Fundamentals of United States Intellectual Property Law Copyright, Patent, and Trademark

Completely revised and updated, this sixth edition of a well-received desk reference offers in one volume a comprehensive review of United States (US) copyright, patent, and trademark laws. Like its previous editions, the book's thorough and sophisticated treatment of this complex material escapes the cumbersome overelaboration of a multivolume treatise on the one hand and a superficial "nutshell" on the other. Maintaining the systematic structure that makes it easy for users to zero in on any particular matter, the new edition incorporates the changes that have entered into force since the fifth edition and expertly examines their effects. The three major categories of copyright, patent, and trademark are covered in turn--along with a fourth section on chip protection--with detailed but concise examination and analysis of such issues and topics as the following and much more: - subject matter of protection; - conditions of protection; - registration procedures; - scope of exclusive rights; - transfer of interests; - fair use; - rights in unregistered marks; - protection of computer software, code, and databases; - remedies and defenses; and - procedural issues in infringement actions. The authors examine significant case law, updated for this edition, in the course of their analysis. With its detailed citations and readily accessible and complete subject coverage, this latest edition is sure to retain its usefulness as a quick reference or desk book for intellectual property practitioners, in-house counsel, patent agents, academics, and librarians, as well as for anyone interested in understanding US intellectual property law.

About the Author :
Amanda Reidis an Assistant Professor in the School of Media and Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and she holds a secondary appointment at the UNC School of Law. Prior to entering academia, she served as a commercial litigation associate with Holland & Knight, LLP. She also served as a one-year judicial law clerk for the Honorable Susan H. Black of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and as a two-year judicial law clerk for the Honorable Harvey E. Schlesinger of the Middle District of Florida. She graduated with high honors from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she also earned the Intellectual Property Certificate by focusing her elective studies on the intellectual property curriculum. While in law school she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy, and after graduation she was invited to join the Order of the Coif. Dr. Reid holds a PhD from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. She is a scholar and teacher whose work focuses on copyright, trademark, and First Amendment topics. Sean Tuis a Professor of Law at the West Virginia University College of Law. Prior to joining WVU's faculty in 2011, he was with Foley & Lardner LLP and was a member of the firm's Chemical, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Practice. Dr. Tu holds a PhD in Pharmacology from Cornell University and is a graduate of the University of Chicago's Law school, where he was a research assistant to Judge Richard Posner. At WVU, he teaches Patent Law, Patent Prosecution, Copyright Law, Trademark Law, and Property Law. Kenneth L. Port is a Professor of Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the Founding and former Director of the William Mitchell Intellectual Property Institute. He is the sole author of a textbook on trademark law titled Trademark Law and Policy. He has closely studied and worked in Japan. He is the recent author ofDeciphering the History of Japanese War Atrocities: The Story of Doctor and General Shiro Ishiias well as more than forty articles and twelve books on Japanese legal history, US and Japanese trademark law, and the general law of Japan.