SCMA 323 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Copyright Term Extension Act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Trademark Dilution
13 Feb 2017
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Property that is developed through an intellectual and creative process: falls into a category of property known as intangible rights. Includes: trade secrets, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secret. Trade secrets: trade secrets can be: Customer list or other business secret: uniform trade secrets act: Taki(cid:374)g apart a(cid:374)d e(cid:454)a(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)g a ri(cid:448)al"s produ(cid:272)t or re-creating a secret recipe. Competitors who has reverse engineered a trade secret can use the trade secret but not the trademarked name used by the original creator: economic espionage act. Makes it a federal crime for any person: To convert a trade secret to his or her benefit or the benefit of others. Performing the above, knowing or intending to cause injury, to the owner of the trade secret. Important weapon in addressing computer and intent espionage. Patent: a grant by the federal government to the inventor of an invention for the exclusive right to use, sell, or license the invention for a limited amount of time.
