Chapter 1  Patent Basics
	Introduction
	1.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection
	1.2 The Weakness of Early Patent Systems
	1.3 America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System
	1.4 The Role of the U.S. Legal System
	1.5 What the U.S. Patent System Wrought
	1.6 Patent-Eligible Inventions
	1.7 Criteria for Patenting
	1.8 Other Types of Patents
	1.9 The Patenting Process
	Assessment Questions
Chapter 2  Patent Enforcement
	Introduction
	2.1 The Right to Enforce Patents
	2.2 Deciding Whether and How to Enforce a Patent
	2.3 Patent Litigation
	2.4 Getting Started
	2.5 Pretrial Procedures
	2.6 Trial
	2.7 Post-Trial Procedures
	2.8 Appeals
	2.9 Litigation Alternatives
	2.10 Patent Trolls and Efforts to Thwart Them
	Assessment Questions
Chapter 3  Copyright Basics
	Introduction
	3.1 The Basics of Copyright
	3.2 Early Copyright Systems
	3.3 Copyright in America
	3.4 Eligible Works
	3.5 Rights and Term
	3.6 Infringement and Remedies
	3.7 The Fair Use Defense
	3.8 Changes in Copyright Law
	3.9 New Technology Challenges to Copyright
	3.10 Alternative Forms of Copyright
	3.11 Copyright in a Changing World
	Assessment Questions
Chapter 4  Trademark Basics
	Introduction
	4.1 Core Concepts
	4.2 Early Trademark Systems
	4.3 U.S. Trademark Law
	4.4 The Four Types of Trademarks
	4.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks
	4.6 The Spectrum of Distinctiveness
	4.7 Bars to Trademark
	4.8 Establishing Trademark Protection
	4.9 Trademark Infringement
	4.10 Trademark Remedies
	4.11 Fair Use of Trademarks
	Assessment Questions
Chapter 5  Trade Secret Basics
	Introduction
	5.1 Trade Secret Protection
	5.2 The Foundations of Trade Secrets Law
	5.3 Elements of a Trade Secret
	5.4 The Secrecy Requirement
	5.5 Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
	5.6 Remedies Available for the Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
	Assessment Questions
Appendix A Glossary
Answer Key
	Chapter 1
	Chapter 2
	Chapter 3
	Chapter 4
	Chapter 5
Index