Intellectual Property

Essentials of patent, copyright and trademark law are at your fingertips in this reference designed for students of law and lawyers alike, but also for anyone with concerns or opportunities working with intellectual property. The Internet age is filled with legal misuse and misunderstanding. A trusted reference source is rarely found at this price that works so well that law students, lawyers and paralegals agree QuickStudy guides are a must-have. Expertly written to offer just the facts in this digital guide. BarCharts, Inc was founded on our law guides created by the owner, designed to understand the significance of details within the larger scheme of the law, as a daily refresher, and to review before the Bar Exam. Digital guide includes: Patent Law Analyze PatentabilityFirst to File Is Deemed ';Inventor'Application for PatentsProvisional Patent ApplicationsPatent ProsecutionOpposition Procedures & Post-Issuance ProceedingsPatent InfringementElements of Proof of InfringementTypes of Infringement & InfringersDefenses to Infringement ActionRemedies in Infringement ActionCopyright Law What Can Be Protected by Copyright?When Copyrights Attach & Terminate for U.S. WorksHow Can Copyrights Be Lost?What Rights Are Protected by Copyright Law?Who Holds the Copyrights?Enforcement of Copyrights under Current LawCivil Infringement ActionsElements of Proof of Direct InfringementProof That Defendant Copied a WorkDegrees of InfringementContributory Infringement LiabilityVicarious Infringement LiabilityCivil Remedies for InfringementThe ';Fair Use' DefenseCopyrights on Foreign WorksDigital Millennium Copyright ActComputer Software Copyright ProtectionTrademark Law Common Law TrademarksDistinctiveness RequirementDescriptiveness of TrademarksFour Categories of MarksSpecifically Prohibited MarksPotential Conflicts with Other UsersMarks in Different MarketsWhen a Trademark Itself Has ValueTrademark InfringementRemedies for Trademark InfringementDefenses to Infringement ActionsUseful Internet Intellectual Property (IP) Links