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Introduction to Intellectual Property

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1

Introduction

  • About OpenStax
  • About OpenStax resources
  • About Introduction to Intellectual Property
2

Patent Basics

  • The Foundations of Patent Protection
  • The Weakness of Early Patent Systems
  • America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System
  • The Role of the U.S. Legal System
  • What the U.S. Patent System Wrought
  • Patent-Eligible Inventions
  • Criteria for Patenting
  • Other Types of Patents
  • The Patenting Process
3

Patent Enforcement

  • The Right to Enforce Patents
  • Deciding Whether and How to Enforce a Patent
  • Patent Litigation
  • Getting Started
  • Pretrial Procedures
  • Trial
  • Post-Trial Procedures
  • Appeals
  • Litigation Alternatives
  • Patent Trolls and Efforts to Thwart Them
4

Copyright Basics

  • The Basics of Copyright
  • Early Copyright Systems
  • Copyright in America
  • Eligible Works
  • Rights and Term
  • Infringement and Remedies
  • The Fair Use Defense
  • Changes in Copyright Law
  • New Technology Challenges to Copyright
  • Alternative Forms of Copyright
  • Copyright in a Changing World
5

Trademark Basics

  • Core Concepts
  • Early Trademark Systems
  • U.S. Trademark Law
  • The Four Types of Trademarks
  • The Subject Matter of Trademarks
  • The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
  • Bars to Trademark
  • Establishing Trademark Protection
  • Trademark Infringement
  • Trademark Remedies
  • Fair Use of Trademarks
6

Trade Secret Basics

  • Trade Secret Protection
  • The Foundations of Trade Secrets Law
  • Elements of a Trade Secret
  • The Secrecy Requirement
  • Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
  • Remedies Available for the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets

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