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FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

Part I PATENTS

History

What Is a Patent?

What Conditions Must Be Met?

Why Obtain a Patent

The Nature of Patent Rights

How to Obtain a Patent

The Employed Engineer as Inventor

Enforcement of a Patent

Trends in Patents

Patent Issues

PART II COPYRIGHTS

History

What Does a Copyright Protect?

How Is Copyright Acquired?

Who Owns the Copyright in a Work and How Is It Transferred?

How Long Does a Copyright Last?

What Copyright Can Do for You

Registration and Copyright Notice

PART III TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS

What Is a Trademark?

The Importance of Registering a Mark

Obtaining a Federal Registration

The Examination Process — Searching for Conflicts

Types of Registrable and Non-Registrable Marks

The Supplemental Register

Term of Federal Registrations

Protecting Trademarks

PART IV TRADE SECRETS

State Trade Secret Law

Economic Espionage Act

PART V INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE INTERNET

Patents

Copyrights

Trademarks and Internet Domain Names

Electronic Databases

PART VI INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Patents

Copyrights

Trademarks

Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

CONCLUSION

REFERENCE

MAJOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERNET SITES