Basics of international intellectual property law / G. Gregory Letterman.
2001
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Title
Basics of international intellectual property law / G. Gregory Letterman.
Published
Ardsley, NY : Transnational Publishers, [2001]
Copyright
©2001
Call Number
JX6558 L569 2001
ISBN
1571052070 (pbk.)
Description
xiii, 384 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)46402263
Note
Includes index.
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International intellectual property law
Table of Contents
Foreword
Table of Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Shortened Names
Ch. I
Intellectual Property ("IP") Generally
1
What is Intellectual Property?
1
What Limitations are Placed on IP Monopoly Rights?
8
Technical Requirements Which Must be Satisfied in Order to Obtain the Protection of IP Laws
10
Ch. II
IP in an International Context
12
IP's International Importance for Putative or Prospective IP Owners
12
Why IP Protection Abroad Differs From Domestic IP Protection
12
Global Harmonization of IP Law and Practice
14
Special IP Opportunities in an International Context
15
Special IP Issues in an International Context
16
Ch. III
Multilateral and International IP Organizations
26
Multilateral/International IP Organizations Generally
26
The World Intellectual Property Organization
26
WTO Agreement/GATT
29
The European Union
65
The North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA")
70
The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
93
Other International IP Organizations
94
Ch. IV
IP Conventions, Treaties, Agreements, and Similar Undertakings
99
IP Agreements Generally
99
WIPO Administered Unions, Agreements, and Conventions
101
Other Global Multilateral Intellectual Property Treaties
160
Bilateral Treaties and Agreements
164
Ch. V
Patents and Related Property
165
The Nature of Patents
165
The History of Patents
169
Deciding When, and When Not, to Seek Patent Protection
170
The Principal Differences Among National Patent Systems and the Major International Points of Contention in Patent Protection
173
TRIPs, NAFTA, and the Paris Convention on Patents
178
The Patent Law Treaty and the Budapest Convention
188
Ch. VI
Trademarks and Similar Marks
211
The Nature of Trademarks, Trade Names, Service Marks, and Similar Marks
211
A History of Trademarks and Similar Marks
215
The Principal Differences Among National Trademark Protection Systems and the Most Contentious Issues in International Trademark Protection
216
What TRIPs, NAFTA, and the Paris Convention Say About Trademarks and Related Marks
221
The Trademark Law Treaty
235
Ch. VII
Copyrights and Neighboring Rights
256
The Nature of Copyrights
256
A History of Copyrights
258
Major Differences Among National Copyright Protection Schemes and Principal Points of International Contention Regarding Them
260
What TRIPs and NAFTA Say About Copyright
266
The Berne Convention and the WIPO Copyright Treaty
273
Text of the WIPO Copyright Treaty
304
Ch. VIII
Other IP Properties Rights
310
What are "Other" IP Properties and Rights?
310
Utility Models
310
Industrial Designs
312
Trade Secrets and "Know-How"
315
The Topography of Integrated Circuits
321
"Personality"
324
Biological Technology
324
Internet and E-Commerce Technology
326
Ch. IX
International Commercial Transactions Involving IP
333
Commercial Transactions Involving IP: Licensing, Transfer, and Sale of IP and Franchising
333
How to Engage in International IP Licensing or Transfers
339
International IP Licensing
342
Crossborder IP Transfers Other Than Licenses
351
International Franchising
352
Ch. X
A Program of International IP Protection
359
The Importance of International IP Protection
359
A Strategy for IP Protection
360
A Plan of IP Protection
362
The First Line of Protection: Nondisclosure
366
The Second Line of Protection: International Official Protection
368
The Third Line of Protection: Policing and Defending IP
371
Index
377