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Inherency, Dan L. Burk, Mark A. Lemley
Inherency, Dan L. Burk, Mark A. Lemley
William & Mary Law Review
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Patent Claim Interpretation Methodologies And Their Claim Scope Paradigms, Christopher A. Cotropia
Patent Claim Interpretation Methodologies And Their Claim Scope Paradigms, Christopher A. Cotropia
William & Mary Law Review
The optimal scope of patent protection is an issue with which patent system observers have struggled for decades. Various patent doctrines have been recognized as tools for creating specific patent scopes and, as a result, implementing specific patent theories. One area of patent law that has not been addressed in the discussion on patent scope and theories is patent claim interpretation. This omission is particularly noteworthy because of the substantive role patent claims and the interpretation thereof play in the patent system, namely the framing of questions of patent infringement and validity. This Article will explore the not-yet-discussed relationship between …
The Birth Of The Authornym: Authorship, Pseudonymity, And Trademark Law, Laura A. Heymann
The Birth Of The Authornym: Authorship, Pseudonymity, And Trademark Law, Laura A. Heymann
Faculty Publications
Consumers in the marketplace of ideas are well acquainted with one aspect of the Foucauldian concept of the "author function": the way in which an author's name serves to organize both producer inputs-the various works the author wishes to have associated with his name-and consumer inputs-the readers' interpretive reactions to any particular body of work. Indeed, choosing to write under a pseudonym or under one's true name is the way in which an author exerts control over this function by grouping certain works (for example, scholarly pieces) under one name and other works (for example, mystery novels) under a different …
The First Amendment's Biggest Threat, Michael J. Gerhardt
The First Amendment's Biggest Threat, Michael J. Gerhardt
Faculty Publications
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