The Intellectual Property Handbook: A Practical Guide for Franchise, Business, and IP Counsel, Second Edition

Index

• About the Editors
• About the Authors
• Foreword from the ABA Forum on Franchising Chair
• Foreword from ABA-IPL Section Chair
• Preface
• Trademarks-United States
• Trademarks-International
• Domain Names and Trademarks on the Internet
• Copyrights
• Patents
• Trade Secrets
• Technology: The New Frontier in Intellectual Property
• Appendix 1. Trademark Selection, Search, and Clearance Checklist
• Appendix 2. 'First-to-File'/'First-to-Register' Countries
• Appendix 3. 'First-to-Use' Countries
• Appendix 4. Countries That Allow the Registrat ion of Service Marks
• Appendix 5. Internat ional Class Headings under the Nice Agreement
• Appendix 6. Nice Agreement Member States
• Appendix 7. Paris Convention Member States
• Appendix 8. Madrid Protocol Members
• Appendix 9. European Union Member States
• Appendix 10. OAPI Member States
• Appendix 11. Use Requirements
• Appendix 12. Administrative Proceedings-Oppositions
• Appendix 13. Sample Assignment Document
• Appendix 14. Primary Countries in Which Sample Assignment Document Sufficient for Recordal with Type of Consideration and Authentication Required for Recordal
• Appendix 15. Countries That Accept Documents with Apostille
• Appendix 16. Flowchart for Full Legalization
• Appendix 17. Sample Licensing Agreement (Limited Detail)
• Appendix 18. International Trademark Licensing