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Introduction	p. 1
Overview
Historical Notes	p. 3
Types of Intellectual Property	p. 5
An Economic Perspective	p. 6
The Public Domain	p. 8
Copyrightable Subject Matter
Introduction	p. 10
Types of Copyrightable Subject Matter	p. 11
The Minimum Standard of Creativity	p. 17
Uncopyrightable Material-The Idea/Expression Distinction	p. 31
Uncopyrightable Material-Useful Articles	p. 34
Uncopyrightable Material-Words, Short Phrases, Governmental Works	p. 35
Fixation in a Tangible Medium of Expression	p. 36
Copyright Ownership
Copyright Authorship & Ownership	p. 39
Works Made for Hire	p. 42
Copyright Notice	p. 47
Copyright Registration & Deposit	p. 52
Copyright Transfers & Recordation of Transfers	p. 59
Copyright Duration	p. 63
Copyright Renewal Terms	p. 73
Termination of Transfers	p. 75
Copyright Infringement
Economic Rights of Authors	p. 85
The Rights of Reproduction, Distribution, Derivative Works, Public Performance, and Public Display	p. 86
Moral Rights	p. 101
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)	p. 111
Preemption	p. 114
Copyright Defenses
Overview	p. 117
The Fair Use Defense (Section 107)	p. 118
Libraries & Archives (Section 108)	p. 128
The First Sale Doctrine (Section 109)	p. 132
Limitations of the Rights of Public Performance and Display (Section 110)	p. 133
Other Statutory Defenses (Sections 111-122)	p. 140
Copyright Misuse	p. 144
Internet Service Providers	p. 148
Other Defenses	p. 153
Copyright Remedies
Injunctions	p. 155
Compensatory Damages-Actual Damages and Profits	p. 157
Criminal Penalties	p. 159
Trademark Validity
Trademark and Unfair Competition Law	p. 161
Introduction	p. 161
Generic Terms	p. 165
The Spectrum of Distinctiveness	p. 167
Descriptive Marks and Secondary Meaning	p. 170
Surnames	p. 172
Colors, Sounds, Scents, and Other Marks	p. 176
Trade Dress	p. 179
The Functionality Doctrine	p. 182
Product Configurations	p. 184
Marks Precluded From Registration	p. 187
Service Marks	p. 190
Certification and Collective Marks	p. 191
Trademark Ownership
Common Law Trademark Use	p. 193
The Intent to Use (ITU) Trademark Application	p. 194
Statutory Trademark Rights-Constructive Notice & Incontestability	p. 199
Trademark Infringement
The Likelihood of Confusion Standard	p. 208
Infringement Analysis in Parody & Satire Cases	p. 217
Dilution	p. 219
Attribution & False Advertising Claims Under Section 43(a)	p. 227
Trademark Defenses
Abandonment and Equitable Defenses	p. 231
Generic Terms	p. 234
Fair Use	p. 235
Comparative Advertising	p. 236
Used or Reconditioned Goods	p. 236
Eleventh Amendment Immunity	p. 237
Trademark Remedies
Overview	p. 238
Injunctive Relief	p. 239
Monetary Relief	p. 240
The Right of Publicity
Scope of the Right of Publicity	p. 247
First Amendment Considerations	p. 250
Survival of the Right of Publicity	p. 252
Patentable Subject Matter
Patent & Trade Secret Law	p. 254
Overview	p. 254
Patentable Subject Matter	p. 259
Unpatentable Subject Matter-Laws of Nature, Natural Phenomena, Abstract Ideas, Mathematical Algorithms, Printed Matter	p. 264
Utility Patents	p. 266
Plant Patents & the Plant Variety Protection Act of 1970	p. 270
Design Patents	p. 272
Novelty Under Section 102(a)	p. 276
Statutory Bars	p. 280
Other Requirements of Sections 102 & 104	p. 285
Nonobviousness Under Section 103	p. 290
Written Description Under Section 112	p. 293
Double Patenting, Terminal Disclaimers	p. 296
Patent Ownership
Inventorship	p. 300
Joint Inventors	p. 302
Shop Rights	p. 304
Assignment	p. 308
Duration	p. 309
Patent Infringement
Literal Infringement & the Doctrine of Equivalents	p. 312
Direct Infringers & Secondary Liability	p. 316
Patent Defenses
Invalidity & Non-Infringement	p. 318
Fraud & Inequitable Conduct	p. 319
Exhaustion/First Sale Doctrine	p. 320
Express or Implied License	p. 320
Patent Misuse	p. 320
Other Defenses	p. 323
Patent Remedies
Injunctions	p. 324
Damages	p. 324
Costs and Attorneys Fees	p. 326
Trade Secret Law
Trade Secret Subject Matter	p. 327
Reasonable Secrecy Measures	p. 333
Trade Secret Infringement	p. 340
Defenses & Remedies	p. 344
Idea Protection & Misappropriation
Express Contract	p. 347
Misappropriation	p. 348
Unjust Enrichment or Quasi-Contract	p. 350
Sui Generis Intellectual Property Rights
Sui Generis Rights	p. 354
Laws Currently in Effect	p. 354
Proposed Laws	p. 360
Table of Cases	p. 363
Index	p. 377
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