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Disparaging Trademarks: Who Matters, Jasmine C. Abdel-Khalik
Disparaging Trademarks: Who Matters, Jasmine C. Abdel-Khalik
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For more than a century, non-majority groups have protested the use of trademarks comprised of or containing terms referencing the group — albeit for various reasons. For those trademarks that are offensive to targeted groups, some may argue that the market will solve. In other words, some may assume that purchasers in the marketplace will respect the objection, there will be insufficient purchases of the product under the mark, and the mark will disappear. However, objections raised by smaller populations in the United States often fall on deaf ears, and the marks continue to be used in the marketplace. The …
Developments In Synthetic Biology Are Altering The Ip Imperatives Of Biotechnology, Christopher M. Holman
Developments In Synthetic Biology Are Altering The Ip Imperatives Of Biotechnology, Christopher M. Holman
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While the accomplishments of the biotechnology industry have been substantial, recent technological advances promise to dramatically increase the power and utility of the discipline over the coming years. The term “synthetic biology” has been coined to describe the application of these powerful new tools to the engineering of synthetic genetic sequences and organisms. In essence, synthetic biology represents the next iteration in the ongoing evolution of biotechnology, and hopes run high that in time, the fruits of synthetic biology will dwarf the past successes of conventional biotechnology. There is, however, some concern that the current patent-centric approach to Intellectual Property …
Marital Property Annotated Bibliography, Nancy Levit
Marital Property Annotated Bibliography, Nancy Levit
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This bibliography covers law review articles published, for the most part, after 2007. Articles for which the title is self-explanatory or that concern only a single case, state, or statute are cited, but not annotated.
Copyright For Engineered Dna: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, Christopher M. Holman
Copyright For Engineered Dna: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, Christopher M. Holman
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The rapidly emerging field of synthetic biology has tremendous potential to address some of the most compelling challenges facing our planet, by providing clean renewable energy, nutritionally-enhanced and environmentally friendly agricultural products, and revolutionary new life-saving cures. However, leaders in the synthetic biology movement have voiced concern that biotechnology's current patent-centric approach to intellectual property is in many ways ill-suited to meet the challenge of synthetic biology, threatening to impede follow-on innovation and open access technology. For years, copyright and patent protection for computer software have existed side-by-side, the two forms of intellectual property complementing one another. Numerous academic commentators …