Book excerpt: This guide shows how to identify a company's protectable assets, initiate steps to protect those assets, and use them to generate additional income. Specific chapters cover selection, application, maintenance, and infringement for trademarks, copyright, and patents. Other topics include trade secrets, unfair competition, employee work products, internal processes, and the Internet. The book also contains model forms and documents, including trademark license agreements, application forms for trademarks, copyrights, and patents, sample noncomplete clauses, and intellectual asset audit forms. Bouchoux is an attorney specializing in intellectual property law. c. Book News Inc.