Intellectual Property

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. 1. Introduction to Intellectual Property Law. PART II: THE LAW OF TRADEMARKS. 2. Foundations of Trademark Law. 3. Trademark Selection and Searching. 4. The Trademark Registration Process. 5. Post-Registration Procedures, Trademark Maintenance, and Transfer of Rights to Marks. 6. Inter Partes Proceedings, Infringement, and Dilution. 7. New Developments in Trademark Law. 8. International Trademark Law. PART III: THE LAW OF COPYRIGHT. 9. Foundations of Copyright Law. 10. The Subject Matter of Copyright. 11. The Rights Afforded by Copyright Law. 12. Copyright Ownership, Transfers, and Duration. 13. Copyright Registration, Searching, and Notice of Copyright. 14. Copyright Infringement. 15. New Developments in Copyright Law and the Semi-Conductor Chip Protection Act. 16. International Copyright Law. PART IV: THE LAW OF PATENTS. 17. Foundations of Patent Law. 18. Patent Searches and Applications. 19. Patent Ownership and Transfer. 20. Patent Infringement. 21. New Developments and International Patent Law. PART V: THE LAW OF TRADE SECRETS AND UNFAIR COMPETITION. 22. Trade Secrets Law. 23. Unfair Competition. 24. Intellectual Property Audits and Due Diligence Reviews. APPENDICES (ONLINE ONLY). Appendix A. Table of Treaties. Appendix B. State Trademark Registration Provision. Appendix C. Resources. Appendix D. Forms Appendix. Appendix E. Selected Statutes. Appendix F. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: Summary and Discussion.