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Preface and Foreword Welcome to Introduction to Intellectual Property , an OpenStax resource. This textbook was written to increase student access to high-quality learning materials, maintaining the highest standards of academic rigor at little to no cost. About OpenStax OpenStax is part of Rice University, which is a ... | Preface and Foreword | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
Introduction (credit: modification of work “Float Glass Unloading” by ICAPlants/wikimedia.org, CC BY 3.0) | Introduction | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
The Foundations of Patent Protection The first U.S. Patent (credit: US Patent Office via Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Describe the philosophical logic behind granting patents. Describe the role of patents in fostering invention. Do Patents Rea... | The Foundations of Patent Protection | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
The Weakness of Early Patent Systems (credit: modification of work "Ink Jar and Quills" by Student of Rhythm via flickr / CC BY 2.0) Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Outline the history of patents from antiquity through the 1700s. Identify flaws in early European patent systems. Hi... | The Weakness of Early Patent Systems | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Explain the role of the Founding Fathers in developing the U.S. patent system. Explain the six unique features of the U.S. patent system. Never mind that intellectual capital accounts A Patent System For E... | America’s Uniquely Democratic Patent System | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
The Role of the U.S. Legal System Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Describe the differences between U.S. and European patent laws. Describe the history of patent litigation in the United States. U.S. Patent Law vs. European Patent Law Just as with any other property right, patent r... | The Role of the U.S. Legal System | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
What the U.S. Patent System Wrought Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Explain the effects of the U.S. patent system on American economic development. Describe trends in U.S. patenting over the years. Creating the World’s Most Successful Economy In 1630, the puritan John Winthrop, fu... | What the U.S. Patent System Wrought | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
Patent-Eligible Inventions USPTO Patent No. 326821 for a sewing machine. (credit: USPTO via Wikimedia Commons / Public domain) Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Identify the characteristics of a patentable invention. Understand what is not patentable and why. What, Exactly, Can You ... | Patent-Eligible Inventions | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
Criteria for Patenting Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Identify the criteria that an invention must meet to earn a patent. Understand why non-obviousness is the most difficult hurdle to overcome. Can I Patent That? Before reading this section, please watch the overview video below... | Criteria for Patenting | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
Other Types of Patents (credit: Photograph by Brian Boucheron via flickr / CC BY 2.0) Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Explain the diff ences among utility, plant, and design patents. Describe common patent misconceptions. Up to this point, we have focused only on the most common t... | Other Types of Patents | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
The Patenting Process Notice of Examination and Approval of Patent Application. (credit: National Archives and Records Administration via Wikimedia Commons / Public domain) Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Describe the steps in the patent application process. Discuss the importance... | The Patenting Process | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
Introduction (credit: modification of work “Lee County Courthouse, Giddings, Texas 1805081201” by Patrick Feller/rights holder/flikr.com, CC BY 2.0) | Introduction | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
The Right to Enforce Patents The statue of Blind Justice in front of the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. (credit: Tim Evanson via flickr / CC BY 2.0) Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Understand the basic rights of patent owners. Gain an appreciatio... | The Right to Enforce Patents | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
Deciding Whether and How to Enforce a Patent (credit: Phtograph by Kārlis Dambrāns via flickr / CC BY 2.0) Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Understand the variety of options one has in enforcing patent rights. Appreciate the time and expense involved in doing so. The decision of ho... | Deciding Whether and How to Enforce a Patent | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
Patent Litigation (credit: Photograph by Karen Neoh via flickr / CC BY 2.0) Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Understand the pros and cons in deciding who, what, where, when, and how to sue an infringer. Once a decision is made to enforce a patent via litigation, a complex series of... | Patent Litigation | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
Getting Started (credit: Photograph by Mark Fischer via flickr / CC BY 2.0) Learning Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to Understand the various pretrial motions available to parties in a litigation. Once the decision to file suit is made, and all the factors noted above are considered, the com... | Getting Started | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Business | https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-intellectual-property |
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