Intellectual Property (Paperback, 2nd)

Instructors can count on this high-quality guide to support their primary text:
- offers complete coverage of all core topics in intellectual property
- the book is keyed to the major IP survey casebooks and includes enough examples to reinforce any gaps in the text coverage
- adheres to the effective Examples & Explanations method: each section of the book provides a short account of the law, followed by a variety of concrete examples and explanations that reinforce and give substance to the key rules and concepts
- the text focuses on the fundamental rules and concepts and remains clear and straightforward by omitting specialized areas
- modular chapter organization adapts readily to any course structure and allows students to work independently, brushing up on specific topics as needed
The Second Edition incorporates a wide range of new material:
- significant cases, including Grokster, Eldred, Lexmark/Chamberlain, Eolas, Wiredata, Southco, Silverstein, Integra, Knorr-Bremse, Moseley, KP Permanente, Dastar, Patents.com, and Harjo
- new copyright cases on originality, fair use, scope of rights, moral rights, DMCA, and file sharing
- new patent law cases on utility, statutory bars, claim interpretation, obviousness, de minimis defense, inherency, and written description
- new trademark cases on search engine advertising, fair use, 43a post-Dastar, dilution post-Moseley, incontestability, and descriptiveness
- the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005
- the CREATE Act, changing obviousness rules for joint research projects
- developments in intellectual property ownership and licensing
- the ongoing discussions on reform of thepatent system
- the growing influence of international treaties on domestic IP law
- trade secret law developments
- Eldred's effect in both constitutional and statutory law
- patent subject matter issues, from cloning to natural phenomena
- refreshed examples and explanations throughout