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Ball: Dynamics Of The Patent System, Robert A. Choate Nov 1960

Ball: Dynamics Of The Patent System, Robert A. Choate

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Dynamics of the Patent System. Edited by William B. Ball.


Literary And Artistic Property -- Common-Law Copyright-- Filing Of Architectural Plans In A Public Office As Publication, Judd L. Bacon S.Ed. Nov 1960

Literary And Artistic Property -- Common-Law Copyright-- Filing Of Architectural Plans In A Public Office As Publication, Judd L. Bacon S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff home designer prepared plans for a client and filed a copy in a county office as required by ordinance in order to obtain a building permit. Defendant copied and used these plans without plaintiff's consent. In an action under a state statute codifying the common-law right of designers to the exclusive ownership of their unpublished designs, the lower court held for defendant, finding plaintiff's copyright to have been destroyed by publication. On appeal, held, reversed. The filing of architectural plans in a public office in order to secure a building permit does not constitute a publication of them …


The Doctrine Of Secondary Meaning, G. H. A. Apr 1960

The Doctrine Of Secondary Meaning, G. H. A.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Concrete Forms Of Intellectual Property, Robert J. Fay Jan 1960

Concrete Forms Of Intellectual Property, Robert J. Fay

Cleveland State Law Review

The field of intellectual property as treated in this paper encompasses mental products of industrial importance: inventions or discoveries, literary or artistic works, trade secrets,and distinguishing trademarks or trade names used in commerce. Each of these is characterized by mental activity followed by embodiment in some concrete form. Protection in a measure for the originator is found both in the statutes and in common law.


Statutory Protection Of Intellectual Property Rights, Richard G. Smith Jan 1960

Statutory Protection Of Intellectual Property Rights, Richard G. Smith

Cleveland State Law Review

As intellectual property is an intangible, its identification and protection under legal process provides peculiar problems. Presently, intellectual property is protected primarily by statutory provisions, as the methods provided by common law have inherent frailty. For exemplary purposes, this exposition will be concerned solely with the problems arising from the domain of invention and discovery and the application of the provisions of the patent laws.


Organzied Scientific Research And Intellectual Property, Rathuel L. Mccollum Jan 1960

Organzied Scientific Research And Intellectual Property, Rathuel L. Mccollum

Cleveland State Law Review

Organized research and planned invention by highly trained specialists are now fundamental parts of the American scene. Invention-to-order has become "big business" with all of its ramifications. The purpose of this article is to analyze some of the legal problems associated with inventions and patents that come into being as a result of scientific research.


Comments, Various Editors Jan 1960

Comments, Various Editors

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Disclosure Of Specific Types Of Ideas: Misappropriation, Homer C. Mcrae Jan 1960

Disclosure Of Specific Types Of Ideas: Misappropriation, Homer C. Mcrae

Cleveland State Law Review

Normal procedure in attempting sale of a valuable idea is for the claimant to offer his idea for sale to the recipient who usually will refuse to buy it until disclosure. Then, after disclosure, the recipient may or may not promise to pay for the idea if he uses it. In either case, the recipient may use the idea later, perhaps in a modified form, and refuse to compensate the claimant.


Licenses, Contracts And Assignments Of Intellectual Property, Frederic B. Schramm Jan 1960

Licenses, Contracts And Assignments Of Intellectual Property, Frederic B. Schramm

Cleveland State Law Review

Among the significant aspects of property or "ownership" are the rights to determine the use of it and the right to dispose of it. What has been referred to as "intellectual property," if it may truly be referred to as property, must therefore be capable of becoming the subject matter of agreements of various kinds-licenses, contracts and assignments. The lawyer is consequently concerned with applicability of the law of contracts as well as of the law of property to intellectual property.


Protection Of Patents And Trademarks Abroad, Norman St. Landau Jan 1960

Protection Of Patents And Trademarks Abroad, Norman St. Landau

Cleveland State Law Review

This article is intended to point out succinctly some of the problems that the United States practitioner not versed in foreign practice may have to consider. Specific laws and specific manuals involving practice in various countries abroad, as well as many articles, have been presented frequently by others. There are, however, a number of points in connection with protection of industrial property abroad which cannot be overemphasized, but which we try to outline briefly.


Engineering Patent Agreements, Donald F. Harrington Jan 1960

Engineering Patent Agreements, Donald F. Harrington

Cleveland State Law Review

An analysis of recent cases indicates that no major changes have taken place in the interpretation of patent law since the earlier decisions. The underlying philosophy of the courts seems to be that an employer has an almost absolute right in the inventions of its employees if it is in the scope of their employment,if they are hired to invent, or if an express assignment agreement for future inventions exists. In most of the other cases outside this area, the great majority of the courts have at least held that the employer was entitled to the shop right. There has …


Suggestion Box Systems, Esther Weissman Jan 1960

Suggestion Box Systems, Esther Weissman

Cleveland State Law Review

The employee "suggestion box" has become a common feature of American enterprise. Its use is simple and beneficial. An employee writes an idea on a blank form conveniently made available in his work area and drops his suggestion into a box provided for such suggestions. Many legal questions arise in connection with suggestion systems. But there has been little litigation in this field so far, probably because of the small scale nature of most of the claims which develop as a result of such suggestions. But with the rapid expansion of suggestion systems, more attention will be given to their …


Resolution Of Conflicting Claims To Intellectual Property, William C. Mccoy Jr. Jan 1960

Resolution Of Conflicting Claims To Intellectual Property, William C. Mccoy Jr.

Cleveland State Law Review

Proceedings for the adjudication of conflicting claims to intellectual property are technical and complicated; so that, when these controversies arise, counsel familiar with the field should be engaged. In the case of patent rights, records of the inventor's activities should be maintained which are complete and which are corroborated. In the case of trademark rights, records of the early use of the trademark should be kept, and representative records of subsequent use should be kept, so that convincing evidence of continuous use of the trademark may be presented. Interference proceedings may take several years and are expensive. During the period …


Introduction, Jerome F. Kramer, Robert A. Sturges Jan 1960

Introduction, Jerome F. Kramer, Robert A. Sturges

Cleveland State Law Review

No abstract provided.


Submission And Receipt Of Ideas: Conflicting Rights, Joseph R. Teagno Jan 1960

Submission And Receipt Of Ideas: Conflicting Rights, Joseph R. Teagno

Cleveland State Law Review

An idea has little or no value in the isolation of the conceiver's mind. Artistic creations and developments and improvements in products, machines, and methods are examples of such ideas. Value may be imparted to such an idea by communicating it to others who value it for its utilitarian or esthetic characteristics. Property rights arise from appreciation of such value by others, following communication.


Enforcement Of Intellectual Property Rights, Albert R. Teare Jan 1960

Enforcement Of Intellectual Property Rights, Albert R. Teare

Cleveland State Law Review

Wrongful use or appropriation of the property of another is a tort. The owner of a patent has a remedy by civil action for infringement of his patent, and the District Courts of the United States have original jurisdiction of any civil action arising under any act of Congress relating to patents, trademarks and copyrights.


Restrictions On Use Of Intellectual Property Rights, Harold S. Meyer Jan 1960

Restrictions On Use Of Intellectual Property Rights, Harold S. Meyer

Cleveland State Law Review

Intellectual property rights are generally considered to include patents, copyrights, and ownership of unpublished technical data or "know-how," and sometimes trademarks. In spite of the basic differences in character between trademarkmrights and the others, all these rights are often dealt with as a group, particularly in Europe, where they are known collectively as industrial property rights.


Tax Aspects Of Intellectual Property, Lawrence R. Bloomenthal Jan 1960

Tax Aspects Of Intellectual Property, Lawrence R. Bloomenthal

Cleveland State Law Review

Creative activity in the scientific, technical, literary, musical and artistic fields is encouraged by preferential treatment under the income tax laws. While musicians, authors, composers and inventors all receive some special tax benefits, inventors are awarded the most valuable tax breaks.


Book Review, Rathuel L. Mccollum Jan 1960

Book Review, Rathuel L. Mccollum

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing Alf K. Berle and L. Sprague de Camp, Inventions, Patents and Their Management, D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc.,1959


Book Review, Robert A. Sturges Jan 1960

Book Review, Robert A. Sturges

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing William B. Paul, Dynamics of the Patent System, Central Book Company, Inc., 1960