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OverviewWhether you're an individual inventor or an innovator inside a small to medium business or large enterprise, you need a deep, business-focused understanding of intellectual property: patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade secrets, and the entire invention process. In this book, Craig Fellenstein teaches his own critical techniques that have helped him to have over 65 patent applications filed. Drawing on his expertise in mentoring invention and patent teams, Fellenstein introduces best practices for managing the entire process of creating and protecting intellectual property. This is the complete guide to intellectual property: thinking concepts for discovering it, creating it, protecting it, and profiting from it. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Craig Fellenstein , Jaclyn Vassallo , Rachel RalstonPublisher: Pearson Education (US) Imprint: Prentice Hall Dimensions: Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780132597562ISBN 10: 013259756 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 23 July 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsPreface. 1. Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks—A Look Back. The History of Inventions An Example of an Early Patent A Timeline of Inventions The History of Copyrights American Copyright Law Was First Seen in the Copyright Act of 1790 1787: U.S. Constitution 1790: Copyright Act of 1790 1831: Revision of the Copyright Act 1834: Wheaton v. Peters 1841: Folsom v. Marsh 1853: Stowe v. Thomas 1870: Revision of the Copyright Act 1886: Berne Convention 1891: International Copyright Treaty 1909: Revision of the U.S. Copyright Act 1973: Williams and Wilkins Co. v. United States 1976: Revision of the U.S. Copyright Act 1976: Classroom Guidelines 1976: CONTU Process 1983: Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corp. v. Crooks 1986: Maxtone-Graham v. Burtchaell 1987: Salinger v. Random House 1988: Berne Convention 1990: Circulation of Computer Software 1991: Basic Books, Inc. v. Kinko’s Graphics Corp. 1991: Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service Co., Inc. 1992: American Geophysical Union v. Texaco 1992: Amendment to Section 304 of Title 17 1993: Playboy Enterprises Inc. v. Frena 1993: NII Initiative 1994: Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music Inc. 1994: Working Group’s Green Paper 1994: CONFU 1995: Religious Technology Center v. Netcom 1995: Release of the White Paper 1996: TRIPS Agreement 1996: Database Protection Legislation 1996: Princeton University Press, MacMillan Inc., and St. Martin’s Press v. Michigan Document Services, Inc., and James Smith 1996: World Intellectual Property Organization 1998: Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act 1998: Digital Millenium Copyright Act 1999: Bender v. West Publishing Co. 1999: UCITA Passed by NCCUSL 1999: Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 2000: Virginia Passed UCITA 2000: Librarian of Congress Issued Ruling on DMCA 2000: Register.com v. Verio 2001: Greenberg v. National Geographic Society 2001: New York Times v. Tasini 2001: Russian Programmer Arrested for Copyright Circumvention 2001: State Sovereign Immunity 2002: Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (S. 2048) Introduced in Senate 2002: ABA Issues UCITA Report 2002: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Challenge to 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act 2002: Senate Approves Distance Education Legislation Additional Reading on Copyrights Web Resources on Copyrights The History of Trademarks 2. Formulating the Idea. Ideas: Are They Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, or Engineering Innovations? Copyrights Patents Trademarks Trade Secrets Engineering Innovations Problem, Solution, and Novelty and Uniqueness Test Think Beyond Those “Skilled in the Art” Management of Innovation 3. Search Strategies, Techniques, and Search Tools to Validate the Uniqueness of Any Invention. Search Engines Identify Keywords Boolean AND Boolean OR Boolean AND NOT Implied Boolean: Plus and Minus Signs Phrase Searching Plural Forms, Capital Letters, and Alternate Spellings Field Search Domain Search Link Search Performing a “Search” in Five Easy Steps Step 1: State What You Want to Find Step 2: Identify the Keywords Step 3: Select Synonyms and Variant Word Forms Step 4: Combine Synonym, Keywords, and Variant Word forms Step 5: Check Your Spelling Meta-Search Engines Specialty Databases U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office Search Example An Example of a U.S. “Prior Art” Search Site A Simple Prior Art Search An Advanced Prior Art Search The Actual Prior Art Search and Evaluation Understanding the Patent Abstract Apparatus and Method for Blocking Television Commercials and Providing an Archive Interrogation Program Determine if There Is Prior Art—Using Several Real Examples Apparatus and Method for Blocking Television Commercials and Displaying Alternative Programming Invent Around the Prior Art While Strengthening Your Idea Apparatus and Method of Searching for Desired Television Content Record Keeping and Invention Strengthening The Illustration Pages Web Sources for Conducting Patent Searches Patent Law links 4. Invention Teams. Invention Team Core Members and Objectives The Leadership Team The Technical Writers/Technology Specialists Patent Defense Members Invention Team Processes Inventor Mentoring and Strengthening of Ideas 5. Invention Evaluation Teams. How to Start an Invention Evaluation Team Evaluation Team Roles and Responsibilities Inventor and Evaluator Interactions Inventor’s Protocol Evaluator’s Protocol Guidance on Secrecy Practices for Patents A1-1. Patent Applications and Government Security A1-2. A Secrecy Order Is Needed When the Application Includes Certain Items A1-3. A Secrecy Order Is not Needed When the Application Includes Certain Items A1-4. As an Expert in the Technical Area, the Review Should Provide the Following Recommendations A1-5. Some Clarifications Related to Secrecy Orders Intellectual Property Asset Commercialization Shanghai’s Intellectual Property Asset Evaluation System and It’s Growth China’s Growth in Intellectual Property Areas 6. Defining a Patent: The Problem, Solution, and Novelty. The Skill of Problem Identification The Skills of Solution Development The Skills of Novelty Harvesting What Are Claims? Idea Farming 7. Mining Intellectual Property Assets. How to Articulate Multiple Related Problems How to Articulate Multiple Solutions for Multiple Problems 8. Intellectual Property. Patents Definition: Patent Copyright Definition: Copyright Trademarks Definition: Trademark For More Information on Intellectual Property Selected References 9. Property Protection: Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Patents, and Publishing Intellectual Property. The Value of a Copyright, and How to Initiate It The Value of a Trademark (and Service Mark), and How to Initiate It International Trademark Association (INTA) The INTA Mission The Trade Secret and How to Exercise Control The Patent and How to Initiate It The Significance of Publishing Intellectual Property The Considerations of Intellectual Property Protection Intellectual Property in Simple Terms Responsible Protection of Intellectual Property Is Your Intellectual Property Secure? Offensive and Defensive Security Measures More Reading. Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Appendix 3. Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationCraig Fellenstein is an IBM Global Services Chief Architect. Since 2000, he has had more than 65 patent applications filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and 13 invention publications in Journals for IBM. Fellenstein now serves as IBM Global Services Integrated Technology Services Chief Architect and Senior Executive Consultant in the IBM Center of Excellence for On Demand Business, and formerly as the Senior IT Architect in the IBM CIO's Office–working with leading IBM customers worldwide. © Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |