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Full-Text Articles in Intellectual Property Law
What Notice Did, Jessica Litman
What Notice Did, Jessica Litman
Jessica Litman
In this article, I explore the effect of the copyright notice prerequisite on the law's treatment of copyright ownership. The notice prerequisite, as construed by the courts, encouraged the development of legal doctrines that herded the ownership of copyrights into the hands of publishers and other intermediaries, notwithstanding statutory provisions that seem to have been designed at least in part to enable authors to keep their copyrights. Because copyright law required notice, other doctrinal developments were shaped by and distorted by that requirement. The promiscuous alienability of U.S. copyrights may itself have been an accidental development deriving from courts' constructions …
The Myth Of The Trade Secret Troll: Why We Need A Federal Civil Claim For Trade Secret Misappropriation, James Pooley
The Myth Of The Trade Secret Troll: Why We Need A Federal Civil Claim For Trade Secret Misappropriation, James Pooley
James Pooley
Trade secret theft is a federal crime, but civil cases must be brought in state court. Because commerce is now global and most assets are information-based, misappropriation is easier, faster and quicker. State court processes are insufficient for interstate or international disputes. The proposed Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 would address the problem by adding a civil claim to the Economic Espionage Act. Arguments against it tend to be based on incorrect assumptions or speculation. The legislation provides sufficient safeguards against abuse, and would not inhibit labor mobility or lead to the appearance of "trade secret trolls."
Indigenous Peoples, Intangible Cultural Heritage And Participation In The United Nations, Ana Filipa Vrdoljak
Indigenous Peoples, Intangible Cultural Heritage And Participation In The United Nations, Ana Filipa Vrdoljak
Ana Filipa Vrdoljak
This chapter concentrates on the participation of indigenous peoples in multilateral initiatives to protect cultural heritage, with specific reference to intangible heritage. While an international instrument for the protection of intangible heritage was adopted over a decade ago, the importance of intangible heritage for indigenous peoples is evident in their work in various UN fora. I examine indigenous peoples’ interventions before UNESCO and bodies established to implement the Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage; within WIPO in respect of ongoing moves to adopt specialist instruments on traditional knowledge and cultural expressions; and finally, within UNEP and the implementation …
Fetishizing Copies, Jessica Litman
Fetishizing Copies, Jessica Litman
Jessica Litman
We have copyright laws to encourage authors to create new works and communicate them to the public, because we hope that people will read the books, listen to the music, see the art, watch the films, run the software, and build and inhabit the buildings. That is the way that copyright promotes the Progress of Science. Recently, that not-very-controversial principle has collided with copyright owners’ conviction that they should be able to control, or at least collect royalties from, all uses of their works. A particularly ill-considered manifestation of this conviction is what I have decided to call copy-fetish. This …
2033, Patent Rights, Property, Exclusivity And How A Newborn Reaching The Age Of Maturity Will Experience The Patent System, If There Is Still One, Severin De Wit
Severin de Wit
This article was published in a "Liber Amicorum" contributed to Charles Gielen at the law firm of Nauta Dutilh upon his departure as Professor of Intellectual Property of the University of Groningen (Netherlands). The essay reflects on how a 2015 newborn will look at intellectual property in 2033 - the year he reaches maturity at his 18th birthday. The book was presented to Charles at a special event at the offices of the law firm Nauta Dutilh on September 30, 2015. The Liber Amicorum under the titel "gIElen, een bekend begrip" is published by Wolters Kluwer.
Climate Change And Human Rights: Intellectual Property Challenges And Opportunities, Alexandra Phelan
Climate Change And Human Rights: Intellectual Property Challenges And Opportunities, Alexandra Phelan
Matthew Rimmer
Mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change will require innovation and the development of new technologies. Intellectual property laws have a key part to play in the global transfer of climate technologies. However, failures to properly utilize flexibilities in intellectual property regimes or comply with technology transfer obligations under international climate change agreements calls for a human rights based analysis of climate technology transfer. Climate change is an unprecedented challenge and requires unprecedented strategies. Given the substantial impact of climate change on all of humanity and the ethical imperative to act, a complete rethink of traditional intellectual property …
Owning The New Economy: A Guide To Intellectual Property Management For Australia's Clean Technology Sector, Kane Wishart
Owning The New Economy: A Guide To Intellectual Property Management For Australia's Clean Technology Sector, Kane Wishart
Matthew Rimmer
Australia's history of developing and managing the intellectual property rights of domestic innovations is – at best – mixed. The relevant immaturity of Australia's public sector commercialisation infrastructure has, over recent decades, been the subject of both stinging academic commentary and not insubstantial juridical disbelief. That said, improvements have been observed, and increasingly, private sector involvement in public sector innovation has allowed for a deepening refinement of domestic approaches to IP retention and ongoing management. Rather than a bare critique of Australia's IP management track-record, or a call for specific law reform, this manual engages at a more practical level …
Doctrinal Approaches To The Animal Breeders’ Rights Granting, Diana V. Ivanova Dr., Julia A. Fedorova
Doctrinal Approaches To The Animal Breeders’ Rights Granting, Diana V. Ivanova Dr., Julia A. Fedorova
Diana V. Ivanova Dr.
In the paper we analyze foreign and national doctrinal approaches to the animal breeders’ rights granting. Its genesis, legal nature of animal breed, and location of related legal norms are considered. We try to justify the possibility of granting animal breeders’ rights in the Republic of Belarus.
If That’S The Way It Must Be, Okay: Campbell V. Acuff-Rose On Rewind, Thomas C. Irvin
If That’S The Way It Must Be, Okay: Campbell V. Acuff-Rose On Rewind, Thomas C. Irvin
Thomas C. Irvin
The 1994 Supreme Court case Campbell v. Acuff-Rose established broad protections for parody in U.S. copyright law. The decision has justifiably been hailed as a victory for free speech and artistic creativity. But while the case is well known, the facts behind the case are not. Those facts show that the case should have been decided differently by every court that heard it. In short, the case came out wrong—wonderfully wrong. This article is the first in-depth review of Campbell v. Acuff-Rose since the decision was handed down nearly 20 years ago, and is the first to examine the musical …
Traditional Knowledge Rights And Wrongs, Sean Pager
Traditional Knowledge Rights And Wrongs, Sean Pager
Sean Pager
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Traditional Knowledge Rights and Wrongs
Sean A. Pager, Michigan State University
ABSTRACT
Should the intangible heritage of indigenous people be subject to intellectual property rights? After years of effort, international delegates are poised to complete a pair of ambitious treaties that would accomplish this goal. This Article provides the first detailed analysis and critique of the draft treaties, which provide for exclusive rights in traditional knowledge and cultural expression, respectively. Proponents of such protection often invoke both cultural integrity and economic justice rationales. Yet, these rationales dictate conflicting imperatives. To resolve these conflicts, the Article argues for greater differentiation …
Copyright In Pantomime
Brian L. Frye
Why does the Copyright Act specifically provide for the protection of “pantomimes”? This article shows that the Copyright Act of 1976 amended the subject matter of copyright to include pantomimes simply in order to conform it to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. It further shows that the Berlin Act of 1909 amended the Berne Convention to provide for copyright protection of “les pantomimes” and “entertainments in dumb show” in order to ensure copyright protection of silent motion pictures. Unfortunately, the original purpose of providing copyright protection to “pantomimes” was forgotten. This Article argues that …
International Trade V. Intellectual Property Lawyers: Globalization And The Brazilian Legal Profession, Vitor M. Dias
International Trade V. Intellectual Property Lawyers: Globalization And The Brazilian Legal Profession, Vitor M. Dias
Vitor M. Dias
No abstract provided.
El Rompecabezas Incompleto. La Omisión Normativa Y Jurisprudencial Sobre La Protección Por El Derecho De Autor De Personajes Y Objetos De La Obra, Javier André Murillo Chávez
El Rompecabezas Incompleto. La Omisión Normativa Y Jurisprudencial Sobre La Protección Por El Derecho De Autor De Personajes Y Objetos De La Obra, Javier André Murillo Chávez
Javier André Murillo Chávez
No abstract provided.
Campbell At 21/Sony At 31, Jessica Litman
Campbell At 21/Sony At 31, Jessica Litman
Jessica Litman
When copyright lawyers gather to discuss fair use, the most common refrain is its alarming expansion. Their distress about fair use’s enlarged footprint seems completely untethered from any appreciation of the remarkable increase in exclusive copyright rights. In the nearly 40 years since Congress enacted the 1976 copyright act, the rights of copyright owners have expanded markedly. Copyright owners’ demands for further expansion continue unabated. Meanwhile, they raise strident objections to proposals to add new privileges and exceptions to the statute to shelter non-infringing uses that might be implicated by their expanded rights. Copyright owners have used the resulting uncertainty …
Intellectual Property And Biofuels: The Energy Crisis, Food Security, And Climate Change, Matthew Rimmer, Griffith Hack
Intellectual Property And Biofuels: The Energy Crisis, Food Security, And Climate Change, Matthew Rimmer, Griffith Hack
Matthew Rimmer
In light of larger public policy debates over intellectual property and climate change, this article considers patent practice, law, and policy in respect of biofuels. This debate has significant implications for public policy discussions in respect of energy independence, food security, and climate change. The first section of the paper provides a network analysis of patents in respect of biofuels across the three generations. It provides empirical research in respect of patent subject matter, ownership, and strategy in respect of biofuels. The second section provides a case study of significant patent litigation over biofuels. There is an examination of the …
A Supplementary Submission On The Commonwealth's Treaty-Making Process, Matthew Rimmer
A Supplementary Submission On The Commonwealth's Treaty-Making Process, Matthew Rimmer
Matthew Rimmer
This supplementary submission highlights two new developments, which have arisen since the initial submission. First, it considers the publication of the draft Investment Chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by WikiLeaks. Second, it looks at the introduction of the fast-track trade promotion authority bill, the Bipartisan Congressional Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, into the United States Congress. The two topics have been inter-linked to a certain extent.
The World’S Laboratory: China’S Patent Boom, It Standards And The Implications For The Global Knowledge, Christopher Mcelwain, Dennis Fernandez
The World’S Laboratory: China’S Patent Boom, It Standards And The Implications For The Global Knowledge, Christopher Mcelwain, Dennis Fernandez
Christopher McElwain
Just as China’s factories disrupted the economics of IT hardware, its research labs have the potential to disrupt the economics of the technology itself. In 2014, China’s patent office received nearly 2.4 million patent applications, 93% from domestic applicants. China has also climbed to third place in terms of international applications, with over 21,000 WIPO PCT applications. Meanwhile, China has taken an assertive role in setting technology standards, both at the national and international levels. In the past, this has included developing and promoting alternatives to important IT standards as a means of challenging perceived monopolies by certain (foreign-dominated) technologies. …
A Federal Information Quality Act Challenge To The White House “Patent Troll” Report, Ron D. Katznelson
A Federal Information Quality Act Challenge To The White House “Patent Troll” Report, Ron D. Katznelson
Ron D. Katznelson
Government-disseminated information is unlike that of private parties or non-government entities’ information on the internet or in academic journals, with varying degrees of accuracy and reliability. Because the public disproportionately relies on information disseminated by the government, the government holds itself to substantially higher quality standards. Congress enacted the Information Quality Act (“IQA”) in order to ensure that information disseminated by government agencies meet the standards of “quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity.” 44 U.S.C. § 3516, note. Information disseminated by the government upon which the government and the public rely must be “presented in an accurate, clear, complete, and unbiased …
Problematic Approaches Of The Joinder Clause Under The America Invents Act By Federal District Courts, Ping-Hsun Chen
Problematic Approaches Of The Joinder Clause Under The America Invents Act By Federal District Courts, Ping-Hsun Chen
Ping-Hsun Chen
Before 35 U.S.C. § 299 was enacted, some minority district courts had permitted joinder of independent defendants only because the same patent was infringed. That gave a great incentive to non-practicing entities to sue as many defendants as possible in one suit. To resolve this problem, Congress created § 299(b) to abrogate the minority view of joinder. The Federal Circuit in In re EMC Corp. also created a test requiring finding of “an actual link between the facts underlying each claim of infringement.” The Federal Circuit provides six EMC factors for lower courts to determine permissive joinder. However, the Eastern …
Traditional Knowledge Rights And Wrongs, Sean Pager
Traditional Knowledge Rights And Wrongs, Sean Pager
Sean Pager
Should the intangible heritage of indigenous cultures be subject to intellectual property rights? After years of effort, international delegates are poised to complete a pair of ambitious treaties that would accomplish this goal. This Article provides the first detailed analysis and critique of the draft treaties, which provide for exclusive rights in traditional knowledge and cultural expression, respectively. Proponents of such protection often invoke both cultural integrity and economic justice rationales. Yet, these rationales dictate conflicting imperatives. To resolve these conflicts, the Article argues for greater differentiation between the two draft treaties based on subject matter. Just as copyright and …
The Commonwealth's Treaty-Making Process, Matthew Rimmer
The Commonwealth's Treaty-Making Process, Matthew Rimmer
Matthew Rimmer
Considering both the situation in Australia and the United States, the Commonwealth’s Treaty-Making Process is broken. There have been significant problems in respect of transparency, public participation, empirical analysis, and parliamentary oversight. In addition, there has been a concern that the Commonwealth’s Treaty-Making Process has failed to adequately address matters of fair trade. In particular, there is a need to engage a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of international agreements upon the environment, public health, labor rights, and human rights. Such problems have been particularly pronounced during the negotiations over the regional trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Having participated in …
Rejected Of Registration Trade Mark "Stop The Islamisation Of America" From Court Of Appeals, Haitham Atiyah
Rejected Of Registration Trade Mark "Stop The Islamisation Of America" From Court Of Appeals, Haitham Atiyah
haitham atiyah
No abstract provided.
Trazos Y Reflexiones En Torno A La Marca Farmacéutica, Javier André Murillo Chávez
Trazos Y Reflexiones En Torno A La Marca Farmacéutica, Javier André Murillo Chávez
Javier André Murillo Chávez
No abstract provided.
Prices Versus Prizes: Patents, Public Policy And The Market For Inventions, Daniel F. Spulber
Prices Versus Prizes: Patents, Public Policy And The Market For Inventions, Daniel F. Spulber
Daniel F Spulber
The article argues that market prices provide far better incentives for invention and innovation than do government prizes. The question of prices versus prizes is important because the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 has established a framework for government prizes. The article finds fundamental flaws in the deadweight welfare loss arguments for replacing market prices with government prizes. The article examines public prizes in comparison to the market for inventions in terms of efficiency in the allocation of inventions. The discussion shows how, in contrast to public prizes, prices in the market for inventions provide guidance for investment in …
Prerogative, Nationalized: The Social Formation Of Intellectual Property, Laura R. Ford
Prerogative, Nationalized: The Social Formation Of Intellectual Property, Laura R. Ford
Laura R Ford
In this article, I offer a “social formation story” (Hirschman & Reed) of the emergence of intellectual property, as a new type of legal property in England. I treat the history of patents and copyrights together, and focus especially on the Constitutional transformations of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries that enabled this new, “intellectual” form of property to finally emerge in the Eighteenth Century. I open and conclude with the cases of Millar v. Taylor (King’s Bench 1769) and Donaldson v. Becket (House of Lords 1774), viewing these as the first cases in which the status of this new type …
Ip Piracy & Developing Nations: A Recipe For Terrorism Funding, Brandy G. Robinson
Ip Piracy & Developing Nations: A Recipe For Terrorism Funding, Brandy G. Robinson
Brandy G Robinson
When events such as 9/11 hit the U.S., no one thought that terrorists funded these activities through intellectual property piracy. On the surface, intellectual property (IP) piracy and terrorism are two distant topics. However, these topics are not distant but closely connected, as terrorist groups thrive on IP piracy, especially in developing nations, which has led to successful terrorist funding opportunities. Because IP piracy evades normal detection and developing nations do not thoroughly understand it, terrorist groups gravitate towards IP piracy for funding, which presents a distinct global dilemma.
Intellectual property rights and laws, namely criminal enforcement mechanisms, are essential …
The Cost Of Confusion: The Paradox Of Trademarked Pharmaceuticals, Hannah W. Brennan
The Cost Of Confusion: The Paradox Of Trademarked Pharmaceuticals, Hannah W. Brennan
Hannah W Brennan
The United States spends nearly $1,000 per person annually on drugs—40 percent more than the next highest spender, Canada, and more than twice the amount France and Germany spend. Although myriad factors contribute to high drug spending in the United States, the crucial role that intellectual property laws play in inhibiting access to cheaper, generic medications is among one of the best documented. Yet, for the most part, the discussion of the relationship between intellectual property law and drug spending has centered on patent protection. Recently, however, a few researchers have turned their attention to a different exclusivity—trademark law. New …
Psicología Cognitiva De Las Marcas Y Confusión Desleal. Aportes Para La Represión De La Competencia Desleal, Alejandro Castro
Psicología Cognitiva De Las Marcas Y Confusión Desleal. Aportes Para La Represión De La Competencia Desleal, Alejandro Castro
Alejandro Castro
Se realiza un breve análisis al papel que juega la psicología cognitiva aplicada a la investigación de marcas y su papel en la verificación de supuestos de represión de la competencia desleal. En conclusión, se propone integrar conceptos desde la psicología y el marketing para el análisis fáctico de supuestos ilícitos como confusión e inclusive aplicarlos para otros ámbitos como es el caso de dilución.
No Todo Lo Que Brilla Es Oro, Pero Podría Serlo… Sobre El Nuevo Precedente Del Tribunal De Indecopi Sobre La Evaluación De Acuerdos De Coexistencia Marcaria, Javier André Murillo Chávez
No Todo Lo Que Brilla Es Oro, Pero Podría Serlo… Sobre El Nuevo Precedente Del Tribunal De Indecopi Sobre La Evaluación De Acuerdos De Coexistencia Marcaria, Javier André Murillo Chávez
Javier André Murillo Chávez
No abstract provided.
Managing Cyberthreat, Lawrence J. Trautman
Managing Cyberthreat, Lawrence J. Trautman
Lawrence J. Trautman Sr.
Cyber security is an important strategic and governance issue. However, because most corporate CEOs and directors have no formal engineering or information technology training, it is understandable that their lack of actual cybersecurity knowledge is problematic. Particularly among smaller companies having limited resources, knowledge regarding what their enterprise should actually be doing about cybersecurity can’t be all that good. My goal in this article is to explore the unusually complex subject of cybersecurity in a highly readable manner. First, an examination of recent threats is provided. Next, governmental policy initiatives are discussed. Third, some basic tools that can be used …