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Background Note
| HBS Case Collection
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2000
(Revised from original 1996 version)
Protection of Intellectual Property in the United States, The
by
Myra M. Hart and Howard G. Zaharoff
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Abstract
Presents an overview of U.S. laws/systems in place to safeguard intellectual property rights. Includes a brief history of the development of the laws. Attention is given to patents, licenses, copyrights, trade secrets, trade and service markets, and non-disclosure and non-compete agreements.
Keywords: Trademarks;
Patents;
Copyright;
Laws and Statutes;
Agreements and Arrangements;
United States;