Legal aspects of managing technology / Lee Burgunder, professor of Business law and public policy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of the technology policy environment in the United States -- The international technology policy environment -- Fundamental requirements for patent protection in the United States -- Obtaining and defending patent rights in the United States and globally -- Patent protection for computer programs and internet business methods -- Protection of secret information -- Fundamental aspects of copyright protection -- Copyright protection for computer programs and digital media -- Copyright and the internet -- Protecting trandemarks and product designs in international markets -- Domain names and other trademark issues on the internet -- Tort liability for physical and economic harms -- Intrusions on privacy and other personal rights -- Important contract issues for technology companies -- Antitrust and anticompetitive conduct -- Biotechnology : patent issues and other controversies.