BLaw 210 1st Edition Lecture 15 I II Outline of Last Lecture Wills Outline of Current Lecture Business Marks a Trademarks b Copyrights c Patents Current Lecture Syllabus amendments Quiz 3 still on 10 30 Extra Credit Bonus Quiz points added to exam 2 score 11 4 Exam 2 III IV V VI VII The premise upon which the granting of statutory protection for inventions designs and works of art is found in the Federal Constitution To promote the Progress of Science and useful arts by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries To paraphrase the foregoing to encourage individuals to create art and discover new inventions so that ultimately the public will benefit from such activity the law grants authors and inventors the right to limit who else may copy their works or use their inventions for a limited period of time Trade Secrets Are protected to encourage the growth of the business by preventing employees and others from disclosing business owner s confidential information Patents An invention is a new creation that is novel and useful Inventions are protected by patents A patent is a statutory right granted by the government to inventors and to others deriving their rights from the inventor for a fixed period of years to exclude others from manufacturing using selling a patented product or from utilizing a patented method or process Trademarks Protected by the law since they allow an owner of the trademark to identify a product or service and to distinguish it from imitations This would benefit the owner and the public a Businesses use 4 marks to identify their products i Trademarks ii Service Marks iii Collective Marks These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Certification Marks Copyrights works created by authors and other artists protected by copyrights a A statutory right granted by government to authors to exclude other persons from reproducing distributing or performing their works i Intellectual property Litigation ii Standing in use iii Statutory and common law iv VIII