Unit One Intellectual Property 1
New Words and Phrases 2
Notes 6
Word Study 6
Exercises 7
Reading Material World Intellectual Property Organization 8
Keys to Exercises 12
Unit Two Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property:Provision of Right of Priority 13
New Words and Phrases 15
Notes 19
Word Study 19
Exercises 20
Reading Material Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property:Provision of National Treatment 21
Keys to Exercises 25
Unit Three Patents 26
New Words and Phrases 27
Notes 29
Word Study 30
Exercises 31
Reading Material The Prohibited Act of Patent Infringement 32
Keys to Exercises 35
Unit Four Conditions of Patentability 36
New Words and Phrases 37
Notes 39
Word Study 40
Exercises 41
Reading Material Practical Aspects of Drafting Patent Applications 41
Keys to Exercises 46
Unit Five Patent Cooperation Treaty(PCT) 47
New Words and Phrases 49
Notes 51
Word Study 52
Exercises 53
Reading Material Filing an International Application under the PCT System 54
Keys to Exercises 58
Unit Six USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database(1) 59
New Words and Phrases 63
Notes 67
Word Study 68
Exercises 69
Reading Material USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database(2) 69
Keys to Exercises 80
Unit Seven International Patent Classification(IPC) 81
New Words and Phrases 84
Notes 86
Word Study 86
Exercises 87
Reading Material Use of the IPC for Search Purposes 88
Keys to Exercises 92
Unit Eight Trademark 94
New Words and Phrases 95
Notes 96
Word Study 97
Exercises 97
Reading Material Trademark Registration:Application and Examination 98
Keys to Exercises 102
Unit Nine Rights Arising from Trademark Registration 103
New Words and Phrases 105
Notes 106
Word Study 107
Exercises 107
Reading Material Trademark Piracy,Counterfeiting and Imitation of Labels and Packaging 109
Keys to Exercises 112
Unit Ten Trademark Licensing 114
New Words and Phrases 116
Notes 117
Word Study 118
Exercises 118
Reading Material Franchising and Franchise Types 119
Keys to Exercises 122
Unit Eleven Industrial Design 123
New Words and Phrases 124
Notes 125
Word Study 125
Exercises 126
Reading Material Rights in Industrial Designs 127
Keys to Exercises 130
Unit Twelve Geographical Indications 131
New Words and Phrases 133
Notes 133
Word Study 134
Exercises 135
Reading Material Integrated Circuits 136
Keys to Exercises 139
Unit Thirteen Protection against Unfair Competition 140
New Words and Phrases 142
Notes 143
Word Study 144
Exercises 145
Reading Material National Protection:Three Main Approaches to Unfair Competition Law 146
Keys to Exercises 149
Unit Fourteen Copyright and Related Rights 151
New Words and Phrases 153
Notes 154
Word Study 154
Exercises 155
Reading Material Rights Comprised in Copyright 156
Keys to Exercises 160
Unit Fifteen Copyright Protection 161
New Words and Phrases 162
Notes 163
Word Study 164
Exercises 165
Reading Material Piracy and Infringement of Copyright 166
Keys to Exercises 169
Unit Sixteen Basic Operation of Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights(1) 170
New Words and Phrases 172
Notes 172
Word Study 173
Exercises 174
Reading Material Basic Operation of Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights(2) 175
Keys to Exercises 178
Unit Seventeen Commercial Transfer and Acquisition of Technology(1) 179
New Words and Phrases 182
Notes 183
Word Study 184
Exercises 185
Reading Material Commercial Transfer and Acquisition of Technology(2) 186
Keys to Exercises 191
Unit Eighteen Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights("TRIPS Agreement") 192
New Words and Phrases 194
Notes 195
Word Study 196
Exercises 197
Reading Material Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights under TRIPS(Part Ⅲ) 198
Keys to Exercises 200
Unit Nineteen Function of a Patent Agent in the Pre-application Phase of Patents 201
New Words and Phrases 203
Notes 204
Word Study 206
Exercises 207
Reading Material Functions of Trademark Agent 208
Keys to Exercises 211
Unit Twenty Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights in General(1) 212
New Words and Phrases 214
Notes 214
Word Study 215
Exercises 216
Reading Material Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights in General(2) 217
Keys to Exercises 220
Unit Twenty-One Intellectual Property Litigation(1) 221
New Words and Phrases 224
Notes 225
Word Study 226
Exercises 227
Reading Material Intellectual Property Litigation(2) 228
Keys to Exercises 231
Unit Twenty-Two Modern IP Management and the New Economy 232
New Words and Phrases 234
Notes 235
Word Study 236
Exercises 237
Reading Material Electronic Commerce and the Impact on IP 238
Keys to Exercises 240
Unit Twenty-Three English for Academic Communication of Intellectual Property(1) 241
New Words and Phrases 244
Notes 245
Word Study 245
Exercises 246
Reading Material English for Academic Communication of Intellectual Property(2) 247
Keys to Exercises 249
Unit Twenty-Four Developing Human Resources and Improving Public Awareness 250
New Words and Phrases 252
Notes 254
Word Study 255
Exercises 255
Reading Material Increasing Public Awareness of Intellectual Property 256
Keys to Exercises 258
Unit Twenty-Five Creation 259
New Words and Phrases 262
Notes 263
Word Study 265
Exercises 265
Reading Material Promoting the Creation of High-Quality Intellectual Property 266
Keys to Exercises 269
Unit Twenty-Six Exploitation:Support for International Standardization Activities 270
New Words and Phrases 274
Notes 275
Word Study 277
Exercises 277
Reading Material Developing Environments for Intellectual Property Exploitation 278
Keys to Exercises 281
Unit Twenty-Seven The Dramatic Expansion of Content Business(1) 283
New Words and Phrases 287
Notes 288
Word Study 289
Exercises 290
Reading Material The Dramatic Expansion of Content Business(2) 291
Keys to Exercises 293
Unit Twenty-Eight Trademark E-Government 294
New Words and Phrases 297
Notes 299
Word Study 301
Exercises 302
Reading Material Trademark Work-at-Home 302
Keys to Exercises 306
Unit Twenty-Nine Support for Patent Cooperation Treaty(PCT)Search Activity 307
New Words and Phrases 310
Notes 311
Word Study 313
Exercises 314
Reading Material Proposed Procedures to Implement Exploitation of Search Program 315
Keys to Exercises 319
Unit Thirty Certification of Knowledge,Skills and Ability in Patent Process to Ensure Proper Hiring,Retention,and Promotion of Patent Examiners 321
New Words and Phrases 324
Notes 326
Word Study 327
Exercises 328
Reading Material Implementation of Pre-employment Testing for Patent Examiners 329
Keys to Exercises 335
Unit Thirty-One Enhance Current Quality Assurance Program by Integrating Reviews to Cover all Stages of Examination 337
New Words and Phrases 342
Notes 343
Word Study 344
Exercises 345
Reading Material Certification of Searching Authorities 346
Keys to Exercises 349
Unit Thirty-Two Transforming Work:The E-Government Work Place(1) 350
New Words and Phrases 354
Notes 355
Word Study 357
Exercises 357
Reading Material Transforming Work:The E-Government Work Place(2) 358
Keys to Exercises 361
Reference 362