Basics of international intellectual property law /
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| Author / Creator: | Letterman, G. Gregory, 1943- |
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| Imprint: | Ardsley, NY : Transnational Publishers, c2001. |
| Description: | xv, 384 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4422005 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Table of Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Shortened Names
- Chapter I. Intellectual Property ("IP") Generally
- What is Intellectual Property?
- What Limitations are Placed on IP Monopoly Rights?
- Technical Requirements Which Must be Satisfied in Order to Obtain the Protection of IP Laws
- Chapter II. IP in an International Context
- IP's International Importance for Putative or Prospective IP Owners
- Why IP Protection Abroad Differs From Domestic IP Protection
- Global Harmonization of IP Law and Practice
- Special IP Opportunities in an International Context
- Special IP Issues in an International Context
- Chapter III. Multilateral and International IP Organizations
- Multilateral/International IP Organizations Generally
- The World Intellectual Property Organization
- WTO Agreement/GATT
- The European Union
- The North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA")
- The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
- Other International IP Organizations
- Chapter IV. IP Conventions, Treaties, Agreements, and Similar Undertakings
- IP Agreements Generally
- WIPO Administered Unions, Agreements, and Conventions
- Other Global Multilateral Intellectual Property Treaties
- Bilateral Treaties and Agreements
- Chapter V. Patents and Related Property
- The Nature of Patents
- The History of Patents
- Deciding When, and When Not, to Seek Patent Protection
- The Principal Differences Among National Patent Systems and the Major International Points of Contention in Patent Protection
- TRIPs, NAFTA, and the Paris Convention on Patents
- The Patent Law Treaty and the Budapest Convention
- Chapter VI. Trademarks and Similar Marks
- The Nature of Trademarks, Trade Names, Service Marks, and Similar Marks
- A History of Trademarks and Similar Marks
- The Principal Differences Among National Trademark Protection Systems and the Most Contentious Issues in International Trademark Protection
- What TRIPs, NAFTA, and the Paris Convention Say About Trademarks and Related Marks
- The Trademark Law Treaty
- Chapter VII. Copyrights and Neighboring Rights
- The Nature of Copyrights
- A History of Copyrights
- Major Differences Among National Copyright Protection Schemes and Principal Points of International Contention Regarding Them
- What TRIPs and NAFTA Say About Copyright
- The Berne Convention and the WIPO Copyright Treaty
- Text of the WIPO Copyright Treaty
- Chapter VIII. Other IP Properties and Rights
- What are "Other" IP Properties and Rights?
- Utility Models
- Industrial Designs
- Trade Secrets and "Know-How"
- The Topography of Integrated Circuits
- "Personality"
- Biological Technology
- Internet and E-Commerce Technology
- Chapter IX. International Commercial Transactions Involving IP
- Commercial Transactions Involving IP: Licensing, Transfer, and Sale of IP and Franchising
- How to Engage in International IP Licensing or Transfers
- International IP Licensing
- Crossborder IP Transfers Other Than Licenses
- International Franchising
- Chapter X. A Program of International IP Protection
- The Importance of International IP Protection
- A Strategy for IP Protection
- A Plan of IP Protection
- The First Line of Protection: Nondisclosure
- The Second Line of Protection: International Official Protection
- The Third Line of Protection: Policing and Defending IP
- Index
