Entrepreneur's Guide to Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Licensing

Name: Entrepreneur's Guide to Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Licensing
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ISBN: 9780425194096

ISBN-10: 0425194094

ISBN-13: 9780425194096

Edition: 2004

Authors: Gilbert Guide, Jill Gilbert

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Clear, comprehensive advice from an intellectual property lawyer--for every artist, inventor, and small business owner. Today, virtually all companies, artists, and innovators run the risk of losing their competititve edge-and big money-by not adequately safeguarding their intellectual property. Written by an expert in intellectual property law, this is the first book to address the full range of legal protections available-patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and licensing-with innovative information you won't find elsewhere, including: Legal landmines every successful entrepreneur must avoid Business practices that can be protected-but are often overlooked Protecting…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/3/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.04" wide x 8.94" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Jill Gilbert is an intellectual property attorney currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Computer Science and planning to sit for the Patent Law Bar. She also holds a Masters Degree in Accountancy and a Master of Law (Llm) degree in taxation. She has authored seven books including such titles as PcAnywhere for Dummies, The Quickbooks Bible, and Teach Yourself TurboTax in 24 Hours, and is the coauthor of Online Investing Bible.




Innovating for fun and profit



The rise of intellectual property law : who owns an idea?



American ingenuity in the twenty-first century



Taking ownership of trademarks and trade names



Making your mark : the basics of trademark law



Maintaining marks in the face of legal adversity



How to research and register a mark from scratch



Trademarks in cyberspace : the domain name debate



Cashing in on copyrights



Critical copyright concepts : what's protected?



Limitations on copyrights protection



Copyright infringement : providing it and defending against it



Exercising copyright caution : research, registration, and designation



Practical patent concepts



What can you patent?



Filing a successful patent application



Avoiding, detecting, and defending against patent infringement



Issues for entrepreneurs



Trade secret protection



Getting your idea to market : licensing and other arrangements



Software savvy



Protecting and promoting your Web site



From brain to balance sheet : tax considerations