Intellectual Property Law for Engineers, Scientists, and Entrepreneurs. Howard B. Rockman
(LASIK) 29 Trademarks and Service Marks 29.1 ORIGINS OF THE PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS 29.2 TRADEMARK SELECTION AND ADOPTION PROCESS 29.3 FILING FOR REGISTRATION OF YOUR TRADEMARK 29.4 PROTECTING AND MAINTAINING YOUR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION 29.5 TRADEMARK PROTECTION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 29.6 THE MADRID PROTOCOL—THE “INTERNATIONAL” TRADEMARK—AN OVERVIEW John Mauchly and John Presper Eckert – THE ENIAC COMPUTER 30 Cybersquatting 30.1 WHAT IS CYBERSQUATTING? 30.2 THE UDRP 30.3 THE ANTICYBERSQUATTING CONSUMER PROTECT ACT (ACPA)
13 SECTION VII: The Commercialization and Management of Intellectual Property George de Mestral – HOOK‐AND‐LOOP FASTENER (VELCRO®) John A. Roebling – SUSPENSION BRIDGES 31 Engineering Management and Commercialization of Intellectual Property 31.1 INTRODUCTION 31.2 INTRODUCTION TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BUSINESS STRATEGIES 31.3 OBJECTIVES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 31.4 THE SOLE INVENTOR IN AN ALIEN FIELD 31.5 STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 31.6 DISGORGING PATENTABLE INVENTIONS 31.7 DETERMINING WHAT AND WHAT NOT TO PATENT 31.8 DETERMINING WHO WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE LICENSEE FOR YOUR INVENTION 31.9 DRAFTING STRATEGIC PATENT CLAIMS 31.10 DETERMINING WHERE TO OBTAIN PATENTS 31.11 DETERMINING OTHER INDUSTRIES THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM A LICENSE 31.12 ENSURING YOUR PRODUCT OR PROCESS DOES NOT VIOLATE THE PATENT RIGHTS OF OTHERS 31.13 POLICING THE MARKET FOR POTENTIAL INFRINGEMENTS OF YOUR PATENTS 31.14 THE ENFORCEMENT OF PROCESS PATENT CLAIMS AGAINST AN IMPORTER OF A FOREIGN‐MADE PRODUCT 31.15 TRIMMING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TREE 31.16 ESSAY ON INNOVATION MANAGEMENT Les Paul – SOLID BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR 32 “Sue the Bastards”—Business Factors Controlling Intellectual Property Litigation Strategies 32.1 INTRODUCTION TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION STRATEGIES AND TACTICS 32.2 THE DAWN OF AN IP RIGHTS INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT 32.3 LITIGATION CONSIDERATIONS IN IP RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT 32.4 CONCLUSION Igor Sikorsky – HELICOPTER Frank Zamboni – ICE RESURFACER 33 Technology Transfer—Universities, Hospitals, and Research Centers 33.1 INTRODUCTION 33.2 OWNERSHIP OF INSTITUTION‐DEVELOPED INNOVATIONS 33.3 A TYPICAL UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM Ferdinand von Zeppelin – RIGID AIRSHIPS Bernard Silver and Norman Joseph Woodland – OPTICALLY SCANNED BAR CODE 34 International Intellectual Property Creation, Protection, and Enforcement Strategies 34.1 INTRODUCTION 34.2 IP CREATION STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE GLOBAL IP PROTECTION 34.3 LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING WHERE TO OBTAIN IP PROTECTION 34.4 MARKETING AND BUSINESS CONCERNS 34.5 NON‐PARIS CONVENTION AND NON‐PCT COUNTRY PATENT PROTECTION 34.6 FILING A PCT PATENT APPLICATION FIRST 34.7 JOINT VENTURE RELATIONSHIPS 34.8 FORMING A JOINT VENTURE BASED ON IP Godfrey Hounsfield and Allan Cormack – CAT SCANNER Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield – MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 35 The Future 35.1 RATIONAL THOUGHT APPLIED TO PROBLEM SOLVING 35.2 WHAT INVESTORS WILL LOOK FOR IN THE FUTURE RELATIVE TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 35.3 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 35.4 UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 35.5 MASTER OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT DEGREES AT U.S. UNIVERSITIES 35.6 CONCLUSION Harry Coover – SUPER GLUE® Spencer Silver – POST‐IT® NOTES 36 Entrepreneurship Law 36.1 INTRODUCTION 36.2 TRANSITION FROM EMPLOYEE TO EMPLOYER 36.3 ORGANIZING THE NEW BUSINESS 36.4 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS 36.5 FINANCING