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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Nolo's Patents for Beginners

Nolos Patents
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
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    • 194 pages

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  • Friday, April 20, 2012

    Rethinking Patent Law

    Rethinking Patent
    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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    • 288 pages

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    Tuesday, April 10, 2012

    Casenote Legal Briefs: Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, Keyed to Ginsburg, Litman, and Kelvin

    Casenote Legal Briefs
    Casenote Legal Briefs: Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, Keyed to Ginsburg, Litman, and Kelvin
    by Casenote Legal Briefs
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    After your casebook, Casenote Legal Briefs will be your most important reference source for the entire semester. It is the most popular legal briefs series available, with over 140 titles, and is relied on by thousands of students for its expert case summaries, comprehensive analysis of concurrences and dissents, as well as of the majority opinion in the briefs. Casenotes Features: Keyed to specific casebook by title/author Most current briefs available Redesigned for greater student accessibility Sample brief with element descriptions called out Redesigned chapter opener provides rule of law and page number for each brief Quick Course Outline chart included with major titles Revised glossary in dictionary format

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    • Amazon Sales Rank: #287967 in Books
    • Published on: 2009-07-01
    • Original language: English
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    • Dimensions: 1.30 pounds
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    • 252 pages

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    Monday, April 9, 2012

    Patent Valuation: Improving Decision Making through Analysis (Wiley Finance)

    Patent Valuation
    Patent Valuation: Improving Decision Making through Analysis (Wiley Finance)
    by William J. Murphy, John L. Orcutt, Paul C. Remus
    Publication Date: May 8, 2012

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    A practical resource for valuing patents that is accessible to the complete spectrum of decision makers in the patent process

    In today's economy, patents tend to be the most important of the intellectual property (IP) assets. It is often the ability to create, manage, defend, and extract value from patents that can distinguish competitive success and significant wealth creation from competitive failure and economic waste. Patent Valuation enhances the utility and value of patents by providing IP managers, IP creators, attorneys, and government officials with a useable resource that allows them to use actual or implied valuations when making patent-related decisions.

    • Involves a combination of techniques for describing patent valuation
    • Includes descriptions of various topics, illustrative cases, step-by-step valuation techniques, user-friendly procedures and checklists, and examples
    • Serves as a useable resource that allows IP managers to use actual or implied valuations when making patent-related decisions

    One of the most fundamental premises of the book is that these valuation skills can be made accessible to each of the various decision makers in the patent process. Patent Valuation involves narrative descriptions of the various topics, illustrative cases, step-by-step valuation techniques, user-friendly procedures and checklists, and an abundance of examples to demonstrate the more complex concepts.

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    • Amazon Sales Rank: #666285 in Books
    • Published on: 2012-05-08
    • Original language: English
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    • 400 pages

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    Friday, April 6, 2012

    Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright

    Reclaiming Fair Use
    Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright
    by Patricia Aufderheide, Peter Jaszi
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    • Amazon Sales Rank: #137974 in Books
    • Published on: 2011-08-15
    • Original language: English
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    • Binding: Paperback
    • 216 pages

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    Sunday, April 1, 2012

    The Copyright Permission and Libel Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (Wiley Books for Writers)

    The Copyright Permission and Libel Handbook
    The Copyright Permission and Libel Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (Wiley Books for Writers)
    by Lloyd J. Jassin, Steve C. Schecter
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    "A thoughtful, comprehensive, and invaluable guide for writers."--Bernard Lefkowitz, Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

    "Easy to read and understand . . . should be on every publisher's reference shelf."--Jan Nathan, Executive Director, Publishers Marketing Association

    For anyone who has ever faced the confusing web of copyright and libel laws, this practical, problem-solving guide is a godsend. In clear, jargon-free language, legal experts provide the information and techniques you need to prepare a manuscript or multimedia work for publication. You'll learn how to:
    * Clear rights for all types of copyrighted materials, including quotations, photographs, fine art, motion picture stills, song lyrics, and more
    * Protect yourself against libel suits
    * Determine if a work is in the public domain
    * Assess if quoting without permission qualifies as fair use
    * Locate rights holders
    * Negotiate clearances


    Includes library of sample forms:
    * permission letter
    * interview release
    * model release
    * work-made-for-hire agreement
    * copyright assignment
    * photograph license

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    • Amazon Sales Rank: #44443 in Books
    • Published on: 1998-02
    • Original language: English
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    • Dimensions: .63" h x 6.03" w x 9.02" l, .68 pounds
    • Binding: Paperback
    • 224 pages

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    Copyright: Examples & Explanations, 2e

    Copyright
    Copyright: Examples & Explanations, 2e
    by Stephen M. McJohn
    4.7 out of 5 stars(3)

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    <p> <b>Examples & Explanations: Copyright,</b> now in its <b>Second Edition</b> , offers a clear and concise overview of an increasingly complex field of law. Experienced authorship, combined with the proven-effective<i> Examples & Explanations</i> pedagogy, ensures that your students will be able to firmly grasp central concepts and get the full benefit from their classroom experience and assigned reading. </p> <ul> <li> <b>thorough coverage of Copyright Law</b> that includes both national and international contexts, as well as theory </li> <li> <b>a building-block approach to presenting new concepts</b>; examples graduate from simple to more complex </li> <li> <b>up-to-date Supreme Court cases and legislation </b> </li> <li> <b>coverage of developing judicial interpretation</b>, such as originality, the idea/expression distinction, fair use, ownership, and scope of exclusive rights </li> <li> <b>engaging topics</b>, such as music, open source licensing, and Internet issues </li> <li> <b>brief treatment of related state law doctrines</b>, such as misappropriation, rights of publicity, idea submissions, and federal preemption </li> <li> <b>modular chapters</b> that may be referenced or studied in any order </li> </ul> <p> <b>Updated throughout, the Second Edition includes:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>new developments regarding Internet service providers,</b> such as liability and subpoenas for users’ activity and take-down procedures </li> <li> <b>minimum statutory damages</b> for downloading music </li> <li> <b>coverage of originality,</b> such as copyright in forms and digital images of public domain works </li> <li> <b>DMCA anticircumvention provisions</b>, such as new exemptions and cases protecting legitimate uses of copyright protected works </li> <li> <b>First Amendment limits </b>on Congress’s power to expand copyright protection </li> <li> <b>international issues</b>, such as restoration of copyright for foreign works, and scope of protection abroad for US works </li> <li> <b>copyright protection for databases, software, and orphan works</b> </li> <li> <b>consumers licensing</b>—such as click-through copyright licenses and arbitration clauses </li> <li> new material on <b>fair use</b>: <ul> <li> thumbnail images in search engines </li> <li> Google Book case </li> <li> Turnitin, on-line plagiarism protection </li> <li> public records in private databases </li> <li> legal document </li> </ul> </li> <li> <b>recent cases </b>on audio books, sampling, and data use restrictions </li> </ul> <p> If you have students who appear to be struggling to understand their casebook assignments, you can confidently offer them the assistance of the proven-effective pedagogy in <b>Examples & Explanations: Copyright,</b> now in a timely <b>Second Edition</b>. Its student-friendly introductions, engaging problem exercises, and illuminating answers will give those students valuable help in understanding the basic concepts of Copyright Law. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

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    • Amazon Sales Rank: #66288 in Books
    • Published on: 2009-03-16
    • Original language: English
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    • 773 pages

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    Saturday, March 31, 2012

    Inventor's Notebook: A Patent It Yourself Companion

    Inventor's Notebook
    Inventor's Notebook: A Patent It Yourself Companion
    by Fred Grissom, David Pressman Attorney
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    Everything you need to document the invention process -- when you're done, you'll have legal proof that you created it first!

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    • Amazon Sales Rank: #58850 in Books
    • Published on: 2008-06-01
    • Original language: English
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    Friday, March 30, 2012

    Hollywood's Copyright Wars: From Edison to the Internet (Film and Culture Series)

    Hollywood's Copyright Wars
    Hollywood's Copyright Wars: From Edison to the Internet (Film and Culture Series)
    by Peter Decherney
    Publication Date: April 10, 2012

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    Copyright law is important to every stage of media production and reception. It helps determine filmmakers' artistic decisions, Hollywood's corporate structure, and the varieties of media consumption. The rise of digital media and the internet has only expanded copyright's reach. Everyone from producers and sceenwriters to amateur video makers, file sharers, and internet entrepreneurs has a stake in the history and future of piracy, copy protection, and the public domain.

    Beginning with Thomas Edison's aggressive patent and copyright disputes and concluding with recent lawsuits against YouTube and Universal, Hollywood's Copyright Wars follows the struggle of the film, television, and digital media industries to influence and adapt to copyright law. Many of Hollywood's most valued treasures, from Modern Times (1936) to Star Wars (1977), cannot be fully understood without appreciating their legal controversies. Peter Decherney shows that the history of intellectual property in Hollywood has not always mirrored the evolution of the law. Many landmark decisions have barely changed the industry's behavior, while some quieter policies have had revolutionary effects. His most remarkable contribution uncovers Hollywood's reliance on self-regulation. Rather than involve congress, judges, or juries in settling copyright disputes, studio heads and filmmakers have often kept such arguments "in house," turning to talent guilds and other groups for solutions. Whether the issue has been battling piracy in the 1900s, controlling the threat of home video, or managing modern amateur and noncommercial uses of protected content, much of Hollywood's engagement with the law has occurred offstage, in the larger theater of copyright. Decherney's unique history recounts these extralegal solutions and their impact on American media and culture.

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    • Amazon Sales Rank: #24285 in Books
    • Published on: 2012-04-10
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    • 304 pages

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    Invention Analysis and Claiming: A Patent Lawyer's Guide

    Invention Analysis and Claiming
    Invention Analysis and Claiming: A Patent Lawyer's Guide
    by Ronald D. Slusky
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    This book is a comprehensive approach to analyzing inventions and capturing them in a sophisticated set of patent claims. It provides the reader with practical pointers and guidance and uses everyday inventions as references, such as the ball point pen and paperclip.

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    • Amazon Sales Rank: #27945 in Books
    • Published on: 2007-05
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    Patent Law, Third Edition (Aspen Treatise Series)

    Patent Law
    Patent Law, Third Edition (Aspen Treatise Series)
    by Janice M. Mueller
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    Patent Law, Third Edition, explores and explains landmark and important recent cases as it demystifies the field. Janice M. Mueller illuminates key doctrines, judicial authorities, statutes, and policy considerations at an appropriate level for students, attorneys, or laypersons with no technical background. Suitable for use with any patent casebook, this focused, lucid, and comprehensive text features: clarifies the principal legal doctrines, key judicial authority, governing statutes, and policy considerations for obtaining and enforcing a U.S. patent a dedicated chapter that addresses central aspects of international patent law as they affect U.S. practice boldfaced key terms in context and a convenient Glossary helpful visual aids, a sample patent, and excerpts from a sample prosecution history Updated throughout, the Third Edition of Patent Law presents:Recent U.S. Supreme Court patent decisions that are fundamentally rewriting Patent Law, including: eBay v. MercExchange, regarding standards for injunctive relief KSR Int'l v. Teleflex, regarding the nonobviousness requirement of patentability Microsoft v. AT&T, regarding territorial scope of U.S. patents MedImmune v. Genentech, regarding subject matter jurisdiction for declaratory judgment actions Quanta v. LG Elecs, regarding patent exhaustion doctrine Leading new decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, including the court's en banc decisions in Seagate Tech, regarding willful infringement Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa, regarding design patent infringement In re Bilski, regarding business method patentability. When students need extra help with patent law, you can recommend this succinct, single-volume text with confidence.

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    • Amazon Sales Rank: #26457 in Books
    • Published on: 2009-04-09
    • Original language: English
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    • 614 pages

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    Thursday, March 29, 2012

    How to Fix Copyright

    How to
    How to Fix Copyright
    by William Patry
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    Do copyright laws directly cause people to create works they otherwise wouldn't create? Do those laws directly put substantial amounts of money into authors' pockets? Does culture depend on copyright? Are copyright laws a key driver of competitiveness and of the knowledge economy?

    These are the key questions William Patry addresses in How to Fix Copyright. We all share the goals of increasing creative works, ensuring authors can make a decent living, furthering culture and competitiveness and ensuring that knowledge is widely shared, but what role does copyright law actually play in making these things come true in the real world? Simply believing in lofty goals isn't enough. If we want our goals to come true, we must go beyond believing in them; we must ensure they come true, through empirical testing and adjustment.

    Patry argues that laws must be consistent with prevailing markets and technologies because technologies play a large (although not exclusive) role in creating consumer demand; markets then satisfy that demand. Patry discusses how copyright laws arose out of eighteenth-century markets and technology, the most important characteristic of which was artificial scarcity. Artificial scarcity was created by the existence of a small number gatekeepers, by relatively high barriers to entry, and by analog limitations on copying.

    Markets and technologies change, in a symbiotic way, Patry asserts. New technologies create new demand, requiring new business models. The new markets created by the Internet and digital tools are the greatest ever: Barriers to entry are low, costs of production and distribution are low, the reach is global, and large sums of money can be made off of a multitude of small transactions. Along with these new technologies and markets comes the democratization of creation; digital abundance is replacing analog artificial scarcity.

    The task of policymakers is to remake our copyright laws to fit our times: our copyright laws, based on the eighteenth century concept of physical copies, gatekeepers, and artificial scarcity, must be replaced with laws based on access not ownership of physical goods, creation by the masses and not by the few, and global rather than regional markets. Patry's view is that of a traditionalist who believes in the goals of copyright but insists that laws must match the times rather than fight against the present and the future.

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    • Amazon Sales Rank: #64229 in Books
    • Published on: 2012-01-04
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    • 336 pages

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