The Public Domain: How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More

The Public Domain: How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More
by Stephen Fishman J.D.
Publication Date: June 21, 2012

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Need content? It's free for the taking!

Even though you've always been told otherwise, writers and artists can copy other people's work and get away with it. How? By dipping into the public domain, where everything is free for the taking.

The Public Domain is the only book that helps you find and identify what creative works are protected by copyright -- and what's not. The book provides specific information about:

writings

music

art

photography

architecture

maps

choreography

movies and video

software

databases

collections

This edition is crisper, fresher and completely updated with new case law, and includes information on the emergence of the "copyright commons." The book also provides hundreds of resources to help you find public-domain works.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #452649 in Books
• Published on: 2012-06-21
• Original language: English
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• 462 pages

Patent Litigation, 2nd Edition (Aprill 2012)

Patent Litigation, 2nd Edition (Aprill 2012)
Laurence H. Pretty (Author)

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The new Second Edition of Patent Litigation enhances your ability to prevail at trial while helping you cut the costs and complexity of litigation.

Many of America’s leading patent litigators guide you through all the litigation stages, helping you to understand various infringement actions and their respective burdens of proof; conduct comprehensive pre-suit investigations that streamline your cases; develop potent case themes; assemble strong litigation teams; get an early edge over opponents during discovery; reduce expenses by developing smart litigation budgets; maximize the persuasive impact of documents, exhibits, and lay and expert witnesses; and fortify your case while controlling costs by making savvy use of computers, jury consultants, and litigation support vendors.

Extensively revised and updated to reflect the impact of the America Invents Act of 2011, the new edition highlights AIA provisions regarding the first inventor-to-file system, prior art, swearing back, the defense of prior commercial use by the accused infringer, the on-sale and public use bars, tax strategy patents, best mode, false marking, joinder of defendants, obtaining
opinions of counsel, and more.

In addition, a new chapter is devoted to challenges to patent validity in the Patent and Trademark Office under the AIA, including the new inter partes review, post-grant review, derivation proceedings (and the elimination of interferences), supplemental examinations, and more. Beyond its treatment of the AIA, the new edition adds new discussion of joint infringement, spoliation, waiver of the attorney-client privilege, the use of mock trials and focus groups, and the use of summaries of evidence, among  many other topics.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #117067 in eBooks
• Published on: 2012-04-20
• Released on: 2012-04-20
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Nolo's Patents for Beginners

Nolo's Patents for Beginners
by David Pressman Attorney, Richard Stim Attorney
Publication Date: May 22, 2012

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A clear and simple guide to the entire patent process.

Do you toil away in an office, garage or basement lab in the hopes of bringing a new widget to life? What will you do when it's alive and kicking?

Here's the primer every first-time inventor needs. Packed with detailed information and concise explanations, Nolo's Patents for Beginners defines what a patent is and what it can do for you. Step by step, it explains how to:

use basic patent principles

document an invention

conduct a patent search

acquire patent rights

"read" an application

determine patent ownership

analyze disputes

find patent information

interpret international patent law

and much more

Nolo's Patents for Beginners provides sample forms and letters, resources and glossary of terms. This edition is completely updated and revised to cover all changes in patent law and regulations.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #321439 in Books
• Published on: 2012-05-22
• Original language: English
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• 194 pages

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The Construction Master 5 is fun to use. Quickly find solutions to building and dimensional problems that seem to come-up and you haven't used the math formulas for years. Enter the numbers, just as you would say them, and the solutions appear in an instant they're built-in to your Construction Master 5. Reduce the risk of expensive errors when estimating dimensions, costs and materials. Save time, money and frustration!

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Rembrandts in the Attic: Unlocking the Hidden Value of Patents

Rembrandts in the Attic: Unlocking the Hidden Value of Patents
by Kevin G. Rivette, David Kline
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From "Forbes" and "Fortune" to the "Wall Street Journal" and "Harvard Business Review", the pundits are calling it the next corporate strategy challenge: how to use patents and other intellectual property not just as legal tools but as weapons of business competition. With "Rembrandts in the Attic", authors Kevin Rivette and David Kline provide the first practical and strategic guide that shows CEOs and other managers how to unlock the enormous financial and competitive power hidden in their patent portfolios. Writing engagingly and citing numerous case studies, the authors warn that firms can no longer ignore the growing power of patents in business competition. The competitive battles once fought for control of markets and raw materials are today increasingly being waged over the exclusive rights to new ideas and innovations. Where once executives may have feared that their competitors might out-market or out-produce them, they must now be concerned that rivals - especially in the booming e-commerce sectors of the Internet - may secure exclusive patent rights to the essential technologies or even to the fundamental business concepts that they need to be in business in the first place. "Rembrandts in the Attic" lifts the veil of secrecy surrounding the use of patents in business competition today, showing how some of the world's most successful firms - market leaders such as Intel and Microsoft, Lucent and Gillette, IBM, and Priceline.com - have used patents to capture and defend markets, outflank rivals, boost bottom-line revenues and shareholder return, and enhance the commercial success of their enterprises. "Rembrandts in the Attic" is a superb strategy guide that demonstrates the cross-functional value companies can gain by using patents and the gold mine of competitive intelligence that they contain. The book will enable readers to map out technology trends and convergences, uncover the strategies and capabilities of friends and foes alike, and strengthen the competitive efforts of every functional unit in the enterprise, from R&D and marketing to finance, human resources, and mergers and acquisitions. CEOs will learn how to use the authors' patent-enhanced 'Grow-Fix-Sell triage' to help them better allocate corporate resources and build a higher growth portfolio of businesses. R&D managers can employ the authors' 'IP-3' strategy to help build category-leading products, amplify the branding and marketing efforts devoted to them, and secure the key 'choke points' that sustain their product or service advantage. And business development executives will discover how to use patents as competitive intelligence tools to uncover the most attractive M&A opportunities, strengthen valuation and due diligence efforts, and configure asset sales and transfers to greatest advantage. If patents are the 'smart bombs' of tomorrow's business wars, then "Rembrandts in the Attic" is the definitive guide to deploying them for profit and competitive advantage.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #45730 in Books
• Published on: 1999-11-15
• Original language: English
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• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

Rethinking Patent Law

Rethinking Patent Law
by Robin Feldman
Publication Date: June 19, 2012

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Scientific and technological innovations are forcing the inadequacies of patent law into the spotlight. Robin Feldman explains why patents are causing so much trouble. She urges lawmakers to focus on crafting rules that anticipate future bargaining, not on the impossible task of assigning precise boundaries to rights when an invention is new.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #1045066 in Books
• Published on: 2012-06-19
• Original language: English
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The Creative Artist's Legal Guide: Copyright, Trademark and Contracts in Film and Digital Media Production

The Creative Artist's Legal Guide: Copyright, Trademark and Contracts in Film and Digital Media Production
by Bill Seiter, Ellen Seiter
Publication Date: June 26, 2012

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In today's complex media environment, aspiring filmmakers and new media artists are as vulnerable as swimmers in shark-infested waters. This user-friendly guide supplies creative artists with the essential legal concepts needed to swim safely with lawyers, agents, executives, and other experts in intellectual property and business law.

How do I copyright my screenplay? How can I clear rights for my film project? What can I do to avoid legal trouble when I produce my mockumentary? How do I ascertain whether a vintage novel is in the public domain? Is the trademark I've invented for my production company available? What about copyright and trademark rights overseas? If I upload my film to YouTube, do I give up any rights?

Bill Seiter and Ellen Seiter answer these questions and countless others while also demystifying the fundamental principles of intellectual property. Clear and thorough, this plain-spoken and practical guide is essential for anyone seeking to navigate the rapidly changing media environment of today.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #184468 in Books
• Published on: 2012-06-26
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• 256 pages