Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws: June 2008 Edition (Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws) (Patent, Trademark & Copyright Laws)

The Patent,Trademark,and Copyright Laws,June 2008 Edition 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,June 2008 Edition includes the Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations language for the United States Patent and Trademark Office,including provisions prohibiting the issuance of patents on human organisms and the expenditure of funds relating to the mark Last Best Place ;the Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations language for the U.S. Copyright Office;the text of a new Article 9 sexsies (the safeguard clause) to the Madrid Protocol;amendments to the law (21 U.S.C. § 355) relating to the approval of new drugs by the FDA; and an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code relating to the depreciation of certain musical works and copyrights.The June 2008 Edition reflects all statutory changes enacted through May 23, 2008.Ratified Treaties and Complete Text of Book on CD!Included with the June 2008 Edition is an updated CD-ROM that contains the entire text of the book in Microsoft® Word* for easy searching and copying-and-pasting.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.