Stephen King? Dean Kamen? Kim Kardashian? Each has earned millions thanks to intellectual property law protecting their creations. Whether you are in the world of business or creative arts, you need to understand the laws that govern your work. This is the best book for entrepreneurs and business people to keep on their shelf for when they need understandable legal explanations as well as basic legal overviews and application filing instructions.
• concise and easy to understand guidance to the basic law and the required forms to use for protecting one’s rights
• guidance relevant to artists, writers, inventors, and small business owners who might produce work that needs protecting
A plain-English guide to intellectual property lawWhether you are in the world of business or creative arts, understanding the laws that govern your work is critical to success. But given the convoluted terminology that surrounds patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights, this isn’t easy. Enter
Patent, Copyright & Trademark, which explains:
- what legal rights apply to your creations, products, or inventions
- different types of patents for inventions from machines to plant clones
- the scope of copyright protection
- how trademark law works, and
- what trade secret law protects.
Here, you’ll find readily understandable definitions of intellectual property law terms, straightforward explanations of how intellectual property law affects online content, and much more.
The 17th edition is completely updated to provide the latest laws (including the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020), court decisions, sample applications, and other forms.
