PREFACE. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. PART I: THE NEW MARKETPLACE: THE ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN ON-LINE COMMERCE. CHAPTER 4A: PATENT STRATEGIES IN THE ERA OF THE INTERNET (NEW) (MARIA ELISEEVA, CARL OPPEDAHL). 4A.1 Patentability of Software and Business Methods in the Context of the Internet. 4A.2 Claim and Specification Drafting Approaches for Internet-Related Patents.

4A.3 Prior User Defense. 4A.4 Products of Patented Processes. 4A.5 Appendix. PART III: PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. CHAPTER 14A: UPDATE TO PARALLEL IMPORTS INTO AND WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION (NEW) (STUART JACKSON, RICHARD KEMPNER).

14A.1 Parallel Imports from Outside the EEA. 14A.2 Parallel Imports Within the EEA. 14A.3 Studies, Reports, and Legislation. CHAPTER 16A: COPYRIGHT AND E-COMMERCE (NEW) (DANIEL J. GERVAIS, ESQ.

). 16A.1 Copyright, E-Commerce, and the World Wide Web. 16A.2 Defining the Concepts. 16A.3 ECMS Issues and Obstacles.16A.

4 Inventory of Existing Systems. 16A.5 Conclusion: The Way Forward. PART IV: COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. CHAPTER 25: THE ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS: THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (MORAG MACDONALD, AUDREY HORTON). 25.3 Patents. 25.

5 Trademarks. 25.7 Database Right. 25.13 EC Competition Law Issues. PART V: TAKING A SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. CHAPTER 31: INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND DEVELOPMENTS ON SECURITY INTERESTS IN INTANGIBLE ASSETS: AUSTRALIA (SIMON D. WILLIAMS, KATE JOHNSTON, JOHN M.

K. AFARAS). 31.2A Goods and Services Tax on Transactions Concerning Intellectual Property: A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (New). CHAPTER 33: INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND DEVELOPMENTS ON SECURITY INTERESTS IN INTANGIBLE ASSETS: CANADA (GERVAS W. WALL, ESQ.). 33.

2 Relevant Legislation. 33.3 Canadian Federal Intellectual Property Statutes and Their Relation to Security Interests. CHAPTER 40: INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND DEVELOPMENTS ON SECURITY INTERESTS IN INTANGIBLE ASSETS: FRANCE (JEAN-PIERRE STENGER). 40.1 Introduction. 40.2 The Pledge of Intellectual Property Rights Taken Individually.

40.3 The Pledge of a Business as a Going Concern. 40.4 Conclusion.CHAPTER 43: INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND DEVELOPMENTS ON SECURITY INTERESTS IN INTANGIBLE ASSETS: HONG KONG (LINDSAY B. ESLER). 43.8 Trademarks.

43.9 Patents. CHAPTER 51: INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND DEVELOPMENTS ON SECURITY INTERESTS IN INTANGIBLE ASSETS: KOREA (SOON YUNG CHA, ESQ. YOON KUN CHA, ESQ.). 51.1 Introduction. 51.

3 Security Interests in Intellectual Property Rights.