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Can China Protect The Olympics, Or Should The Olympics Be Protected From China?, Jennifer L. Donatuti
Can China Protect The Olympics, Or Should The Olympics Be Protected From China?, Jennifer L. Donatuti
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
Marketa Trimble Becomes The Inaugural Samuel S. Lionel Professor Of Intellectual Property Law, Marketa Trimble
Marketa Trimble Becomes The Inaugural Samuel S. Lionel Professor Of Intellectual Property Law, Marketa Trimble
Nevada Law Journal
No abstract provided.
A La Recherche Du “Sens” Perdu: Copyrightable Creativity Deconstructed, Thomas M. Byron
A La Recherche Du “Sens” Perdu: Copyrightable Creativity Deconstructed, Thomas M. Byron
Pace Law Review
The primary goal of this article is to show how the concept of “creativity” as defined and applied by courts in copyright cases fails to map any reasonable concept of creativity in certain critical respects. Accordingly, the first charge undertaken here is a deconstructive one—to show the lack of meaningful overlap between the legal definition of creativity and the “actual” meanings of that same term. To undertake this comparison, Part II of this Article focuses on perhaps the more easily determined of these two definitions of the term—“creativity” as defined by courts. Rather than giving an unduly broad berth …
"Transplanting" Organ Donors With Printers: The Legal And Ethical Implications Of Manufacturing Organs, Katherine A. Smith
"Transplanting" Organ Donors With Printers: The Legal And Ethical Implications Of Manufacturing Organs, Katherine A. Smith
Akron Law Review
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is no longer restricted to simple inanimate objects; that conjecture is a thing of the past. With advancements in many areas of science, living tissues and organs can now be printed through a technique called 3D bioprinting. This technology could potentially save the lives of the 120,000 Americans in need of an organ transplant. However, whether or not a 3D bioprinted organ qualifies as a “human organ” under the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) and whether 3D bioprinted organs require federal approval could either delay or completely bar this technology’s promise. The Ninth Circuit’s Flynn v. Holder …
Curated Innovation, Lital Helman
Curated Innovation, Lital Helman
Akron Law Review
The regulation of innovation-intensive industries is a critical issue for both innovation policy and regulation. In this Article, I propose a new framework to the way innovation-intensive industries are regulated.
My proposal is a four-pronged model, which I term “Curated Innovation.” In the first stage, policymakers would set a standard that would represent the outcome the regulation seeks to achieve. Second, policymakers would launch a competition, where innovative technologies or methods would race to meet the standard that was defined. Third, policymakers would select the methods or technologies that come closest to meeting the standard and create an incentive in …
Are Universities Special?, Shubha Ghosh
Are Universities Special?, Shubha Ghosh
Akron Law Review
Universities offer a space for development of ideas, exploration of basic research, and productive outlets for creation and invention. As such, they are key to the innovation environment within which intellectual property laws operate. Although scholarship has focused on universities as institutions counter to other institutions like markets and government, less attention has been paid to universities as organizations, a site for governance through detailed rules and commonly understood norms. When understood as an organization, universities display three overlapping, but distinct models: one of pure research, one of pure commercialization, and one of public purpose. These three models together define …
Intellectual Property Revenue Sharing As A Problem For University Technology Transfer, Jennifer Carter-Johnson
Intellectual Property Revenue Sharing As A Problem For University Technology Transfer, Jennifer Carter-Johnson
Akron Law Review
The Bayh-Dole Act, often credited with the explosion of university technology transfer, requires universities to incentivize invention disclosure by sharing the royalties generated by patent licensing with inventors. Many scholars have debated the effectiveness of university implementation of this requirement, and, indeed, the low rate of invention disclosure by academic researchers to the university is often a bottleneck in the technology-transfer process.
Unfortunately, most discussions focusing on inventor compliance with Bayh-Dole Act requirements have explored faculty-inventor motivations. However, in most cases, university inventions are joint products of a group of university members including not only faculty but also post-doctoral researchers …
Jay-Z Has 99 Problems But A Sample Ain’T One, Rebecca Knight
Jay-Z Has 99 Problems But A Sample Ain’T One, Rebecca Knight
The University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Sherlock Holmes & The Case Of The Contested Copyright, Jessica L. Malekos Smith
Sherlock Holmes & The Case Of The Contested Copyright, Jessica L. Malekos Smith
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
For generations, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels and short stories on the adventures of Sherlock Holmes have captivated the minds of readers and fueled a lucrative intellectual property market. The historical trajectory of international copyright protections to this literary canon, however, is an equally intriguing, if not mysterious, page-turner. This Note explores the procedural history of Klinger v. Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd., and examines how the literary characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson can simultaneously exist in the public domain, while certain story elements still remain under copyright protection in the United States until 2022.
Misreading A Canonical Work: An Analysis Of Mansfield's 1994 Study, Paul J. Heald
Misreading A Canonical Work: An Analysis Of Mansfield's 1994 Study, Paul J. Heald
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
Copyright Protection For Attorney Work Product: Practical And Ethical Considerations, Stanley F. Birch Jr.
Copyright Protection For Attorney Work Product: Practical And Ethical Considerations, Stanley F. Birch Jr.
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
L. Ray Patterson: A Selected Bibliography, Journal Of Intellectual Property Law
L. Ray Patterson: A Selected Bibliography, Journal Of Intellectual Property Law
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
A Passion For Fashion: The International Trade Commission Should “Step Up” Its Role In The Enforcement Of Design Patents, Nikki Rigl
University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review
No abstract provided.
Trips Article 31(B) And The Hiv/Aids Epidemic, Johanna Kehl
Trips Article 31(B) And The Hiv/Aids Epidemic, Johanna Kehl
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
An Experimental Approach To The Study Of Social Norms: The Allocation Of Intellectual Property Rights In The Workplace, Yuval Feldman
An Experimental Approach To The Study Of Social Norms: The Allocation Of Intellectual Property Rights In The Workplace, Yuval Feldman
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
Exceptionally Vague: Attorney Fee Shifting Under The Lanham Act, Kelsie Willett
Exceptionally Vague: Attorney Fee Shifting Under The Lanham Act, Kelsie Willett
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
Patenting Marijuana Strains: Baking Up Patent Protection For Growers In The Legal Fog Of This Budding Industry, Joseph Dylan Summer
Patenting Marijuana Strains: Baking Up Patent Protection For Growers In The Legal Fog Of This Budding Industry, Joseph Dylan Summer
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
Clearing The Brush: The Best Solution For The Uspto’S Continued “Deadwood” Problem, Leonard Robert Seifter Iii
Clearing The Brush: The Best Solution For The Uspto’S Continued “Deadwood” Problem, Leonard Robert Seifter Iii
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
The Road To Hell Was Paved With A Good Faith Belief: Why The Supreme Court Correctly Rejected The Good Faith Belief In The Invalidity Of A Patent Defense For Dangerously Narrowing Induced Infringement Liability, Sidney C. Eberhart
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
A New Test To Reconcile The Right Of Publicity With Core First Amendment Values, Mark Joseph Stern, Nat Stern
A New Test To Reconcile The Right Of Publicity With Core First Amendment Values, Mark Joseph Stern, Nat Stern
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
Distinguishing Literary Ideas And Expressions With Elements Of Alternate Worlds, Joshua Jeng
Distinguishing Literary Ideas And Expressions With Elements Of Alternate Worlds, Joshua Jeng
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
No abstract provided.
The Aia Is Not A Taking: A Response To Dolin & Manta, Camilla A. Hrdy, Ben Picozzi
The Aia Is Not A Taking: A Response To Dolin & Manta, Camilla A. Hrdy, Ben Picozzi
Washington and Lee Law Review Online
No abstract provided.
The Trademark As A Novel Innovation Index, Brian J. Focarino
The Trademark As A Novel Innovation Index, Brian J. Focarino
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
When studying the relationship that exists between entrepreneurship and intellectual property, patents receive the most scholarly attention. The attention makes sense when we consider that patents are closely associated with technical progress, grant temporary monopolies that incentivize investment in research & development (R&D), and function as vectors of technological dissemination in and of themselves. In a number of industries however, conventional forms of innovation often associated with patenting are minimal or missing altogether, and require us to look elsewhere to discern innovative behavior. This Essay highlights novel applications for trademark law to entrepreneurial activity in low-technology industries and low-financing locations …
Distance Education And Intellectual Property: The Realities Of Copyright Law And The Culture Of Higher Education, Michele J. Le Moal-Gray
Distance Education And Intellectual Property: The Realities Of Copyright Law And The Culture Of Higher Education, Michele J. Le Moal-Gray
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Alice's Adventures In Oz: Revealing The Man Behind The Curtain, David Swetnam-Burland, Stacy O. Stitham
Alice's Adventures In Oz: Revealing The Man Behind The Curtain, David Swetnam-Burland, Stacy O. Stitham
Akron Intellectual Property Journal
According to the Supreme Court's contrariwise thinking, in the world of Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Internation, Section 101 can and should be used early in litigation to distinguish a genuine, patentable invention from a sham-that is, to expose to scrutiny the idea behind the curtain.
Alice In Wonderland V. Cls Bank: The Supreme Court's Fantastic Adventure Into Section 101 Abstract Idea Jurisprudence, Annal D. Vyas
Alice In Wonderland V. Cls Bank: The Supreme Court's Fantastic Adventure Into Section 101 Abstract Idea Jurisprudence, Annal D. Vyas
Akron Intellectual Property Journal
This Article proposes a solution to the current problems surrounding section 101 and patent-eligibility. Specifically, it advocates for an amendment to section 101 of the Patent Act that eliminates the abstract idea exception when conducting a patent eligibility analysis. This approach has several advantages, including the fact that judges no longer need to provide logically contortioned explanations as to why one idea is "abstract" and another is not. Nor will judges have to decide whether an abstract idea can still be patent eligible by virtue of being an "inventive concept of an abstract idea."
Part II of this Article reviews …
Lights! Camera! Infringement? Exploring The Boundaries Of Whether Fan Films Violate Copyrights, Jyme Mariani
Lights! Camera! Infringement? Exploring The Boundaries Of Whether Fan Films Violate Copyrights, Jyme Mariani
Akron Intellectual Property Journal
This Thesis examines the situation that de los Rios and other fan filmmakers face because of the inherent conflict fan films have with the original author’s intellectual property rights. It outlines the culture and specifics of fan fiction and the different subgenres within it and their relationship with one another. This Thesis also traces the origins of fan films to gain a better understanding of why filmmakers create them and the potential legal battles that have developed over time. The potential legal issues discussed address the rights of the original author and how courts have interpreted copyright protection for individual …
Designing Food, Owning The Cornucopia: What The Patented Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich Might Teach About Gmos, Modified Foods, The Replicator, And Non-Scarcity Economics, Thomas C. Folsom
Akron Intellectual Property Journal
Imagine for purposes of discussion that the technology for designing and building an actual cornucopia—something that embodies code, genetically modified organisms, or other techniques for producing, modifying, creating, or duplicating food (call it neo-tech food design)— exists, works, and is safe. To frame the problems of neo-tech food design, I start with what ought to be an easy case of low-tech food design, the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Since it is a prime example of an incremental improvement invention, and hence like very many other inventions that are routinely patented, it must be asked: was there a problem? And …
Food Patents: The Unintended Consequences, Jay Dratler Jr.
Food Patents: The Unintended Consequences, Jay Dratler Jr.
Akron Intellectual Property Journal
This short paper explores the unintended consequences of this strong economic incentive. The underlying assumptions of patent law and its economic incentive are that innovation is good, and newer is better. But is that always so? Science and history suggest maybe not, for some very fundamental reasons. And there are reasons to believe that the risks of unintended consequences of innovation in food may be more hazardous than those in other fields of innovation.
Redigi And The Resale Of Digital Media: The Courts Reject A Digital First Sale Doctrine And Sustain The Imbalance Between Copyright Owners And Consumers, Monica L. Dobson
Redigi And The Resale Of Digital Media: The Courts Reject A Digital First Sale Doctrine And Sustain The Imbalance Between Copyright Owners And Consumers, Monica L. Dobson
Akron Intellectual Property Journal
Part II of this comment will explain the history of the first sale doctrine, observe how Congress has modified the doctrine over time, and examine how the courts have interpreted the doctrine in light of various technological innovations. Part III will address the problems associated with digital media and examine the concerns of both copyright owners and consumers surrounding a digital first sale doctrine. Part IV will discuss the recent federal district court case, Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., which dealt with the issue of the first sale doctrine’s applicability to digital media, and explain why the court …