The contours of intellectual property law
Subject matter : creative expression, "no matter how humble, crude, or obvious"
Copyright does not protect ideas, functional aspects, infringing material, government works
Obtaining protection and licensing : ownership, formalities, duration
Exclusive rights : their enforcement and limitations
Patentable subject matter : products and processes
Substantive standards for protection : new, useful, and nonobvious inventions
Obtaining protection, ownership, and licensing : of hoops and pitfalls
Rights and infringement : "the benefit of his invention"
Subject matter of trademark law
Substantive standards for protection : "the source-distinguishing ability of a mark"
Obtaining protection and licensing : using, registering, licensing, and losing a trademark
Infringement and related rights under trademark law
Trade secret subject matter : information with economic value from not being generally known
Getting protection through reasonable security measures and losing protection through public disclosure
Misappropriation and remedies
Three more state law theories and federal preemption.