U. S. Department of Justice Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Penny Hill Press
The United States has created enforceable rights in -intangibles- that are known as intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Copyright law provides federal protection against infringement of certain exclusive rights, such as reproduction and distribution, of -original works of authorship, - including computer software, literary works, musical works, and motion pictures. 17 U.S.C. 102(a), 106. The use of a commercial brand to identify a product is protected by trademark law, which prohibits the unauthorized use of -any word, name, symbol, or device- used by a...
The United States has created enforceable rights in -intangibles- that are known as intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, and trade...
U. S. Department of Justice Federal Trade Commission Penny Hill Press
These Guidelines outline the principal analytical techniques, practices, and the enforcement policy of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (the -Agencies-) with respect to mergers and acquisitions involving actual or potential competitors (-horizontal mergers-) under the federal antitrust laws. The relevant statutory provisions include Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18, Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1, 2, and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 45. Most particularly, Section 7 of the Clayton Act prohibits mergers if -in any...
These Guidelines outline the principal analytical techniques, practices, and the enforcement policy of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade...