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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: A Comment On The Theoretical Foundation And Historical Origin Of The Tort Remedy For Invasion Of Privacy, 29 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 493 (2012), Alberto Bernabe
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
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Gambling On Goldilocks: Illinois Medical Malpractice Damage Caps And The Quest For "Just Right" Reform, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 917 (2012), Kristen Zaharski
Gambling On Goldilocks: Illinois Medical Malpractice Damage Caps And The Quest For "Just Right" Reform, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 917 (2012), Kristen Zaharski
UIC Law Review
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Ensuring Adequate Compensation To The Victims Of The Deepwater Horizon Explosion: Who Says You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks?, 45 J. Marshall L. Rev. 515 (2012), Ryan Linsner
UIC Law Review
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Taking, Tort, Or Crown Right?: The Confused Early History Of Government Patent Policy, 12 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 145 (2012), Sean M. O'Connor
Taking, Tort, Or Crown Right?: The Confused Early History Of Government Patent Policy, 12 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 145 (2012), Sean M. O'Connor
UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law
From the early days of the Republic, Congress and the federal courts grappled with the government’s rights to own or use patents it issued. Courts rejected the British “Crown Rights” rule that allowed the sovereign to practice whatever patents it issued. Instead, the federal government was conceptualized as a legal person on par with any other persons with regard to issued patents. But, this simple rule presented challenges as complexities arose in three intertwined patent rights scenarios. The first involved inventions by government employees. The second revolved around government and government contractor use of patents held by private citizens. And …