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Full-Text Articles in Intellectual Property Law

Umc Electronics V. United States: Should Reduction To Practice Be A Requirement Of The On Sale Bar?, Michael R. Schacht Oct 1988

Umc Electronics V. United States: Should Reduction To Practice Be A Requirement Of The On Sale Bar?, Michael R. Schacht

Seattle University Law Review

This Note asserts that the UMC Electronics v. United States court's "all circumstances" test cannot be consistently applied and does not satisfy the policies underlying the bar. Therefore, a test is proposed that distinguishes between an offer to sell an invention and the actual sale of an invention. In developing the test, this Note will first explain the policies that underly the on sale bar and review the past application of the bar. Second, the UMC case will be examined and its facts and holding explained. Third, the panel majority's conclusion that a reduction to practice has not been, and …


Federal Copyright Law In The Computer Era: Protection For The Authors Of Video Games, Jeffrey B. Mahan Jan 1984

Federal Copyright Law In The Computer Era: Protection For The Authors Of Video Games, Jeffrey B. Mahan

Seattle University Law Review

This Comment analyzes both the manner and scope of copyright protection currently afforded computer video games. It then discusses the means available under federal copyright laws to protect the underlying computer program and concludes that the game should be regarded as a unit. The effect of treating the game as a unit of audiovisual and computer elements—as opposed to considering only the audiovisual display—will be to raise certain appropriations to the level of copyright infringement.


Fair Use And Home Videotape Copying Of Television Broadcasts, James E. Reed Jan 1977

Fair Use And Home Videotape Copying Of Television Broadcasts, James E. Reed

Seattle University Law Review

This comment discusses home videotape recording under both the 1909 Copyright Act and the new copyright law which becomes effective January 1, 1978. Because home videotaping violates the copyright holder's exclusive rights to transcribe or copy the copyrighted program, the comment focuses on the application of the fair use doctrine to home recording of television programs. If home videotape recording is not a fair use, individuals recording copyrighted television programs are liable for copyright infringement; yet, because private copying is difficult to detect, it may be impossible for copyright holders to protect themselves from this private copying. The comment, therefore, …