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Intellectual Property Law

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University of Georgia School of Law

2018

Patents

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Powering Intellectual Property Sharing: How To Make Tesla’S Patent Pledge Effective, Benjamin M. Hill Jan 2018

Powering Intellectual Property Sharing: How To Make Tesla’S Patent Pledge Effective, Benjamin M. Hill

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

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Insuring Failure: How Crowd-Sourcing Sites May Be Forced Into The Role Of Patent Insurance, Spencer S. Haley Jan 2018

Insuring Failure: How Crowd-Sourcing Sites May Be Forced Into The Role Of Patent Insurance, Spencer S. Haley

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

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All For Copyright Stand Up And Holler! Three Cheers For Star Athletica And The U.S. Supreme Court’S Perceived And Imagined Separately Test, David E. Shipley Jan 2018

All For Copyright Stand Up And Holler! Three Cheers For Star Athletica And The U.S. Supreme Court’S Perceived And Imagined Separately Test, David E. Shipley

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In March 2017 the United States Supreme Court held in Star Athletica L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands Inc. that an artistic feature incorporated into the design of a useful article could be protected by copyright when that feature could be perceived as a two- or three-dimensional work of art separate from the useful article, and imagined separately as a protectable pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work. This two-part test replaces a variety of tests which courts and commentators proposed and applied during the last 40 years. The Star Athletica decision is predicted to be a boon to the fashion and apparel industry, …