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Patent, Copyright and Trademark

Product Description

Intellectual property law has rapidly produced its own language. But don't count on understanding it right off the bat -- the terms baffle lawyers and lay folk alike. Whether you're an inventor, designer, writer or programmer, you need to understand the language of intellectual property law to intelligently deal with such issues as:

who owns creative works or valuable information
how these owners can protect and enforce their ownership rights
how disputes between intellectual property owners can be resolved, and
how ownership rights can best be transferred to others.

With this essential guide, you will:

get clear overviews of relevant laws
understand the different kinds of protection offered by patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets -- and which apply to your work
get a plain-English definition of every term you're likely to come across, and
find the information you need, quickly and easily -- all entries are organized by topic and extensively cross-referenced.

The 11th edition has been thoroughly revised and updated with the most up-to-date case law and legislation on patents, copyrights, trademark and all other issues intellectual property.