BNA Books' New June 2010 Edition of Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws Covers Legislative Developments Affecting IP Law Through May 27, 2010

ARLINGTON, Va., July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- All statutory changes enacted through May 27, 2010 that affect U.S. intellectual property law are covered in the June 2010 Edition of Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws.  The publication of the new edition was announced today by BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA.

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The June 2010 Edition incorporates the changes set forth in the "Trademark Technical and Conforming Act of 2010." This Act conforms the law with respect to the filing of affidavits of use with respect to both federal registrations and extensions of protection under the Madrid Protocol.

The new edition also includes legislation extending the provisions of the "Satellite Home Viewer Act" and making appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark Office for fiscal year 2010, as well as amendments to the patent statute relating to biosimilar biological products set forth in the recently enacted health care legislation.

The June 2010 Edition is accompanied by an updated CD-ROM containing the entire text of the book in HTML for easy searching and copying-and-pasting. The CD-ROM also contains additional materials not in the print edition, provided by Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) and HTML.

The CD-ROM includes the text of the latest version of patent reform legislation, including the "Manager's Amendment" to S.515. Recently added to the CD-ROM are the Rules of Practice of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Those who practice before the court obviously need to be well-acquainted with these complex rules. The rules cover such issues as how to file an appeal, stays or injunctions pending appeal, motion practice, the preparation and filing of briefs, oral argument, citation practice, en banc determinations, and petitions for rehearing.

First published in 1985 and edited by Jeffrey M. Samuels, Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws features a finding list by topic; a finding list by U.S.C. Section; relevant constitutional provisions; the popular names of selected statutes; U.S. Code, Title 35, Patents; U.S. Code, Title 15, Chapter 22, Trademarks; U.S. Code, Title 15, Chapter 63, Technology Innovation; U.S. Code, Title 17, Copyrights; other relevant statutes; and a comprehensive index.

Mr. Samuels is the David L. Brennan Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology at the University of Akron School of Law in Akron, OH. He was formerly Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and was managing editor of BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal.

BNA is a leading private publisher of news and information products for professionals in law and business. In addition to Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws , BNA's Book Division publishes Anatomy of a Patent Case; Biotechnology and the Federal Circuit; Copyright Law Deskbook; Drafting Patent License Agreements; Electronic and Software Patents; Harmon on Patents: Black-Letter Law and Commentary; Intellectual Property Taxation: Transaction and Litigation Issues; International Patent Litigation: A Country-by-Country Analysis; Patent Law and Practice; Patent Prosecution: Law, Practice, and Procedure; Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Regulations; Patents and the Federal Circuit; Pharmaceutical Patent Law; Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law; Trademark Infringement Remedies; and other titles in legal specialties. For a free BNA Books catalog, call 1-800-960-1220 or send an e-mail request to [email protected]. The BNA Books website, including an online catalog, can be found at bnabooks.com.

The June 2010 Edition of Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws (950 pp. Softcover/             Order #1883-PR10/$160.00 plus tax, shipping, and handling) may be purchased from BNA Books, PO Box 7814, Edison, NJ 08818-7814. Telephone orders: 1-800-960-1220. Fax orders: 1-732-346-1624. A 10% discount is available on print copies of books when ordering from the website at bnabooks.com. Please note that discounts cannot be combined.

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