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The Lack Of Protection Afforded Software Under The Current Intellectual Property Laws, Himanshu S. Amin
The Lack Of Protection Afforded Software Under The Current Intellectual Property Laws, Himanshu S. Amin
Cleveland State Law Review
Many abstract advances in computer technology remain unprotected since the current intellectual property system has been shaped through a focus on tangible, physical inventions. The software industry in the United States "accounts for domestic revenues of over fifty billion dollars each year in worldwide sales and services." Accordingly, it is imperative that United States software developers be provided adequate intellectual property coverage in order to protect existing technology and encourage further innovation in the field. The present lack of adequate protection has handicapped American developers unnecessarily in the global software market.
Protecting Trade Secrets And Confidential Information From Media Disclosure: Removing The Reporter's Shield, John M. Tkacik Jr.
Protecting Trade Secrets And Confidential Information From Media Disclosure: Removing The Reporter's Shield, John M. Tkacik Jr.
Cleveland State Law Review
This Note will address the problem facing businesses in Ohio when the laws protecting trade secrets and confidential information come into direct conflict with laws protecting the media. Part II of this Note will discuss the concept and various legal definitions attributed to trade secrets and confidential proprietary information. Parts III and IV will discuss trade secrets, confidential information and the related remedies available to companies, with emphasis on the statutes under Ohio's criminal code. This Note will then focus on the protection afforded the media by both an Ohio shield statute which protects confidential sources, and the U.S. Constitution …
Trade Secret Piracy, Martin A. Levitin
Trade Secret Piracy, Martin A. Levitin
Cleveland State Law Review
In their handling of trade secret cases, courts should take care that they do not make the discoveries of corporate research unprotectable and of insufficient value to warrant further private research expenditure. On the other hand, they must take care not to bar engineers and scientists from changing jobs, as a punishment for their own productivities and abilities-a modern form of intellectual involuntary servitude.
Concrete Forms Of Intellectual Property, Robert J. Fay
Concrete Forms Of Intellectual Property, Robert J. Fay
Cleveland State Law Review
The field of intellectual property as treated in this paper encompasses mental products of industrial importance: inventions or discoveries, literary or artistic works, trade secrets,and distinguishing trademarks or trade names used in commerce. Each of these is characterized by mental activity followed by embodiment in some concrete form. Protection in a measure for the originator is found both in the statutes and in common law.