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When Is Property Intellectual: The Leveraging Problem Essays, Mark R. Patterson Jan 1999

When Is Property Intellectual: The Leveraging Problem Essays, Mark R. Patterson

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Patents and copyrights protect inventions and expression; they do not protect products. This distinction, I argue in this essay, is a key to the antitrust problem of the "leveraging" of intellectual property. In a typical leveraging case, the manufacturer of a durable good, like a copier or computer, refuses to sell replacement parts for its equipment unless the purchaser also hires the manufacturer to service the equipment. Such a practice can be illegal under antitrust law, but when the leveraging products-in this example, replacement parts-are protected by patent or copyright, the manufacturer will often claim that the leveraging is a …


Endangering Individual Autonomy In Choice Of Lawyers And Trustees–Misconceived Conflict Of Interest Claims In The Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate Litigation, James R. Mccall Jan 1999

Endangering Individual Autonomy In Choice Of Lawyers And Trustees–Misconceived Conflict Of Interest Claims In The Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate Litigation, James R. Mccall

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Comment On Professor Roth's Reply, James R. Mccall Jan 1999

Comment On Professor Roth's Reply, James R. Mccall

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Minnesota V. Philip Morris, Inc.: An Important Legal Ethics Message Which Neglects The Public Interest In Product Safety Research, James R. Mccall, Edward J. Imwinkelried Jan 1999

Minnesota V. Philip Morris, Inc.: An Important Legal Ethics Message Which Neglects The Public Interest In Product Safety Research, James R. Mccall, Edward J. Imwinkelried

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A Basic Concern For Process: Commentary On Quo Vadis, Prospective Overruling, James R. Mccall Jan 1999

A Basic Concern For Process: Commentary On Quo Vadis, Prospective Overruling, James R. Mccall

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