Authors’ AcknowledgmentsPreface to the Sixth EditionTable of CasesPART 1. INTRODUCTIONChapter 1. Doctrines, Alternatives, and the First AmendmentA. Basic Intellectual Property Doctrines Under the United States ConstitutionВ. “Property”: Significance and AlternativesC. Intellectual Property and the First AmendmentPART 2. TRADEMARK AND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAWChapter 2. The Nature and Function of TrademarksA. IntroductionB. Validity of Marks—the “Spectrum of Distinctiveness”C. Descriptive Marks and Secondary MeaningD. SurnamesE. Trade DressChapter 3. Establishing Trademark RightsA. Common Law TrademarksB. Federal RegistrationC. Limited Area ExceptionChapter 4. Causes of ActionA. InfringementB. Unfair CompetitionC. DilutionD. CybersquattingChapter 5. Defenses and Limitations on RightsA. Fair UseB. AbandonmentC. Comparative AdvertisingD. First SaleE. First AmendmentF. Eleventh AmendmentG. Equitable DefensesChapter 6. Secondary Liability and RemediesA. Secondary LiabilityB. RemediesPART 3. THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITYChapter 7. The Right of PublicityA. Nature and ScopeB. LimitationsPART 4. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND IDEASChapter 8. Trade Secret LawA. IntroductionB. Protectable Subject Matter and RequirementsC. OwnershipD. Misappropriation and DefensesE. RemediesF. Non-Competition AgreementsChapter 9. Protecting IdeasA. MisappropriationB. Breach of Contract (Express or Implied)C. Unjust Enrichment or Quasi-Contract PART 5. PATENT LAWChapter 10. Patent Protection for InventionsA. Brief Introduction and Short HistoryB. Patentable Subject MatterC. NoveltyD. NonobviousnessE. The Written SpecificationChapter 11. Inventorship, Ownership, and ProsecutionA. Inventorship and OwnershipB. Process for Obtaining a PatentC. Term of Patent ProtectionChapter 12. Patent Infringement, Defenses, and RemediesA. InfringementB. DefensesC. Infringement AdjudicationD. RemediesE. Infringement of Plant PatentsPART 6. COPYRIGHT LAW Chapter 13. Introduction and a Short HistoryA. English LawB. The Advent of Federal Copyright LawC. Federal Legislation Prior to the 1976 ActD. Comprehensive Revision: The Copyright Act of 1976E. Post-1976 RevisionsChapter 14. The Subject Matter of CopyrightA. IntroductionB. The Fixation RequirementC. “Original Works of Authorship”Chapter 15. Ownership, Assignment, and Licensing of CopyrightsA. Initial OwnershipB. DurationC. Alienability of CopyrightChapter 16. Exclusive RightsA. The Section 106 RightsB. Specific Limitations on the Section 106 RightsC. Beyond Copyright: Performers’ Rights, Moral Rights, and Resale RoyaltiesChapter 17. Fair UseChapter 18. Infringement, Defenses, and RemediesA. The Concept of InfringementB. The Prima Facie CaseC. The Proper PartiesD. Discrete Issues Affecting Liability Under the DMCAE. Affirmative DefensesF. RemediesPART 7. PREEMPTIONChapter 19. Preemption of State Law by Federal Patent and Copyright LawA. Statutory Copyright Preemption: Section 301B. Conflict PreemptionIndex