Intellectual Property for Paralegals The Law of Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, and Trade Secrets

by Bouchoux, Deborah E.

• ISBN13: 9781401842871
• ISBN10: 1401842879
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-06
• Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning

Summary

This book will be a valuable resource to practicing paralegals for whom is it critical to have a sound working knowledge of intellectual law. The many practical forms, agreements, checklists, case summaries, and charts illustrate the principals presented, promoting a clear understanding of the four major areas of intellectual property law-trademarks, copyrights, patents, and unfair competition. Discussions of each field conclude with a section on the new and emerging issues in that field and then an overview of international applications, including the methods by which intellectual property can be protected in other countries. On-line Companion for this text includes Appendices A-E, chapter summaries, trivia, and Internet resources.

Table of Contents

Preface	xix
Acknowledgments	xxv
List of Exhibits	xxvii
Part I Introduction to Intellectual Property	1	(16)
Introduction to Intellectual Property Law	3	(14)
Chapter Overview	3	(1)
Intellectual Property Law Basics	3	(1)
Types of Intellectual Property	4	(4)
Agencies Responsible for Intellectual Property Registration	8	(1)
International Organizations, Agencies, and Treaties	9	(2)
The Increasing Importance of Intellectual Property Rights	11	(1)
Trivia	11	(1)
Chapter Summary	12	(1)
Case Illustration-Policies Underlying Intellectual Property Law	12	(1)
Case Study and Activities	12	(1)
Role of Paralegal	13	(1)
Internet Resources	14	(1)
Discussion Questions	15	(2)
Part II The Law of Trademarks	17	(142)
Foundations of Trademark Law	19	(21)
Chapter Overview	19	(1)
Introduction	19	(1)
Purpose and Function of Trademarks	20	(1)
Types of Marks: Trademarks, Service Marks, Certification Marks, and Collective Marks	21	(1)
Acquisition of Trademark Rights	22	(2)
Common Law Rights, Federal Registration Under the Lanham Act, Laws and Treaties Governing Trademarks, and State Trademark Rights	24	(2)
Categories of Marks	26	(2)
Trade Names and Business Names	28	(1)
Protectable Matter	29	(3)
Exclusions from Trademark Protection	32	(3)
United States Patent and Trademark Office	35	(1)
Trivia	36	(1)
Chapter Summary	37	(1)
Case Illustration-Categories of Marks	37	(1)
Case Study and Activities	37	(1)
Role of Paralegal	38	(1)
Internet Resources	38	(1)
Discussion Questions	39	(1)
Trademark Selection and Searching	40	(13)
Chapter Overview	40	(1)
Selecting and Evaluating a Mark	40	(1)
The Trademark Search	41	(9)
Trivia	50	(1)
Chapter Summary	50	(1)
Case Illustration---Necessity of Trademark Search	50	(1)
Case Study and Activities	51	(1)
Role of Paralegal	51	(1)
Internet Resources	51	(1)
Discussion Questions	52	(1)
The Trademark Registration Process	53	(31)
Chapter Overview	53	(1)
Preparing the Application	53	(12)
Filing the Application, Docketing Critical Dates, and Initial Role of the United States Patent and Trademark Office	65	(2)
The Examination Process	67	(5)
Postexamination Procedure	72	(4)
Registration	76	(1)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office's Monitoring System	77	(3)
Trivia	80	(1)
Chapter Summary	80	(1)
Case Illustration---Use in Commerce	80	(1)
Case Study and Activities	81	(1)
Role of Paralegal	81	(1)
Internet Resources	82	(1)
Discussion Questions	83	(1)
Postregistration Procedures, Trademark Maintenance, and Transfer of Rights to Marks	84	(22)
Chapter Overview	84	(1)
The Affidavit of Continued Use	85	(1)
The Affidavit of Incontestability	86	(1)
Renewal of Registrations	87	(1)
Docketing Requirements	87	(2)
Loss of Trademark Rights	89	(1)
Trademark Use and Compliance Policies	90	(2)
Trademark Policing and Maintenance	92	(1)
Use of Marks Owned by Third Parties	93	(1)
Transfer of Ownership or Rights in Trademarks	94	(8)
Trivia	102	(1)
Chapter Summary	102	(1)
Case Illustration---Genericide	103	(1)
Case Study and Activities	103	(1)
Role of Paralegal	103	(1)
Internet Resources	104	(1)
Discussion Questions	105	(1)
Inter Partes Proceedings, Infringement, and Dilution	106	(24)
Chapter Overview	106	(1)
Inter Partes Proceedings	107	(5)
Infringement of Trademarks	112	(10)
Dilution of Trademarks	122	(2)
Related Trademark Claims	124	(2)
Trivia	126	(1)
Chapter Summary	126	(1)
Case Illustration---Infringement Analysis	127	(1)
Case Study and Activities	127	(1)
Role of Paralegal	128	(1)
Internet Resources	128	(1)
Discussion Questions	129	(1)
New Developments in Trademark Law	130	(14)
Chapter Overview	130	(1)
The Internet	131	(1)
Protecting a Domain Name	132	(5)
Hyperlinking and the First Amendment	137	(1)
Other Cyberspace Trademark Issues	138	(2)
Trivia	140	(1)
Chapter Summary	140	(1)
Case Illustration---Domain Name Infringement	141	(1)
Case Study and Activities	141	(1)
Role of Paralegal	142	(1)
Internet Resources	142	(1)
Discussion Questions	142	(2)
International Trademark Law	144	(15)
Chapter Overview	144	(1)
Applications in the United States Based on Foreign Applications and Registrations	145	(3)
Securing Trademark Protection in Foreign Countries	148	(5)
Effects of New International Agreements (NAFTA and TRIPs)	153	(1)
International Associations	154	(1)
Trivia	155	(1)
Chapter Summary	155	(1)
Case Illustration---Presumption of Abandonment if Nonuse for Three Years	156	(1)
Case Study and Activities	156	(1)
Role of Paralegal	156	(1)
Internet Resources	157	(1)
Discussion Questions	158	(1)
Part III The Law of Copyrights	159	(136)
Foundations of Copyright Law	161	(7)
Chapter Overview	161	(1)
Introduction	161	(2)
Common Law Rights and Rights Under the 1976 Copyright Act	163	(1)
The United States Copyright Office	164	(1)
Trivia	165	(1)
Chapter Summary	165	(1)
Case Illustration---Purpose of Copyright Law	166	(1)
Case Study and Activities	166	(1)
Role of Paralegal	166	(1)
Internet Resources	167	(1)
Discussion Questions	167	(1)
The Subject Matter of Copyright	168	(16)
Chapter Overview	168	(1)
Introduction	168	(1)
Originality of Material	168	(1)
Fixation of Material	169	(1)
Works of Authorship	170	(4)
Exclusions from Copyright Protection	174	(3)
Compilations, Collections, and Derivative Works	177	(3)
Trivia	180	(1)
Chapter Summary	180	(1)
Case Illustration-Nonprotectability of Ideas	181	(1)
Case Study and Activities	181	(1)
Role of Paralegal	181	(1)
Internet Resources	182	(1)
Discussion Questions	182	(2)
The Rights Afforded by Copyright Law	184	(15)
Chapter Overview	184	(1)
Introduction	184	(1)
Rights of Reproduction	185	(1)
Rights to Prepare Derivative Works	185	(1)
Rights of Distribution and the First Sale Doctrine	186	(2)
Rights to Perform the Work Publicly	188	(3)
Rights to Display the Work Publicly	191	(1)
Rights to Perform Copyrighted Sound Recordings	191	(1)
Other Limitations on Exclusive Rights	192	(1)
Moral Rights and the Visual Artists Rights Act	193	(1)
Compulsory Licenses	194	(1)
Trivia	195	(1)
Chapter Summary	195	(1)
Case Illustration-Authors' Moral Rights	196	(1)
Case Study and Activities	196	(1)
Role of Paralegal	197	(1)
Internet Resources	197	(1)
Discussion Questions	197	(2)
Copyright Ownership, Transfers, and Duration	199	(16)
Chapter Overview	199	(1)
Copyright Ownership Issues	199	(1)
Joint Works	200	(1)
Ownership in Derivative or Collective Works	201	(1)
Works Made for Hire	202	(3)
Transfers of Copyright	205	(2)
Termination of Transfers of Copyright	207	(2)
Duration of Copyright	209	(2)
Trivia	211	(1)
Chapter Summary	212	(1)
Case Illustration---Joint Authors	212	(1)
Case Study and Activities	213	(1)
Role of Paralegal	213	(1)
Internet Resources	214	(1)
Discussion Questions	214	(1)
Copyright Registration, Searching Copyright Office Records, and Notice of Copyright	215	(23)
Chapter Overview	215	(1)
Introduction	216	(1)
The Application for Copyright Registration	216	(5)
Deposit Materials	221	(4)
The Application Process and Registration of Copyright	225	(3)
Searching Copyright Office Records	228	(1)
Obtaining Copyright Office Records and Deposit Materials	229	(1)
Copyright Notice	230	(4)
Trivia	234	(1)
Chapter Summary	234	(1)
Case Illustration---Defective Copyright Notice and Release into Public Domain	235	(1)
Case Study and Activities	235	(1)
Role of Paralegal	236	(1)
Internet Resources	236	(1)
Discussion Questions	237	(1)
Copyright Infringement	238	(19)
Chapter Overview	238	(1)
Introduction	238	(1)
Elements of Infringement	239	(4)
Contributory Infringement and Vicarious Infringement	243	(1)
Defenses to Infringement	243	(6)
Infringement Actions	249	(1)
Remedies for Infringement	250	(2)
Trivia	252	(1)
Chapter Summary	253	(1)
Case Illustration-Fair Use	254	(1)
Case Study and Activities	254	(1)
Role of Paralegal	255	(1)
Internet Resources	255	(1)
Discussion Questions	256	(1)
New Developments in Copyright Law and the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act	257	(28)
Chapter Overview	257	(1)
Introduction	258	(1)
Copyright Protection for Computer Programs	258	(6)
Copyright Protection for Automated Databases	264	(1)
Copyright in the Electronic Age	265	(4)
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act	269	(2)
Musical Notes	271	(4)
Recent Developments in Copyright Law	275	(2)
Terms of the Trade	277	(1)
Vessel Hull Protection	277	(1)
Semiconductor Chip Protection	278	(2)
Trivia	280	(1)
Chapter Summary	280	(1)
Case Illustration-The Safe Harbor of the DMCA	281	(1)
Case Study and Activities	282	(1)
Role of Paralegal	282	(1)
Internet Resources	283	(1)
Discussion Questions	284	(1)
International Copyright Law	285	(10)
Chapter Overview	285	(1)
Introduction	285	(1)
The Berne Convention	286	(1)
Treaties Supplementing the Berne Convention: The WIPO Treaties	287	(1)
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act	288	(1)
The Universal Copyright Convention	289	(1)
Trade Aspects of Intellectual Property Law	289	(1)
Gray Market Goods	290	(1)
Summary of United States Relations with Foreign Nations	290	(1)
Trivia	291	(1)
Chapter Summary	291	(1)
Case Illustration---Territorial Limits of Copyright Act	292	(1)
Case Study and Activities	292	(1)
Role of Paralegal	293	(1)
Internet Resources	293	(1)
Discussion Questions	294	(1)
Part IV The Law of Patents	295	(96)
Foundations of Patent Law	297	(19)
Chapter Overview	297	(1)
Introduction	297	(1)
Rights Under Federal Law	298	(1)
United States Patent and Trademark Office	299	(1)
Patentability	300	(8)
Design Patents	308	(1)
Plant Patents	309	(2)
Double Patenting	311	(1)
The Orphan Drug Act	312	(1)
Trivia	312	(1)
Chapter Summary	312	(1)
Case Illustration-Requirement of Usefulness	313	(1)
Case Study and Activities	313	(1)
Role of Paralegal	314	(1)
Internet Resources	314	(1)
Discussion Questions	314	(2)
Patent Searches and Applications	316	(32)
Chapter Overview	316	(1)
Patent Searching	316	(2)
The Patent Application Process	318	(11)
Prosecuting the Application	329	(7)
Postissuance Actions	336	(7)
Term and Maintenance of Patents	343	(1)
Trivia	344	(1)
Chapter Summary	344	(1)
Case Illustration-Scope of Patent Claims	345	(1)
Case Study and Activities	345	(1)
Role of Paralegal	346	(1)
Internet Resources	346	(1)
Discussion Questions	347	(1)
Patent Ownership and Transfer	348	(10)
Chapter Overview	348	(1)
Ownership Rights	348	(1)
Sole and Joint Inventors	349	(1)
Disputes over Inventorship	349	(1)
Inventions Made by Employees and Independent Contractors	350	(1)
Assignment of Patent Rights	351	(1)
Licensing of Patent Rights	351	(2)
Invention Developers and Promoters	353	(1)
Trivia	354	(1)
Chapter Summary	354	(1)
Case Illustration---Joint Inventorship	355	(1)
Case Study and Activities	355	(1)
Role of Paralegal	356	(1)
Internet Resources	356	(1)
Discussion Questions	357	(1)
Patent Infringement	358	(15)
Chapter Overview	358	(1)
Direct Infringement, Inducement to Infringe, and Contributory Infringement	358	(2)
The First Sale or Exhaustion Doctrine	360	(1)
Claims Interpretation	360	(3)
Defenses to Infringement	363	(1)
Remedies for Infringement	364	(2)
Resolving an Infringement Dispute	366	(1)
Patent Infringement Litigation	367	(2)
Trivia	369	(1)
Chapter Summary	369	(1)
Case Illustration-Inducement of Infringement	369	(1)
Case Study and Activities	370	(1)
Role of Paralegal	370	(1)
Internet Resources	371	(1)
Discussion Questions	371	(2)
New Developments and International Patent Law	373	(18)
Chapter Overview	373	(1)
New Developments in Patent Law	374	(3)
Introduction to International Patent Protection	377	(1)
The Paris Convention	378	(1)
The Patent Cooperation Treaty	379	(4)
The European Patent Organization	383	(1)
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights	384	(1)
The Patent Law Treaty	385	(1)
Foreign Filing Licenses	385	(1)
Applications for United States Patents by Foreign Applicants	386	(1)
Trivia	386	(1)
Chapter Summary	387	(1)
Case Illustration---Foreign Filings	387	(1)
Case Study and Activities	388	(1)
Role of Paralegal	388	(1)
Internet Resources	389	(1)
Discussion Questions	389	(2)
Part V The Law of Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition	391	(52)
Trade Secrets Law	393	(21)
Chapter Overview	393	(1)
Introduction	393	(3)
Determination of Trade Secret Status	396	(2)
Liability for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets	398	(2)
Employer-Employee Relationships	400	(2)
Protection for Submissions	402	(2)
Defenses to Trade Secret Misappropriation	404	(1)
Remedies for Misappropriation	405	(1)
Trade Secret Litigation	405	(2)
Trade Secret Protection Programs	407	(2)
New and International Developments in Trade Secrets Law	409	(1)
Trivia	410	(1)
Chapter Summary	410	(1)
Case Illustration-The Doctrine of Inevitable Disclosure	411	(1)
Case Study and Activities	411	(1)
Role of Paralegal	412	(1)
Internet Resources	412	(1)
Discussion Questions	413	(1)
Unfair Competition	414	(18)
Chapter Overview	414	(1)
Introduction	414	(2)
Passing Off	416	(1)
Misappropriation	417	(1)
Right of Publicity	417	(5)
False Advertising	422	(3)
Product Disparagement	425	(1)
Dilution	425	(1)
Infringement of Trade Dress	426	(1)
International Protection Against Unfair Competition	427	(1)
Trivia	428	(1)
Chapter Summary	428	(1)
Case Illustration-False Advertising	429	(1)
Case Study and Activities	429	(1)
Role of Paralegal	429	(1)
Internet Resources	430	(1)
Discussion Questions	430	(2)
Intellectual Property Audits and Due Diligence Reviews	432	(11)
Chapter Overview	432	(1)
Introduction	432	(1)
Practical Aspects of Intellectual Property Audits	433	(1)
Conducting the Audit	434	(4)
Postaudit Activity	438	(1)
Trivia	438	(1)
Chapter Summary	439	(1)
Case Illustration-Value of Trademark	439	(1)
Case Study and Activities	439	(1)
Role of Paralegal	440	(1)
Internet Resources	440	(1)
Discussion Questions	441	(2)
Glossary	443	(20)
Index	463