Compendium of major US intellectual property statutes and international treaties

The convergence of various fields of technology is changing the fabric of society. Big data and data mining, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and blockchains are already affecting business models and leading to a social and economic transformations that have been dubbed by the fourth industrial revolution. Focusing on the framework of intellectual property rights, the contributions to this book analyse how the technical background of this massive transformation affects intellectual property law and policy and how intellectual property is likely to change in order to serve the society. Well-known authorities in intellectual property law offer in-depth chapters on the roles in this revolution of such concepts and actualities as the following: power and role of data as the raw material of the revolution; artificial inventors and creators; trade marks in the dimension of avatars and fictional game characters; concept of inventive step change where the person skilled in the art is virtual; data rights versus intellectual property rights; transparency in the context of big data; interrelations of data, technology transfer and antitrust; self-executable and ‘smart’ contracts; redefining the balance among exclusive rights, development, technology transfer and contracts; and proprietary information versus the public domain. The chapters also provide complete analyses of how big data changes decision-making processes, how sustainable development requires redefinition, how technology transfer is re-emerging as technology diffusion and how the role of contracts and blockchain as instruments of monitoring and enforcement are being defined. Offering the first in-depth legal commentary and analysis of this highly topical issue, the book approaches the fourth industrial revolution from the perspectives of technical background, society and law. Its authoritative analysis of how the data-driven economy influences innovation and technology transfer is without peer. It will be welcomed by practicing lawyers in intellectual property rights and competition law, as well as by academics, think tanks and policymakers.

Known for its broad, accessible coverage of both traditional and cutting-edge issues, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE NEW TECHNOLOGICAL AGE enters its Fourth Edition as the cornerstone of a proven teaching package. Strengthened and refined through years of successful classroom use, The casebook: covers the full range of legal protections for Intellectual Property: trade secret, patent law, copyright law, trademarks/trade dress, state and federal intellectual property protections, protections for computer software, and a general overview of antitrust law integrates cases and materials with challenging practice problems that help students think like practitioners is enriched by a law and economics perspective that provides students with an analytical tool for a meaningful examination of the subject offers outstanding treatment of new media issues, such as computer software reflects the expertise of its authors, all of whom are currently teaching at schools known for a strong IP focus in the curriculum is reinforced by an annual statutory and case supplement which includes an introduction to biotechnology as well as all of the latest legal developments in IP features an extremely helpful Teacher¿s Manual with alternative syllabi for teaching the book in three- and four-credit comprehensive courses and for two-credit courses in one of the subsets of IP Look for this important new material in the Fourth Edition: an updated discussion of digital copyright, including the Supreme Court¿s decision in MGM v. Grokster additional discussion of the legal issues surrounding open source software a revised trademark chapter that reflects several recent changes in dilution, merchandising, Internet keywords, and fair use

An excellent text for clients to read before meeting with attorneys so they'll understand the fundamentals of patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, mask work, and unfair competition laws. This is not a "do-it-yourself" manual but rather a ready reference tool for inventors or creators that will generate maximum efficiencies in obtaining, preserving and enforcing their intellectual property rights. It explains why they need to secure the services of IPR attorneys. Coverage includes employment contracts, including the ability of engineers to take confidential and secret knowledge to a new job, shop rights and information to help an entrepreneur establish a non-conflicting enterprise when leaving their prior employment. Sample forms of contracts, contract clauses, and points to consider before signing employment agreements are included. Coverage of copyright, software protection, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) as well as the procedural variances in international intellectual property laws and procedures.

This volume gives coverage of international intellectual property law, containing all the up-to-date legislation relevant to undergraduate law degrees.

Law school case/text book covering intellectual property law. Volume I surveys philosophical perspectives, trade secret law, and patent law.