The recommended texts/references for the class are:

Howard B. Rockman
Intellectual Property Law for Engineering and Scientists
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Michael A. Lechter
Successful Patents and Patenting for Engineers and Scientists
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Lawrence Lessig
The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World
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Read Zoran Jandric's report; (Post Script) (MS Word)
Read Chuck Mann's report; (Post Script) (MS Word)
Seth Shulman
Owning the Future
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Read Barry Smith's report; (Post Script) (MS Word)
Lewis C. Lee (Editor), J. Scott Davidson (Editor)
Intellectual Property for the Internet
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Orin E. Laney Lewis C. Lee (Editor), J. Scott Davidson (Editor)
"Professional Guide Series: ``Intellectual Property and the Employee Engineer'' will familiarize IEEE members, employed in design, research or other capacities that require creativity and technical competence, with the intellectual property issues surrounding their work, and the career implications for creative and inventive individuals. (August 2001)"
available free to IEEE members (in PDF format).
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