Howard B. Rockman - Intellectual Property Law for Engineers, Scientists, and Entrepreneurs

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Fully revised new edition that completely covers intellectual property law—and many related issues—for engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs This book informs engineering and science students, technology professionals, and entrepreneurs about the intellectual property laws that are important in their careers. It covers all of the major areas of intellectual property development and protection in non-legalistic terms that are understandable to technology and science professionals. New material includes a comprehensive discussion on the American Invents Act (AIA), coverage of many new high-profile topics, such as patent protection the mobile communications industry, and a new chapter on «The Future of Technology, Engineering, and Intellectual Property.»
Now in its second edition,
enables inventors and creators to efficiently interface with an intellectual property attorney in order to obtain the maximum protection for their invention or creation, and to take steps to ensure that that invention or creation does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others. It includes patent, trade secret, mask work, and cybersquatting legal and procedural principles. The book also shows readers how to properly use new vehicles of intellectual property protection for novel software, biotech, and business method inventions. Additionally, it examines trademark protection for domain names, and other ancillary matters that fall within the genre of intellectual property protection. This informative text:
Covers all of the major areas of intellectual property development and protection in clear, layman’s terms so as to be easily understood by technology and science professionals Provides detailed outlines of patent, trademark, copyright, and unfair competition laws Offers essays on famous and noteworthy inventors and their inventions—and features a copy of the first page of patents resulting from these inventors’ efforts Covers many new high-profile cases covering patent protection within the mobile communications industry 
is an excellent text for graduate and undergraduate engineering students, as well as professionals and those starting a new technology business who need to know all the laws concerning their inventions and creations.

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3 LITERAL INFRINGEMENT OF A PATENT CLAIM 17.4 THE “DOCTRINE OF EQUIVALENTS” WHERE THE CLAIM IS NOT LITERALLY INFRINGED 17.5 DEFENSES TO A CHARGE OF INFRINGEMENT 17.6 PENALTIES AND DAMAGES FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT 17.7 MARKING THE PATENTED PRODUCT WITH THE PATENT NUMBER Robert Goddard – ROCKET PROPULSION AND CONTROL C. Donald Bateman – GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM 18 The America Invents Act of 201118.1 FIRST TO FILE AND THE DEFINITION OF “PRIOR ART” 18.2 THE NARROWED GRACE PERIOD 18.3 DISCLOSING THE BEST MODE OF THE INVENTION 18.4 PRIOR USER DEFENSE IN ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS 18.5 PATENT MARKING 18.6 FILING A PATENT APPLICATION IN THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNEE 18.7 PRIORITY EXAMINATION FOR IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGIES 18.8 THIRD‐PARTY CHALLENGES TO PATENT RIGHTS 18.9 INTER‐PARTES REVIEW OF AN ISSUED PATENT 18.10 SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMINATION Charles Kettering – AUTOMOTIVE SELF‐STARTER Calvin Souther Fuller, Gerald Pearson and Daryl Chapin – EFFICIENT SOLAR CELLS 19 Ownership and Transfer of Patent Rights 19.1 INVENTORSHIP, OWNERSHIP, AND ASSIGNMENT OF PATENT RIGHTS 19.2 PATENT LICENSING 19.3 CONCLUSIONS Philo Farnsworth – THE INVENTION OF TELEVISION Robert Adler – ULTRASOUND TELEVISION REMOTE CONTROL 20 How to Read and Obtain Information from a Modern U.S. Patent20.1 THE INFORMATION PAGE 20.2 THE DRAWINGS 20.3 THE SPECIFICATION 20.4 CLAIMS 20.5 CAVEAT

9 SECTION III: Employment Contracts, Ethics and the Engineer or Scientist as an Expert Witness Willis Haviland Carrier – AIR‐CONDITIONING Ivan A. Getting, Roger L. Easton, Sr. and Bradford Parkinson – GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) 21 Employment Contracts and Non‐Compete Restrictions21.1 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 21.2 OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 21.3 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS 21.4 OUTSIDE INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE EMPLOYEE OR EMPLOYER 21.5 NON‐COMPETE PROVISIONS 21.6 ENFORCEABILITY OF A NON‐COMPETE AGREEMENT 21.7 INEVITABLE DISCLOSURE 21.8 FORM AGREEMENTS 21.9 CONSULTANTS Grace Hopper – COBOL COMPUTER LANGUAGE INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS 22 The Engineer and Scientist as Expert Witness22.1 THE ROLE OF AN EXPERT WITNESS John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley – THE TRANSISTOR 23 Ethics23.1 THE PROFESSIONS 23.2 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES 23.3 CODES OF ETHICS 23.4 BRIEF COMMENTS REGARDING THE NSPE CODE OF ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS 23.5 COMPARING THE LAW AND ETHICS 23.6 ETHICAL DILEMMAS

10 SECTION IV: Copyrights Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce – MINIATURIZED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS 24 Copyrights as a Vehicle for Technology Protection24.1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF COPYRIGHT LAW 24.2 THE NATURE OF COPYRIGHTS 24.3 EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OF COPYRIGHT 24.4 FAIR USE 24.5 INFRINGEMENT OF A COPYRIGHT 24.6 NOTICE 24.7 COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE 24.8 THE DURATION OF INTANGIBLE RIGHTS OF COPYRIGHT 24.9 WORKS MADE FOR HIRE 24.10 COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMS 24.11 COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION FOR AUTOMATED DATABASES 24.12 COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION FOR ONLINE WORKS 24.13 ARCHITECTURAL WORKS Federico Faggin, Marcian Hoff, and Stanley Mazor – SINGLE‐CHIP CPU Josephine Cochrane – AUTOMATIC DISHWASHER 25 The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA)—An Overview25.1 PURPOSE OF THE DMCA 25.2 THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE DMCA 25.3 CIRCUMVENTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROTECTION MEASURES 25.4 LIMITATIONS ON COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LIABILITY FOR ONLINE SERVICE PROVIDERS 25.5 COPYRIGHT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 25.6 REMEDIES FOR DMCA VIOLATIONS 25.7 EXAMPLE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT Stephen Wozniak – PERSONAL COMPUTERS Jaap Haartsen and Sven Mattisson – BLUETOOTH®‐SHORT DISTANCE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 26 Mask Work Protection26.1 INTRODUCTION 26.2 THE SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PROTECTION ACT OF 1984 26.3 MASK WORKS GENERALLY 26.4 SUBJECT MATTER OF MASK WORK PROTECTION 26.5 OWNERSHIP, TRANSFER, AND LICENSING OF THE MASK WORK 26.6 DURATION OF PROTECTION 26.7 RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP IN A MASK WORK 26.8 LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS, REVERSE ENGINEERING, AND FIRST SALE 26.9 MASK WORK NOTICE 26.10 INFRINGEMENT OF MASK WORK PROTECTION RIGHTS 26.11 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT MASK WORK PROTECTION

11 SECTION V: Trade Secrets Stephanie Kwolek – KEVLAR® Percy Julian – THE SYNTHESIS OF CORTISONE 27 Trade Secrets Protection27.1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE SECRET LAW 27.2 THE NATURE OF A TRADE SECRET 27.3 THE DEFINITION OF A “TRADE SECRET” 27.4 THE CREATION OF AN ENFORCEABLE TRADE SECRET RIGHT 27.5 EVEN THREATENED TRADE SECRET THEFT CAN BE STOPPED 27.6 CREATING A VIABLE TRADE SECRET PROTECTION PROGRAM 27.7 DAMAGES AND INJUNCTIONS 27.8 CONFIDENCE 27.9 CAN TRADE SECRETS, AFTER USE, BE PATENTED? Chester F. Carlson – ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY 28 The Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 201628.1 INTRODUCTION 28.2 CIVIL SEIZURE 28.3 REMEDIES 28.4 RIGHTS OF TRADE SECRET OWNERS 28.5 WHISTLE‐BLOWER PROVISIONS

12 SECTION VI: Trademarks, Service Marks and Cybersquatting Samuel E. Blum, Rangaswamy Srinivasan, and James Wynne – EXCIMER LASER SURGERY (LASIK) 29 Trademarks and Service Marks29.1 ORIGINS OF THE PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS 29.2 TRADEMARK SELECTION AND ADOPTION PROCESS 29.3 FILING FOR REGISTRATION OF YOUR TRADEMARK 29.4 PROTECTING AND MAINTAINING YOUR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION 29.5 TRADEMARK PROTECTION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 29.6 THE MADRID PROTOCOL—THE “INTERNATIONAL” TRADEMARK—AN OVERVIEW John Mauchly and John Presper Eckert – THE ENIAC COMPUTER 30 Cybersquatting30.1 WHAT IS CYBERSQUATTING? 30.2 THE UDRP 30.3 THE ANTICYBERSQUATTING CONSUMER PROTECT ACT (ACPA)

13 SECTION VII: The Commercialization and Management of Intellectual Property George de Mestral – HOOK‐AND‐LOOP FASTENER (VELCRO®) John A. Roebling – SUSPENSION BRIDGES 31 Engineering Management and Commercialization of Intellectual Property31.1 INTRODUCTION 31.2 INTRODUCTION TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BUSINESS STRATEGIES 31.3 OBJECTIVES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 31.4 THE SOLE INVENTOR IN AN ALIEN FIELD 31.5 STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 31.6 DISGORGING PATENTABLE INVENTIONS 31.7 DETERMINING WHAT AND WHAT NOT TO PATENT 31.8 DETERMINING WHO WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE LICENSEE FOR YOUR INVENTION 31.9 DRAFTING STRATEGIC PATENT CLAIMS 31.10 DETERMINING WHERE TO OBTAIN PATENTS 31.11 DETERMINING OTHER INDUSTRIES THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM A LICENSE 31.12 ENSURING YOUR PRODUCT OR PROCESS DOES NOT VIOLATE THE PATENT RIGHTS OF OTHERS 31.13 POLICING THE MARKET FOR POTENTIAL INFRINGEMENTS OF YOUR PATENTS 31.14 THE ENFORCEMENT OF PROCESS PATENT CLAIMS AGAINST AN IMPORTER OF A FOREIGN‐MADE PRODUCT 31.15 TRIMMING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TREE 31.16 ESSAY ON INNOVATION MANAGEMENT Les Paul – SOLID BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR 32 “Sue the Bastards”—Business Factors Controlling Intellectual Property Litigation Strategies 32.1 INTRODUCTION TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION STRATEGIES AND TACTICS 32.2 THE DAWN OF AN IP RIGHTS INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT 32.3 LITIGATION CONSIDERATIONS IN IP RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT 32.4 CONCLUSION Igor Sikorsky – HELICOPTER Frank Zamboni – ICE RESURFACER 33 Technology Transfer—Universities, Hospitals, and Research Centers33.1 INTRODUCTION 33.2 OWNERSHIP OF INSTITUTION‐DEVELOPED INNOVATIONS 33.3 A TYPICAL UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM Ferdinand von Zeppelin – RIGID AIRSHIPS Bernard Silver and Norman Joseph Woodland – OPTICALLY SCANNED BAR CODE 34 International Intellectual Property Creation, Protection, and Enforcement Strategies34.1 INTRODUCTION 34.2 IP CREATION STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE GLOBAL IP PROTECTION 34.3 LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING WHERE TO OBTAIN IP PROTECTION 34.4 MARKETING AND BUSINESS CONCERNS 34.5 NON‐PARIS CONVENTION AND NON‐PCT COUNTRY PATENT PROTECTION 34.6 FILING A PCT PATENT APPLICATION FIRST 34.7 JOINT VENTURE RELATIONSHIPS 34.8 FORMING A JOINT VENTURE BASED ON IP Godfrey Hounsfield and Allan Cormack – CAT SCANNER Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield – MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 35 The Future35.1 RATIONAL THOUGHT APPLIED TO PROBLEM SOLVING 35.2 WHAT INVESTORS WILL LOOK FOR IN THE FUTURE RELATIVE TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 35.3 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 35.4 UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 35.5 MASTER OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT DEGREES AT U.S. UNIVERSITIES 35.6 CONCLUSION Harry Coover – SUPER GLUE® Spencer Silver – POST‐IT® NOTES 36 Entrepreneurship Law36.1 INTRODUCTION 36.2 TRANSITION FROM EMPLOYEE TO EMPLOYER 36.3 ORGANIZING THE NEW BUSINESS 36.4 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS 36.5 FINANCING 36.6 EMPLOYMENT LAW 36.7 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 36.8 RECOMMENDATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT 37 Current Events37.1 AC VERSUS DC

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