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Click To Agree, James Gibson
Click To Agree, James Gibson
Law Faculty Publications
The author reports on an analysis that he’s done of the cost to the consumer of actually reading and comprehending the boilerplate contracts that accompanied four computers that he bought, compared to potential consumer benefit.
A Short And Happy Guide To Contracts, David G. Epstein
A Short And Happy Guide To Contracts, David G. Epstein
Law Faculty Publications
In this book we will reveal the rules of contract law in as straightforward and clear a fashion as they permit. But we will also talk some about policy and the difference between the two. Policy reflects the normative objectives we want to attain, and the rules are the vehicles for getting us there. In this book, we are going to break the subject of contracts into seven short questions: 1. Has a deal been made? 2. Is the deal enforceable? 3. Are there defenses to enforcement of the deal? 4 What are the terms of the deal? 5. When …
A Patent Panacea?: The Promise Of Corbinized Claim Construction, Jonathan L. Moore
A Patent Panacea?: The Promise Of Corbinized Claim Construction, Jonathan L. Moore
Law Student Publications
A patent's claims define the scope of a patent-holder's right to exclude others. Because patent infringement actions often hinge on how a court construes claim terms, the interpretative approach that a court uses has a significant effect on the scope ofpatent rights. This article examines claim construction through the lens of contract law. In theory, the Federal Circuit has explicitly rejected the application of contract interpretation principles to claim construction, despite historical acceptance of the patent-contract analogy. In practice, however, the Federal Circuit applies the theory of contract interpretation espoused by Samuel Williston, a theory that focuses on the text …