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Introduction to Patents and Other Intellectual Property C H A P T E R 1 A. What Is a Patent and Who Can Apply for It? ..............................................................................9 B. The Three Types of Patents .....................................................................................................................9 C. The Novelty and Unobviousness Requirement ....................................................................... 10 D. How Long Do Patent Rights Last? ....................................................................................................13 E. Patent Filing Deadlines ...........................................................................................................................13 F. Patent Fees .....................................................................................................................................................13 G. The Scope of the Patent ..........................................................................................................................14 H. How Patent Rights Can Be Lost .........................................................................................................14 I. What Rights a Patent Grants and the Prior-Art Reference Value of a Patent .......14 J. What Can’t Be Patented .........................................................................................................................15 K. Some Common Patent Misconceptions ...................................................................................... 16 L. How Intellectual Property Law Provides “Offensive Rights” (and Not Protection) to Inventors .................................................................................................. 16 M. Alternative and Supplementary Offensive Rights..................................................................17 N. Intellectual Property—The Big Picture .........................................................................................17 O. Trademarks ................................................................................................................................................... 18 1. Trademarks Defined ........................................................................................................................... 18 2. Monopoly Rights of a Trademark Owner ................................................................................19 3. Relationship of Trademark Law to Patent Law .....................................................................19 4. Overview of How Offensive Rights to Trademarks Are Acquired ..............................19 5. What Doesn’t Qualify as a Trademark (for the Purpose of Developing Offensive Rights) .........................................................................................................21 P. Copyright .........................................................................................................................................................21 1. What Is Copyright? .............................................................................................................................. 22 2. Copyright Compared With Utility Patent .............................................................................. 22 3. Areas Where Patent and Copyright Law Overlap .............................................................. 23 4. When and How to Obtain Copyright Coverage ..................................................................24 Q. Trade Secrets ................................................................................................................................................ 25 1. Definition ................................................................................................................................................. 25 2. Relationship of Patents to Trade Secrets ................................................................................. 26
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