Intellectual Property Deskbook for the Business Lawyer

Intellectual Property Deskbook for the Business Lawyer
Author: Sharon K. Sandeen
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781590316801

The Intellectual Property Deskbook is intended to serve as the business lawyer's starting point for issue identification, perspective, and resources in dealing with intellectual property issues and assets, whether in the context of structuring and consummating transactions or in the day-to-day counseling of clients. It is specifically designed to become the go-to reference for beginning the analysis, refreshing the memory, or seeking direction for in depth research on the wide range of IP-related issues.

Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists

Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists
Author: Howard B. Rockman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 541
Release: 2004-07-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0471697397

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.

Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual Property Law
Author: Terence P. Ross
Publisher: Law Journal Press
Total Pages: 970
Release: 2000
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781588520944

This book addresses two crucial concerns of intellectual property owners--how to recover monetary compensation when an infringement has occurred and how to prevent further infringement.

Drafting and Negotiating Intellectual Property Transactions

Drafting and Negotiating Intellectual Property Transactions
Author: James A. Coles (Sr.)
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021
Genre: Intellectual property
ISBN: 9781641058568

"This book addresses practical application of intellectual property principles to drafting and negotiating intellectual property transactions, intended to be used by practicing lawyers for use in their practices in addition to being used as a textbook for a law school course"--

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks For Dummies

Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks For Dummies
Author: Henri J. A. Charmasson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2009-03-03
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0470507705

Useful tips and step-by-step guidance from filing to issue to license Acquire and protect your share of this major business asset Want to secure and exploit the intellectual property rights due you or your company? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how — helping you to evaluate your idea's commercial potential, conduct patent and trademark searches, document the invention process, license your IP rights, and comply with international laws. Plus, you get detailed examples of each patent application type! Discover how to: Avoid application blunders Register trademarks and copyrights Meet patent requirements Navigate complex legal issues Protect your rights abroad The entire body of U.S. patent laws Example office actions and amendments Sample forms Trademark registration certificates Application worksheets See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Drafting Patents for Litigation and Licensing

Drafting Patents for Litigation and Licensing
Author: H. Wayne Porter
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021
Genre: Patent licenses
ISBN: 9781641059022

"This edition explains and emphasizes techniques that produce patents that may have broader interpretations and strengthened validity, which may have more impact in litigation and which may face less resistance by licensing targets"--

Don't Panic! a Legal Guide for Small Businesses and Creative Professionals

Don't Panic! a Legal Guide for Small Businesses and Creative Professionals
Author: Art Neill
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-06-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780997656909

Want to learn how to avoid legal issues for your business and creative projects? That's what Don't Panic! is all about. Learn to skillfully handle legal issues from the beginning to the moment (that hopefully doesn't happen) you get a nasty lawyer letter. You'll learn how to *Form Your Business*Protect Your Intellectual Property*Know the difference between employees and independent contractors*Understand insurance *Be smart when getting funded*Avoid problems when launching an App or Internet-Based Service.*License anything, and when to get permission.*Watch your back while you're making the deal*What to do next when you've gotten a nasty lawyer letter

Copyright

Copyright
Author: Paul Goldstein
Publisher: Company Law & Business
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780316651127

Open Source Licensing

Open Source Licensing
Author: Lawrence E. Rosen
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2005
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

"I have studied Rosen's book in detail and am impressed with its scope and content. I strongly recommend it to anybody interested in the current controversies surrounding open source licensing." --John Terpstra, Samba.org; cofounder, Samba-Team "Linux and open source software have forever altered the computing landscape. The important conversations no longer revolve around the technology but rather the business and legal issues. Rosen's book is must reading for anyone using or providing open source solutions." --Stuart Open Source Development Labs A Complete Guide to the Law of Open Source for Developers, Managers, and Lawyers Now that open source software is blossoming around the world, it is crucial to understand how open source licenses work--and their solid legal foundations. Open Source Initiative general counsel Lawrence Rosen presents a plain-English guide to open source law for developers, managers, users, and lawyers. Rosen clearly explains the intellectual property laws that support open source licensing, carefully reviews today's leading licenses, and helps you make the best choices for your project or organization. Coverage includes: Explanation of why the SCO litigation and other attacks won't derail open source Dispelling the myths of open source licensing Intellectual property law for nonlawyers: ownership and licensing of copyrights, patents, and trademarks "Academic licenses" BSD, MIT, Apache, and beyond The "reciprocal bargain" at the heart of the GPL Alternative licenses: Mozilla, CPL, OSL and AFL Benefits of open source, and the obligations and risks facing businesses that deploy open source software Choosing the right license: considering business models, product architecture, IP ownership, license compatibility issues, relicensing, and more Enforcing the terms and conditions of open source licenses Shared source, eventual source, and other alternative models to open source Protecting yourself against lawsuits