Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age

Known for its broad, accessible coverage of both traditional and cutting-edge issues, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE NEW TECHNOLOGICAL AGE enters its Fourth Edition as the cornerstone of a proven teaching package. Strengthened and refined through years of successful classroom use, the casebook:
* covers the full range of legal protections for Intellectual Property: trade secret, patent law, copyright law, trademarks/trade dress, state and federal intellectual property protections, protections for computer software, and a general overview of antitrust law
* integrates cases and materials with challenging practice problems that help students think like practitioners
* is enriched by a law and economics perspective that provides students with an analytical tool for a meaningful examination of the subject
* offers outstanding treatment of new media issues, such as computer software
* reflects the expertise of its authors, all of whom are currently teaching at schools known for a strong IP focus in the curriculum
* is reinforced by an annual statutory and case supplement which includes an introduction to biotechnology as well as all of the latest legal developments in IP
* features an extremely helpful Teacher's Manual with alternative syllabi for teaching the book in three- and four-credit comprehensive courses and for two-credit courses in one of the subsets of IP

Look for this important new material in the Fourth Edition:
* an updated discussion of digital copyright, including the Supreme Court s decision in MGM v. Grokster
* additional discussion of the legal issues surrounding open source software
* a revised trademark chapter that reflects several recent changes in dilution, merchandising, Internet keywords, and fair use

Contents
* Trade Secret Protection
* Patent Law
* Copyright Law
* Trademarks and Trade Dress
* State Intellectual Property Law and Federal Preemption
* Protection of Computer Software
* Intellectual Property and Competition Policy