Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws

Get the latest legislative developments affecting U.S. intellectual property law.Get the latest legislative developments affecting U.S. intellectual property law with the new Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws, 2009 Edition. This handbook includes Title 35 (Patents), Title 17 (Copyrights), and Chapters 22 and 63 of Title 15 (Trademarks and Technology Innovation) of the United States Code. It also includes miscellaneous sections of the United States Code and other laws relating to intellectual property.Patent, Trademark and Copyright Laws, 2009 Edition includes legislation enacted into law during the Second Session of the 110th Congress and is current through November 1, 2008. The 2009 edition has been updated with the provisions of the so-called PRO IP Act that strengthens the civil and criminal laws against counterfeiting and piracy; amendments to the patent and trademark laws relating to the method of appointment of administrative patent and administrative trademark judges; the provisions of the Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008, which amends the copyright law to specify that the design of a vessel's hull, deck, or combination thereof, including a plug or mold, is subject to protection; the provisions of the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008, which authorizes the entering into of agreements between representatives of copyright owners and performers on the one hand and webcasters on the other hand for the payment of royalties for the performance of sound recordings on the Internet.Ratified Treaties and Complete Text of Book on CD!Included with the 2009 Edition is an updated CD-ROM that contains the entire text of the book in Microsoft® Word* for easy searching and copying-andpasting. The CD-ROM also contains additional legislative history relating to patent reform efforts, including the text of §1145, as reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Final Judiciary Committee Report on §1145.Also included on the CD are the texts and legislative history of the Trademark Law Treaty (Singapore), the Patent Law Treaty, and the Geneva Act of the Hague Convention relating to industrial designs. These treaties have been ratified by the Senate but have not yet taken effect.