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Description of  Intellectual Property: The Law of Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, and Trade Secrets, 3rd Edition

Key features "ethics edge" in every chapter addresses an ethical issue related to the topics presented. New"using internet resources" feature that requires students to access commonly-used ip websites. New case illustrations, discussion questions, and updated website resources. Discussion of new issues in trademarks, including"cybersquatting," trademark infringement through phishing, and trademark dilution. New material on key legislation and cases: family entertainment and copyright act of 2005 grokster file-sharing case pending patent reform act of 2007 ksr v. Teleflex. New section on patent opinion letters thorough information on emerging intellectual property issues in each specific field: trade secrets, trademarks, copyright, and patents. Each chapter includes three sets of class activities: a realistic case study questions for in-class discussion and questions requiring readers to access intellectual property websites. Complete and comprehensive appendices, including forms, agreements, charts, selected statutes, and reference to state trademark laws and provisions for all 50 states. Engaging trivia section for each chapter, pointing out interesting ip facts and statistics. Thorough updating of the law, including discussion of recent ip-related cases. About the book: intellectual property: trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets for the paralegal intellectual property, third edition is a thorough guide to the four fields of intellectual property law trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets, covering topics such as the duration of rights, protection from infringement, and new and international developments in each field.