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13、-intellectual-propertyCONTENTSPreface and Foreword 1Patent Basics 91Introduction 91.1 The Foundations of Patent Protection 101.2 The Weakness of Early Patent Systems 161.3 Americas Uniquely Democratic Patent System 181.4 The Role of the U.S.Legal System 271.5 What the U.S.Patent System Wrought 311.6
14、 Patent-Eligible Inventions 351.7 Criteria for Patenting 421.8 Other Types of Patents 471.9 The Patenting Process 49Assessment Questions 53Patent Enforcement 592Introduction 592.1 The Right to Enforce Patents 602.2 Deciding Whether and How to Enforce a Patent 632.3 Patent Litigation 652.4 Getting St
15、arted 692.5 Pretrial Procedures 712.6 Trial 762.7 Post-Trial Procedures 792.8 Appeals 852.9 Litigation Alternatives 862.10 Patent Trolls and Efforts to Thwart Them 88Assessment Questions 91Copyright Basics 953Introduction 953.1 The Basics of Copyright 963.2 Early Copyright Systems 983.3 Copyright in
16、 America 1023.4 Eligible Works 1083.5 Rights and Term 1103.6 Infringement and Remedies 1123.7 The Fair Use Defense 1153.8 Changes in Copyright Law 1173.9 New Technology Challenges to Copyright 1243.10 Alternative Forms of Copyright 1263.11 Copyright in a Changing World 127Assessment Questions 129Trademark Basics 1374Introduction 1374.1 Core Concepts 1374.2 Early Trademark Systems 1394.3 U.S.Trademark Law 1414.4 The Four Types of Trademarks 1434.5 The Subject Matter of Trademarks 1444.6 The Spect
