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Data-Generating Patents, Brenda M. Simon, Ted Sichelman Feb 2017

Data-Generating Patents, Brenda M. Simon, Ted Sichelman

Northwestern University Law Review

Patents and trade secrets are often considered economic substitutes. Under this view, inventors can decide either to maintain an invention as a trade secret or to seek a patent and disclose to the public the details of the invention. However, a handful of scholars have recognized that because the patent disclosure requirements are not always rigorous, inventors may sometimes be able to keep certain aspects of an invention secret, yet still receive a patent to the invention as a whole. Here, we provide further insight into how trade secrets and patents may act as complements. Specifically, we introduce the concept …


Youtube—The Next Generation Of Infringing On Creative Works: What Can Be Done To Protect The Screenwriters?, Ashlee M. Knuckey Jan 2009

Youtube—The Next Generation Of Infringing On Creative Works: What Can Be Done To Protect The Screenwriters?, Ashlee M. Knuckey

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Social Networking Web Sites And The Dmca: A Safe-Harbor From Copyright Infringement Liability Or The Perfect Storm?, Jonathan J. Darrow, Gerald R. Ferrera Jan 2007

Social Networking Web Sites And The Dmca: A Safe-Harbor From Copyright Infringement Liability Or The Perfect Storm?, Jonathan J. Darrow, Gerald R. Ferrera

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Plus Ça Change. . . . How A French Court May Have Changed Internet Advertising Forever: Google France Fined For Selling Trademarked "Keywords", Brett August Jan 2004

Plus Ça Change. . . . How A French Court May Have Changed Internet Advertising Forever: Google France Fined For Selling Trademarked "Keywords", Brett August

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.