Patent, Copyright And Trademark

Intellectual property law has rapidly produced a new language which is confusing even to many lawyers. However, anyone who is a player in the information age or the creative arts needs to understand this language to intelligently deal with such issues as: who owns creative works or commercially valuable information how these owners can protect and enforce their ownership rights how disputes between intellectual property owners can best be resolved how ownership rights can best be transferred to others

Patent, Copyright & Trademark gives you clear, plain-English definitions of intellectual property terminology. Whether you're completely new to the topic and want a basic overview, are about to enter into an agreement and want to understand all the terms before you sign, or need the answer to a specific question, this book is for you.

With this essential guide you will: get clear and concise overviews of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret law understand the different kinds of protection offered by patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets--and which apply to your work get a plain-English definition of every term you're likely to come across find cutting edge definitions of new intellectual property terms spawned by the Internet find the information you need, quickly and easily--all entries are organized by topic and extensively cross-referenced

Key statutes and sample forms are included along with intellectual property resources and web sites.