Intellectual Property Issues on the Net

TM SM R C

Patent Pending

• Trademarks

  • What is trademarkable?
  • Domain names and cybersquatters
  • Meta tags

• Copyrights

  • What is copyrightable? (facts, PB)
  • Intrinsic valuation
  • Linking, deep linking, img, inlining, framing
  • MP3
  • Copyright misuse

• Patents

  • What is patentable? Why patent?
  • Patent and Trademark Office
  • Infringement
    • Business method patents
    • Cases: Amazon, Priceline, Online Casino

• Trade Secrets

  • Employment contracts and non compete clauses

Trade Secret: idea, expression, or embodiment

Patent: embodiment

Copyright, Trademark: expression

Right of Publicity5th intellectual property right is the right to control how your name, picture, likeness, or voice are used commercially

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