Rockman, Howard B. <br/><br/>
Intellectual property law for engineers and scientists / 
Howard B. Rockman. 
 - New York ;  Chichester :  Wiley,  2003. 
 - 1 online resource (xxviii, 511 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-493) and index. 
<br/><br/>Overview of intellectual property law -- The use of intellectual property in business -- How to read and obtain information from a modern u.s. Patent -- Introduction to patents -- Patentable subject matter and utility -- Novelty : the invention must be new -- Requirement of non-obviousness for patentability -- The patenting process -- Novelty, infringement, and other searches -- Patent application -- Claims of a patent application -- Prosecution of a patent application -- Design patents -- Protection of computer-related inventions -- Patentability of biotechnology inventions -- Business method protection -- Foreign patent protection -- Enforcement of the patent right -- Ownership and transfer of patent rights -- Employment contracts and non-compete restrictions -- The engineer and scientist as expert witness; and ethics -- Copyrights as a vehicle for technology protection -- The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) : an overview -- Mask work protection -- Trade secrets -- Trademarks -- Cybersquatting -- Current events. 
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<br/><br/> 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 re 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0471697397 9780471697398 0471697400 9780471697404 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1002/0471697400  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Intellectual property--United States.<br/>Trademarks.<br/>Copyright--legislation & jurisprudence<br/>Patents as Topic<br/>Propri�et�e intellectuelle--�Etats-Unis.<br/>Marques de commerce.<br/>trademarks.<br/>LAW--Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.<br/>Trademarks<br/>Intellectual property<br/>Brevet d'invention.<br/>Droit.<br/>Inventeur.<br/>Propri�et�e intellectuelle.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States<br/>�Etats-Unis.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biographie (Descripteur de forme)<br/>Guide (Descripteur de forme)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF2980.Z9  / R63 2003eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>346.73048