Intellectual Property: The Law of Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, and Trade Secrets

by Deborah E. Bouchoux

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: THE LAW OF TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS, PATENTS, AND TRADE SECRETS, Fourth Edition, is a thorough guide to the four fields of intellectual property law: trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. This comprehensive, yet reader-friendly book helps you master the complexities of modern intellectual property law, including topics such as registration procedures, duration of rights, protection from infringement, current concerns in each field, and international trends and developments. Now updated in a new Fourth Edition, this wide-ranging book features coverage of cutting-edge issues such as technological innovations, intellectual property in the digital age, the role of the Internet, and evolving business law. In addition to an in-depth overview of each field, the book features abundant practical material, such as sample agreements, forms, checklists of paralegal tasks, charts, citations, statutes, realistic case studies, excerpts of real cases, and interesting trivia to capture your interest and provide valuable insights into real-world paralegal practice. Additional useful features include references to intellectual property websites, questions to encourage targeted Internet research, Case Illustrations, Case Study and Activities, Role of Paralegal element, and "Ethics Edge" boxes that explore ethical issues related to chapter content.

Genres: Law, Business

544 pages, Paperback

First published January 24, 2000

Reviews

[Sean O'Reilly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know a lot more about IP Law now but gosh was it a dense read.

[Vicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am currently enrolled in a class for IP and this is our text. It's very well-written, but has a lot of typos. I would expect better of a textbook that cost me over $150.

As I get further into the book, I am noticing that there is a lot left to the imagination, which is not really great for a textbook. Examples are very vague and confusing. And questions are too vague to even know if you are reaching the correct conclusion.

[Kienie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't want to be mean, because this is a serviceable textbook and it's not its fault that I find my professor's lectures coma-inducing. She literally goes through the book and just repeats everything verbatim. Or nearly everything. She omits some things in her lectures, but not on her tests.

[Sirisha Putta · Rating 1 out of 5]

good

[Ivey Coss · Rating 3 out of 5]

Useful.