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Exclusion Confusion? A Defense Of The Federal Circuit's Specific Exclusion Jurisprudence, Peter Curtis Magic Nov 2007

Exclusion Confusion? A Defense Of The Federal Circuit's Specific Exclusion Jurisprudence, Peter Curtis Magic

Michigan Law Review

Specific exclusion has become a controversial limitation on the doctrine of equivalents, which is itself an essential and controversial area of patent law. The doctrine of equivalents allows a patentee to successfully claim infringement against devices that are outside of the literal reach of the language used by the patentee in her patent to describe what she claims as her invention. The Supreme Court has prescribed some of the outer limits of the doctrine of equivalents and articulated the underlying policy concerns that inform its analysis-noting that courts should balance protection of the patentee's intellectual property with the public's reasonable …


Xm Lawsuit: Threats To The Incentive Model Of Copyright Genesis And The Obsolescence Of The Ahra In A Digital Age Of Hybrid Technology, Jay W. Ferguson Nov 2007

Xm Lawsuit: Threats To The Incentive Model Of Copyright Genesis And The Obsolescence Of The Ahra In A Digital Age Of Hybrid Technology, Jay W. Ferguson

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This article examines Atlantic Records Corp. v. XM Satellite Radio Inc. The current litigation offers a prime example of various ways in which the United States Copyright Act is unable to pace current technological trends with respect to the hybridization of technology. This article explores the nature of the current litigation and the fact that the litigation is entirely device-driven; the applicability, interpretation and purpose of the Audio Home Recording Act; threats to the incentive model of copyright genesis; and a call for device-neutral legislation that focuses on particular acts of infringement rather than measuring a device's capabilities as a …


Discovering Injury? The Confused State Of The Statute Of Limitations For Federal Copyright Infringement. , John Ramirez Jun 2007

Discovering Injury? The Confused State Of The Statute Of Limitations For Federal Copyright Infringement. , John Ramirez

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Does Grokster Create A Cause Of Action That Could Implicate The Apple Tv?., Jill David Jun 2007

Does Grokster Create A Cause Of Action That Could Implicate The Apple Tv?., Jill David

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Should Patent Infringement Require Proof Of Copying?, Mark A. Lemley May 2007

Should Patent Infringement Require Proof Of Copying?, Mark A. Lemley

Michigan Law Review

Patent infringement is a strict liability offense. Patent law gives patent owners not just the right to prevent others from copying their ideas, but the power to control the use of their idea--even by those who independently develop a technology with no knowledge of the patent or the patentee. This is a power that exists nowhere else in intellectual property (IP) or real property law, but it is a one that patentees have had, with rare exceptions, since the inception of the Republic. In an important paper in the Michigan Law Review, Samson Vermont seeks to change this, arguing …


The Safe Harbor Of 35 U.S.C. § 271(E)(1): The End Of Enforceable Biotechnology Patents In Drug Discovery?, Paul T. Nyffeler May 2007

The Safe Harbor Of 35 U.S.C. § 271(E)(1): The End Of Enforceable Biotechnology Patents In Drug Discovery?, Paul T. Nyffeler

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Should A Licensing Market Require Licensing?, Mark A. Lemley Apr 2007

Should A Licensing Market Require Licensing?, Mark A. Lemley

Law and Contemporary Problems

Many circumstances fair use should separate the idea that the copyright owner should be compensated for a use from the idea that the copyright owner should be able to control that use. The licensing-market cases provide a perfect vehicle for dividing rights but if a use is considered unfair because the copyright owner could have gotten paid to permit that use, the argument may or may not justify compensating the copyright owner for the loss, but it does not justify giving the copyright owner control over the defendant's use. Here, Lemley explains the development of the licensing-market rationale, critiques of …


Bringing Sexy Back: Unauthorized Film Editing, Copyright, And How Removing Reproductive Acts Violates Reproduction Rights, Logan Clare Mar 2007

Bringing Sexy Back: Unauthorized Film Editing, Copyright, And How Removing Reproductive Acts Violates Reproduction Rights, Logan Clare

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


International Copyright Law And Litigation: A Mechanism For Improvement, Roberto Garza Barbosa Jan 2007

International Copyright Law And Litigation: A Mechanism For Improvement, Roberto Garza Barbosa

Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review

This article outlines the challenges of international copyright litigation and considers rights and remedies available under TRIPs and the laws of various national copyright statutes. To keep pace with new technology, the author proposes a mechanism for the enforcement of existing rights around the world, while counter the prevailing problems of the ease of infringement and expense of enforcement.


Keep Your Eye On Your Ball: Patent Holders' Evolving Duty To Patrol The Marketplace For Infringement, Aaron B. Rabinowitz Jan 2007

Keep Your Eye On Your Ball: Patent Holders' Evolving Duty To Patrol The Marketplace For Infringement, Aaron B. Rabinowitz

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Choosing Between The Advice Of Counsel Defense To Willful Patent Infringement Or The Effective Assistance Of Trial Counsel: A Bridge Or The Troubled Waters, Christopher A. Harkins Jan 2007

Choosing Between The Advice Of Counsel Defense To Willful Patent Infringement Or The Effective Assistance Of Trial Counsel: A Bridge Or The Troubled Waters, Christopher A. Harkins

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

Trouble is brewing for patent infringement defendants who use lawyers from one law firm to act as trial counsel and other lawyers from the same or different firm (albeit perfectly screened off from the trial team) to prepare a non-infringement opinion as an advice of counsel defense to allegations of willful infringement. The 2006 Federal Circuit decision in EchoStar has set off a veritable feeding frenzy of attacks by patentees' counsel on the most sacred of attorney client communications and work product: that of trial counsel. In a case of first impression, one federal court has even granted a motion …


National Cable & Telecommunications Association V. Brand X Internet Services: Resolving Irregularities In Regulation?, Amy L. Signaigo Jan 2007

National Cable & Telecommunications Association V. Brand X Internet Services: Resolving Irregularities In Regulation?, Amy L. Signaigo

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


From Infringement To Innovation: Counterfeiting And Enforcement In The Brics, J. Benjamin Bai, Keith D. Lindenbaum, Yi Qian, Cynthia Ho Jan 2007

From Infringement To Innovation: Counterfeiting And Enforcement In The Brics, J. Benjamin Bai, Keith D. Lindenbaum, Yi Qian, Cynthia Ho

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Is Apple Playing Fair? Navigating The Ipod Fairplay Drm Controversy, Nicola F. Sharpe, Olufunmilayo B. Arewa Jan 2007

Is Apple Playing Fair? Navigating The Ipod Fairplay Drm Controversy, Nicola F. Sharpe, Olufunmilayo B. Arewa

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Illinois Tool Works: Allocating The Burden Of Proving Market Power In Patent Tying Cases, Dennis J. Abdelnour Jan 2007

Illinois Tool Works: Allocating The Burden Of Proving Market Power In Patent Tying Cases, Dennis J. Abdelnour

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Extra-Judicial Decision Making For Drug Safety And Risk Management: Evidence From The Fda, Hazel Mcmullin, Andrew B. Whitford Jan 2007

Extra-Judicial Decision Making For Drug Safety And Risk Management: Evidence From The Fda, Hazel Mcmullin, Andrew B. Whitford

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Times May Have Changed, But The Song Is Still The Same: Why The Supreme Court Was Incorrect To Stray From Sony's Reasoning In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. V. Grokster, Ltd., Julie A. Wooten Jan 2007

Times May Have Changed, But The Song Is Still The Same: Why The Supreme Court Was Incorrect To Stray From Sony's Reasoning In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. V. Grokster, Ltd., Julie A. Wooten

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Overcoming The Achilles Heel Of Copyright Law, Haochen Sun Jan 2007

Overcoming The Achilles Heel Of Copyright Law, Haochen Sun

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


The Emerging Bric Economies: Lessons From Intellectual Property Negotiation And Enforcement, Robert C. Bird, Daniel R. Cahoy Jan 2007

The Emerging Bric Economies: Lessons From Intellectual Property Negotiation And Enforcement, Robert C. Bird, Daniel R. Cahoy

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Global Intellectual Property Rights And Economic Growth, Linda Y. Yueh Jan 2007

Global Intellectual Property Rights And Economic Growth, Linda Y. Yueh

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

This article argues that the global intellectual property rights regime will affect the economic growth prospects of developing countries. The trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) provisions under the WTO articles will eventually cover all of its member countries, currently at around 150 and representing 95% of world trade. It is a significant change in the global legal system with implications for economic growth. One of the key mechanisms generating convergence in global economic growth rates is the transfer of technology from developed to developing countries. According to the neoclassical models of growth, technology is embodied within the capital …


What Multinational Companies Need To Know About Patent Enforcement And Patent Litigation In China, J. Benjamin Bai, Peter J. Wang, Helen Cheng Jan 2007

What Multinational Companies Need To Know About Patent Enforcement And Patent Litigation In China, J. Benjamin Bai, Peter J. Wang, Helen Cheng

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Social Networking Web Sites And The Dmca: A Safe-Harbor From Copyright Infringement Liability Or The Perfect Storm?, Jonathan J. Darrow, Gerald R. Ferrera Jan 2007

Social Networking Web Sites And The Dmca: A Safe-Harbor From Copyright Infringement Liability Or The Perfect Storm?, Jonathan J. Darrow, Gerald R. Ferrera

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


The Duty To Disclose Patent Rights, Richard M. Lebovitz Jan 2007

The Duty To Disclose Patent Rights, Richard M. Lebovitz

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Caveat Venditor: Technologically Protected Subsidized Goods And The Customers Who Hack Them, Christopher Soghoian Jan 2007

Caveat Venditor: Technologically Protected Subsidized Goods And The Customers Who Hack Them, Christopher Soghoian

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


A (My)Space Of One's Own: On Privacy And Online Social Networks, Patricia Sanchez Abril Jan 2007

A (My)Space Of One's Own: On Privacy And Online Social Networks, Patricia Sanchez Abril

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Permanent Establishment In The Digital Age: Improving And Stimulating Debate Through An Access To Markets Proxy Approach, Benjamin Hoffart Jan 2007

Permanent Establishment In The Digital Age: Improving And Stimulating Debate Through An Access To Markets Proxy Approach, Benjamin Hoffart

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Well Duh: Obviousness, Gas Pedals, And The Teaching-Suggestion-Motivation Test, Randall J. Hirsch , M.D. Jan 2007

Well Duh: Obviousness, Gas Pedals, And The Teaching-Suggestion-Motivation Test, Randall J. Hirsch , M.D.

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Should Fashion Design Be Copyrightable?, Brandon Scruggs Jan 2007

Should Fashion Design Be Copyrightable?, Brandon Scruggs

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Importing Western Style, Exporting Tragedy: Changes In Indian Patent Law And Their Impact On Aids Treatment In Africa, Pooja Van Dyck Jan 2007

Importing Western Style, Exporting Tragedy: Changes In Indian Patent Law And Their Impact On Aids Treatment In Africa, Pooja Van Dyck

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Will India And China Profit From Technological Innovation?, David Orozco Jan 2007

Will India And China Profit From Technological Innovation?, David Orozco

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.