argues that TRIPS resulted from lobbying by powerful multinational corporations who wished to mould international law to protect their markets.

Intellectual Property I

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:05:26 +0000