Description
The definitive primer on intellectual property for business professionals, non-IP attorneys, entrepreneurs, and inventors
Full of valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices, the Second Edition of this handy and concise paperback will can help you stay up-to-the-minute on the latest thinking, strategies, developments, and case law in intellectual property.
- Presents fundamentals of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other less-know varieties of IP, such as registered design and mask works
- Covers necessary concepts such as IP strategy, protection, audits, valuation, management, and competitive intelligence
- Offers an introduction to IP licensing and enforcement
- Now features discussion of important precedent-setting up to date IP cases and proposed patent reform
Providing business professionals and IP owners with in-depth knowledge of this extremely necessary subject, this book helps those new to this field gain a greater working out and appreciation for the result of their creative abilities.