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Should Canada Enact A New Sui Generis Database Right? , C.D. Freedman
Should Canada Enact A New Sui Generis Database Right? , C.D. Freedman
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
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Regulations Governing Drugs And Performance Enhancers In Sports, Edward Jurith, Adolpho A. Birch, Robert Housman, Ronald Klempner
Regulations Governing Drugs And Performance Enhancers In Sports, Edward Jurith, Adolpho A. Birch, Robert Housman, Ronald Klempner
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Patent Abolitionism, Mark D. Janis
Patent Abolitionism, Mark D. Janis
Articles by Maurer Faculty
In this Article, Professor Janis argues that modem enthusiasm for large-scale legislative reforms in patent law should be received with caution in view of the history of patent law reform. That history suggests that patent law is more resilient--or perhaps more impervious to change-than modem reformers recognize. To explore these propositions, Professor Janis analyzes the history of the mid-Victorian era British patent abolitionism movement. He demonstrates that much of the reform dialogue of that era, from the elucidation of major problems in the patent system, to the formulation of legislative solutions, mirrors quite closely the modem U.S. patent reform debate. …
Cyberproperty And Judicial Dissonance: The Trouble With Domain Name Classification, Xuan-Thao Nguyen
Cyberproperty And Judicial Dissonance: The Trouble With Domain Name Classification, Xuan-Thao Nguyen
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The nature of cyberspace continues to be woven into the fabric of our daily existence. Not surprisingly, cyberspace and the expansion of e-commerce pose challenges to existing law, particularly the legal definition of cyberproperty domain names. The nature of cyberspace allows many e-companies to possess no traditional assets such as buildings and inventories. Some e-companies own few computers, often using service providers to maintain their web sites. In the virtual space that e-companies inhabit, the primary assets that e-companies own are intangibles such as domain names, customer information, and intellectual property that includes business method patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
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