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Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-493) and index.

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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