Intellectual Property Law in Cyberspace

The Internet’s tremendous growth—and the globalization of information facilitated by it—has greatly shaped the way intellectual property is policed and protected. As cybercases and the Internet add new dimensions to the law of trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and patents, you need a guide to help you relate the complex issues of network-based technologies to the traditional areas of your intellectual property practice. Intellectual Property Law in Cyberspace is your critical resource for protecting and enforcing your clients’ intellectual property rights as they relate to the Internet.

Intellectual Property Law in Cyberspace keeps you and your practice on the cutting edge of this progressive area of law with up-to-date information on these and related topics:

-how the domain name system works and is changing, and why we need it; plus step-by-step instructions on registering domain names under various registration proposals

-administrative dispute resolution policies proposed and implemented by domain name registrars—and how to protect registrations from challenges

-the application of trademark law to Internet issues such as metatags, hyperlinking, framing, and spamming

-infringement, defenses, and criminal penalties as applied to Internet technologies such as digital watermarks and World Wide Web text, graphics, and sound files

-what Internet Service Providers (ISPs) need to understand about the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act

-how World Wide Web sites, bulletin board postings, and e-mail are posing fundamental challenges to various trade secret doctrines

-enforcement actions of Internet technology and software patents.

As the Internet continues to evolve, countless legal puzzles concerning the protection of intellectual property will emerge. Let Intellectual Property Law in Cyberspace guide you through this legal maze by presenting the most current thinking and decisions in this complex area of law.