本书是一本配合知识产权专业教育的英语教材，供知识产权专业和其他相关专业大学生、研究生以及知识产权工作者学习专业知识使用。本教材的基本素材全部取之于国外知识产权专业书籍、期刊和政府及国际组织的公开文献，力求使读者在学习过程中直接领略世界知识产权最新理论和发展动态，同时促进专业英语的思维和运用能力得到提高。

本书编写注重培养读者掌握基本理论和实际运用能力。全书共设32个单元，分别介绍了知识产权的基本理论、知识产权的相关法律和组织、知识产权学术交流英语和国家知识产权发展战略的研究。

该书是一本配合知识产权专业教育的英语教材，共收录涉及知识产权内容的英文文献56篇，采取以原文阅读理解为主，配合专业单词、文章注释、词汇学习等方式，全面介绍了知识产权的基本理论、知识产权的相关法律和组织、专利申请文件的撰写与阅读、知识产权学术交流英语和国家知识产权发展战略的研究等内容。全书共分32个单元，每一单元集中介绍一个主题，每单元课文后附有口头和笔头练习，便于读者加深对原文和专业问题的理解。

读者对象：知识产权专业及其他相关专业本科生、研究生、博士生，准备报考专利局审查员等公务员职位的人员及广大知识产权工作从业人员。

Unit One Intellectual Property

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Exercises

Reading Material World Intellectual Property Organization

Keys to Exercises

Unit Two Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property: Provision of Right of Priority

New Words and Phrases

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Reading Material Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property:Provision of National Treatment

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Unit Three Patents

New Words and Phrases

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Reading Material The Prohibited Act of Patent Infringement

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Unit Four Conditions of Patentability

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Reading Material Practical Aspects of Drafting Patent Applications

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Unit Five Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

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Reading Material Filing an International Application under the PCT System

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Unit Six USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database (1)

New Words and Phrases

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Reading Material USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database (2)

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Unit Seven International Patent Classification (IPC)

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Reading Material Use of the IPC for Search Purposes

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Unit Eight Trademark

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Reading Material Trademark Registration: Application and Examination

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Unit Nine Rights Arising from Trademark Registration

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Reading Material Trademark Piracy, Counterfeiting and Imitation of Labels and Packaging

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Unit Ten Trademark Licensing

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Reading Material Franchising and Franchise Types

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Unit Eleven Industrial Design

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Reading Material Rights in Industrial Designs

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Unit Twelve Geographical Indications

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Reading Material Integrated Circuits

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Unit Thirteen Protection against Unfair Competition

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Reading Material National Protection: Three Main Approaches to Unfair Competition Law

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Unit Fourteen Copyright and Related Rights

New Words and Phrases

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Reading Material Rights Comprised in Copyright

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Unit Fifteen Copyright Protection

New Words and Phrases

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Reading Material Piracy and Infringement of Copyright

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Unit Sixteen Basic Operation of Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights (1)

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Reading Material Basic Operation of Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights (2)

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Unit Seventeen Commercial Transfer and Acquisition of Technology (1)

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Reading Material Commercial Transfer and Acquisition of Technology (2)

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Unit Eighteen Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPS Agreement")

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Reading Material Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights under TRIPS(Part III)

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Unit Nineteen Function of a Patent Agent in the Pre-application Phase of Patents

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Reading Material Functions of Trademark Agent

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Unit Twenty Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights in General (1)

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Reading Material Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights in General (2)

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Unit Twenty-One Intellectual Property Litigation (1)

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Reading Material Intellectual Property Litigation (2)

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Unit Twenty-Two Modern IP Management and the New Economy

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Reading Material Electronic Commerce and the Impact on IP

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Unit Twenty-Three English for Academic Communication of Intellectual Property (1)

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Reading Material English for Academic Communication of Intellectual Property (2)

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Unit Twenty-Four Developing Human Resources and Improving Public Awareness

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Reading Material Increasing Public Awareness of Intellectual Property

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Unit Twenty-Five Creation

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Reading Material Promoting the Creation of High-Quality Intellectual Property

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Unit Twenty-Six Exploitation: Support for International Standardization Activities

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Reading Material Developing Environments for Intellectual Property Exploitation

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Unit Twenty-Seven The Dramatic Expansion of Content Business (1)

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Reading Material The Dramatic Expansion of Content Business (2)

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Unit Twenty-Eight Trademark E-Government

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Reading Material Trademark Work-at-Home

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Unit Twenty-Nine Support for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Search Activity

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Reading Material Proposed Procedures to Implement Exploitation of Search Program

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Unit Thirty Certification of Knowledge, Skills and Ability in Patent Process to

       Ensure Proper Hiring, Retention, and Promotion of Patent Examiners

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Reading Material Implementation of Pre-employment Testing for Patent Examiners

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Unit Thirty-One Enhance Current Quality Assurance Program by Integrating Reviews to Cover all Stages of Examination

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Reading Material Certification of Searching Authorities

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Unit Thirty-Two Transforming Work: The E-Government Work Place (I)

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Reading Material Transforming Work: The E-Government Work Place (2)

Keys to Exercises

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