The entrepreneur's guide to patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and licensing / Jill Gilbert.

The entrepreneur's guide to patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and licensing / Jill Gilbert.

1 volume ; [28] cm

0425194094
9780425194096 paperback
9781440627767 electronic book
1440627762 electronic book

F 13 GIL.E

Provides information and guidance for entrepreneurs on the protection of intellectual property, covering trademark law, research, and registration; domain names; copyright concepts, limitations, and protection; patent filing and protection; trade secret protection; licensing and other agreements; and software and Web site issues.

Part One : Innovating for fun and profit 1. The rise of intellectual property law: who owns an idea 2. American ingenuity in the twenty-first century Part Two : Taking ownership of trademarks and trade names 3. Making your mark: the basics of trademark law 4. Maintaining marks in the face of legal adversity 5. How to research and register a mark from scratch 6. Trademarks in cyberspace: the domain name debate Part Three : Cashing in on copyrights 7. Critical copyright concepts: what's protected 8. Limitations on copyright protection 9. Copyright infringement: proving it and defending against it 10. Exercising copyright caution: research, registration, and designation Part Four : Practical patent concepts 11. What can you patent? 12. Filing a successful patent application 13. Avoiding, detecting and defending against patent infrigement Part Five : Issues for entrepreneurs 14. Trade secret protection 15. Getting your idea to market: licensing and other arrangements 16. Software savvy 17. Protecting and promoting your website 18. From brain to balance sheet: tax considerations Appendices A. Sample trademark application B. Sample employee confidentiality agreement C. Sample employee nondisclosure agreement.
"Includes sample letters, forms, and contract provisions"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed June 19, 2014).

New York : Berkley Books, 2004.

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