Biomedical Publishing on the Internet
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Module 4
Trademark Issues
While the legal system is attempting to apply intellectual property laws to the new medium of the Internet, the Internet is unlike traditional media in many respects. We will look at the basics of trademark law and the specific issues related to trademarks on the Internet.
The issues we will focus on include:
basics of trademarks and service marks
domain names
trademark dilution
trade dress protection
Reading List:
Basic Facts About Trademarks
URL: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/basic/index.html
Frequently Asked Questions About Trademarks
URL: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/tmfaq.htm
Look and Feel Protection of Websites
URL: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/property/protection/Resources/byerly.htm
Trademarks Composed, in Whole or in Part, of Domain Names
URL: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/tmep/1200.htm#_Toc2666201
Trademark Dilution URL: http://www.bitlaw.com/trademark/dilution.html
Internet Trademark Infringement URL: http://www.bitlaw.com/internet/trademarks.html
Trade Dress Protection URL: http://www.cla.org/trade%20dress.pdf
White Paper - Optimizing Brand Drugs and Trademarks Online
http://www.trademarkbots.com/trademarkbots/HTML/pharma-white-paper-7-29-02.pdf