Intellectual Property

by Schechter, Roger E.; Thomas, John R.

• ISBN13: 9780314065995
• ISBN10: 0314065997
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: West Academic Publishing

Summary

This work provides a comprehensive treatment of all three major branches of intellectual property law, surveying basic principles and emerging issues. The book summarizes what is clear, identifies what is unsettled, and offers concise views on how some open issues might be sensibly resolved. This text also deals with a variety of related intellectual property topics, including state laws governing the misappropriation of intangibles, state protection for the right of publicity and for trade secrets, and both federal and state rules concerning false advertising and deceptive trade practices. The authors use numerous examples to guide you through various technical areas.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Westlaw Overview	ix
Introduction to Intellectual Property	1	(9)
Forms of Intellectual Property	1	(3)
Norms of Intellectual Property	4	(3)
Intellectual Property Policy	7	(3)
Introduction to the Law of Copyright	10	(10)
Brief Overview of the Copyright Law	11	(1)
Historical Development	12	(5)
International Copyright Harmonization	17	(1)
Rationales for Copyright Law	18	(2)
The Subject Matter of Copyright---Basic Requirements	20	(18)
Originality	21	(5)
Fixation	26	(5)
No Protection For Ideas	31	(5)
Procedural Considerations	36	(2)
The Subject Matter of Copyright---Specific Categories of Protectable Works	38	(37)
Literary Works	39	(11)
Musical Works	50	(2)
Dramatic Works	52	(1)
Pantomimes and Choreographic Works	53	(2)
Pictorial, Graphic and Sculptural Works	55	(6)
Motion Pictures and Other Audiovisual Works	61	(1)
Sound Recordings	62	(3)
Architectural Works	65	(1)
Derivative Works	66	(3)
Compilations	69	(2)
Non--Copyrightable Subject Matter	71	(4)
Publication and Formalities	75	(19)
Publication	75	(6)
Notice	81	(5)
Registration	86	(6)
Deposit	92	(2)
Ownership and Transfer of Copyright Interests	94	(19)
Initial Ownership	94	(1)
Works Made For Hire	95	(6)
Joint Works	101	(3)
Transfer of Copyright	104	(9)
The Exclusive Rights of a Copyright Holder	113	(35)
The Reproduction Right	115	(7)
The Adaptation Right	122	(3)
The Distribution Right	125	(3)
The Public Performance Right	128	(9)
The Public Display Right	137	(1)
Moral Rights	138	(4)
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act	142	(6)
Duration of Copyright Interests and Termination of Transfers	148	(19)
Duration Under the 1909 Act	148	(5)
Duration Under the 1976 Act	153	(1)
Works Created under the 1909 Act and Still Protected Under the 1976 Act	154	(5)
Termination of Transfers	159	(6)
Copyright Restoration	165	(2)
Copyright Infringement	167	(45)
The Elements of Copyright Infringement	169	(11)
Other Ways of Framing the Infringement Analysis	180	(3)
Infringement Analysis in Computer Related Cases	183	(5)
Indirect Forms of Infringement	188	(4)
Jurisdiction and Procedure	192	(2)
Remedies	194	(10)
Defenses Other Than Fair Use	204	(8)
The Fair Use Defense	212	(37)
History and Rationale of Fair Use	212	(4)
The Fair Use Factors	216	(15)
Fair Use and Photocopying	231	(4)
Fair Use and Home Taping	235	(4)
Fair Use and Computers	239	(3)
Fair Use and Parody	242	(5)
Fair Use and the First Amendment	247	(2)
State Remedies Analogous to Copyright and Federal Preemption	249	(24)
Compensation for the Use of Ideas	249	(5)
The Misappropriation Doctrine	254	(9)
The Right of Publicity	263	(6)
Federal Preemption Under the Copyright Laws	269	(4)
Copyright in the International Perspective	273	(8)
The Berne Convention	273	(2)
U.S. Accession to Berne	275	(2)
The TRIPS Agreement	277	(1)
Additional International Copyright Agreements	278	(3)
Introduction to the Law of Patents	281	(10)
Brief Overview of the Patent Law	282	(1)
History	283	(4)
International Patent Harmonization	287	(1)
Rationales for the Patent Law	288	(3)
Patent Eligibility	291	(24)
Basic Concepts	291	(1)
Product and Process Claims	292	(5)
Biotechnology	297	(3)
Methods of Medical Treatment	300	(1)
Computer-Related Inventions	301	(5)
Presentations of Information	306	(2)
Methods of Doing Business	308	(2)
Designs	310	(2)
Plants	312	(1)
Closing Thoughts on Patent Eligibility	313	(2)
Utility	315	(7)
Basic Concepts	315	(1)
Immoral, Fraudulent and Incredible Inventions	316	(2)
Utility in Chemistry and Biotechnology	318	(4)
Novelty	322	(47)
Introduction	323	(2)
Prior Art for Novelty: The Statutory Bars	325	(15)
Prior Art for Novelty: Prior Invention	340	(24)
The Novelty Standard	364	(5)
Nonobviousness	369	(24)
Introduction	369	(2)
Prior Art for Nonobviousness	371	(4)
The Nonobviousness Inquiry	375	(18)
The Patent Instrument	393	(28)
The Specification	394	(10)
The Claims	404	(17)
Patent Prosecution	421	(39)
Introduction to the Patent and Trademark Office	422	(1)
The Mechanics of Prosecution	423	(7)
Inventorship	430	(2)
Abuses of the Patent Acquisition Process	432	(7)
Duration of Rights	439	(2)
Post-Grant Proceedings	441	(11)
Other PTO Proceedings	452	(2)
International Prosecution	454	(6)
Patent Infringement	460	(40)
Scope of Rights	461	(13)
Claim Interpretation	474	(26)
Equitable Defenses to Patent Infringement	500	(9)
Laches and Estoppel	501	(2)
Shop Rights	503	(2)
Misuse	505	(4)
Remedies for Patent Infringement	509	(8)
Injunctions	509	(1)
Damages	510	(7)
Patent Law in International Perspective	517	(11)
The Paris Convention	518	(1)
The Patent Cooperation Treaty	519	(2)
Regional Agreements	521	(1)
NAFTA	522	(1)
The TRIPS Agreement	522	(6)
Trade Secret Law	528	(11)
Sources of Law	529	(2)
Eligible Subject Matter	531	(2)
Misappropriation	533	(2)
Remedies	535	(1)
Trade Secrets and Patents	536	(2)
Federal Preemption	538	(1)
Introduction to the Law of Trademarks	539	(11)
Brief Overview of Trademark Law	539	(2)
Historical Background	541	(5)
The Function of Trademarks and Rationales for Protection	546	(4)
Acquiring Trademark Rights	550	(21)
Obtaining Rights at Common Law Through Use	551	(5)
Obtaining Federal Trademark Rights Through Federal Registration	556	(15)
The Distinctiveness Requirement and Issues of Trademark Validity	571	(35)
Inherently Distinctive Terms	572	(2)
Terms That May Become Distinctive Over Time	574	(17)
Generic Words: Terms Incapable of Distinctiveness	591	(7)
Previously Used Marks	598	(2)
Immoral, Scandalous, and Disparaging Marks	600	(3)
Other Bars to Federal Registrability	603	(3)
Protection for Trade Dress and Other Unconventional Trademarks	606	(29)
Definition of Trade Dress and Requirements for Protection	607	(3)
The Non-Functionality Requirement	610	(6)
Aesthetic Functionality	616	(6)
Distinctiveness of Trade Dress	622	(7)
Federal Pre-emption of State Trade Dress Infringement Claims	629	(1)
Special Considerations Concerning Protection for Product Color	630	(2)
Unconventional Trademarks Including Sound and Smell	632	(3)
Trademark Infringement, Counterfeiting and False Advertising	635	(60)
Likelihood of Confusion as The General Test of Infringement	637	(13)
Special Likelihood of Confusion Situations	650	(7)
Non-competing Goods	657	(11)
Geographically Remote Use	668	(7)
Infringement, Passing Off and Unfair Competition	675	(2)
Trademark Counterfeiting	677	(3)
Contributory and Vicarious Infringement	680	(2)
False Advertising	682	(13)
Trademark Dilution	695	(32)
Historical Development and Definition of Dilution	695	(2)
Marks Eligible for Protection Against Dilution---The Fame Requirement	697	(13)
Dilution By Blurring	710	(5)
Dilution By Tarnishment	715	(2)
Dilution Claims Against Direct Competitors	717	(2)
Parody and Dilution	719	(3)
Dilution and Federal Trademark Registration	722	(1)
Defenses and Remedies	722	(5)
Fair Use, Other Affirmative Defenses and Remedies	727	(43)
Uses on Genuine Goods	728	(14)
Referential Uses	742	(5)
Descriptive Fair Use	747	(2)
Other Defenses to Claims of Trademark Infringement	749	(15)
Remedies for Trademark Infringement	764	(6)
Trademark Assignments and Licensing	770	(17)
Assignments	770	(9)
Licensing	779	(8)
Trademarks on the Internet	787	(32)
Trademarks and the Internet	787	(2)
The Use of Trademarks in Domain Names	789	(21)
The Use of Trademarks in Meta-Tags	810	(3)
The Use of Trademarks as Keywords for Web Advertising	813	(3)
The Use of Trademarks in Spam E-Mail Messages	816	(3)
International Aspects of Trademark Protection	819	(18)
Territoriality of Marks and International Ownership	819	(5)
U.S. Trademark Protection for Foreign Parties	824	(4)
Foreign Trademark Protection for U. S. Parties	828	(2)
Trans-National Infringement Issues	830	(7)
Appendix. Researching the Law of Intellectual Property	837	(18)
Table of Cases	855	(28)
Table of Statutes	883	(10)
Index	893