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The Best Mode Requirement In United States Patent Practice In 1993, 12 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 353 (1993), Kenneth R. Adamo
The Best Mode Requirement In United States Patent Practice In 1993, 12 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 353 (1993), Kenneth R. Adamo
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
This article discusses the best mode requirement set forth in section 112 of the United States Patent Act. This requirement is unique to United States patent law and must be satisfied by every utility patent application filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This article then discusses how decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit have helped clarify and refine the best mode requirement and its application to patents in the field of computer technology (i.e., In re Hayes Microcomputer Products). Then it discusses how these holdings have made this already difficult area …
An Analysis That Is Not "Ad Hoc": The Bifurcated Uniform Analysis That The Federal Courts Should Follow To Determine Computer Program Copyright Nonliteral Infringement, 12 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 485 (1993), Michael J. Bendel
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
This article examines the issues surrounding software copyright protection and the problem of inconsistent court analysis across the country. After reviewing the problems particular to software copyright, the author recommends a new course of court analysis that would bring consistent analysis and decisions to this growing area of law. Courts have begun to examine the scope of protection the Copyright Act grants to computer software beyond the literal text of the software's programming language. Two classifications for computer programs have developed: literal, which focuses on the actual text of the program, and non-literal, which is concerned with organization, structure and …
Recent Developments In Computer Law: An Update, 12 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 395 (1993), Bradley J. Hulbert
Recent Developments In Computer Law: An Update, 12 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 395 (1993), Bradley J. Hulbert
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
This article provides an overview of case law that had developed in 1993 relating to computers, summarizing cases in the following fourteen areas of the law: 1. Administrative - This section briefs a case holding that the Bush Administration's e-mail records fell within the scope of the Federal Records Act. 2. Anti-trust - This section includes: an overview of a case defining "sham" lawsuits and a summary of a case holding that a large software firm's supplier requirements may define a relevant market for an anti-trust analysis. 3. Civil Procedure - This section gives a brief summary of a case …
The New Medium Of Expression: Introducing Virtual Reality And Anticipating Copyright Issues, 12 Computer L.J. 175 (1993), Greg S. Weber
The New Medium Of Expression: Introducing Virtual Reality And Anticipating Copyright Issues, 12 Computer L.J. 175 (1993), Greg S. Weber
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
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Software Patent Protection: A Problem-Solution Theory For Harmonizing The Precedent, 12 Computer L.J. 25 (1993), Lance L. Vietzke
Software Patent Protection: A Problem-Solution Theory For Harmonizing The Precedent, 12 Computer L.J. 25 (1993), Lance L. Vietzke
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
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