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Intellectual Property Rights: The View From Competition Policy, Shubha Ghosh Feb 2009

Intellectual Property Rights: The View From Competition Policy, Shubha Ghosh

NULR Online

No abstract provided.


Nobody Reads Your Privacy Policy Or Online Contract? Lessons Learned And Questions Raised By The Ftc's Action Against Sears, Susan E. Gindin Jan 2009

Nobody Reads Your Privacy Policy Or Online Contract? Lessons Learned And Questions Raised By The Ftc's Action Against Sears, Susan E. Gindin

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


When Less Liability May Mean More Precaution: The Case Of Nanotechnology, David A. Dana Jan 2009

When Less Liability May Mean More Precaution: The Case Of Nanotechnology, David A. Dana

Faculty Working Papers

The heart of the Article is an exploration of the possible role of common law tort liability in both encouraging and deterring voluntary, precautionary study of new products generally and nanotechnology products in particular. A key variable in considering liability's role as an incentive or deterrent to testing is the manufacturer's subjective assessment of the probability that any injuries from its product would be detected by the injured parties and successfully attributed to the product absent research by the manufacturer itself on the adverse effects of the product. Another key variable is the legal standard for tort liability, and specifically …


The Contextual Rationality Of The Precautionary Principle, David A. Dana Jan 2009

The Contextual Rationality Of The Precautionary Principle, David A. Dana

Faculty Working Papers

This article defines the precautionary principle (PP) primarily based on what it is not: it is not quantitative cost-benefit analysis (CBA) or cost-cost analysis of the sort we associate with the Office of Management and Budget in the United States and U.S. policymaking and policy discourse generally. In this definition, the PP is a form of analysis in which the costs of a possible environmental or health risk are not quantified, or if they are, any quantification is likely to be inadequate to capture the full extent of the costs of not taking regulatory measures to mitigate or avoid the …


Who's Your Daddy? A Psychoanalytic Exegesis Of The Supreme Court's Recent Patent Jurisprudence, Gretchen S. Sween Jan 2009

Who's Your Daddy? A Psychoanalytic Exegesis Of The Supreme Court's Recent Patent Jurisprudence, Gretchen S. Sween

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Discussion Of Employer Assignment Agreements After Ddb Technologies V. Mlb Advanced Media, Mike Baniak, Todd Dawson Jan 2009

Discussion Of Employer Assignment Agreements After Ddb Technologies V. Mlb Advanced Media, Mike Baniak, Todd Dawson

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Scary Patents, Stephen Mcjohn Jan 2009

Scary Patents, Stephen Mcjohn

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Egyptian Goddess V. Swisa: What Is The 'Point'?, A.C. Dike Jan 2009

Egyptian Goddess V. Swisa: What Is The 'Point'?, A.C. Dike

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Protection And Enforcement Of Well-Known Mark Rights In China: History, Theory And Future, Jing "Brad" Luo, Shubha Ghosh Jan 2009

Protection And Enforcement Of Well-Known Mark Rights In China: History, Theory And Future, Jing "Brad" Luo, Shubha Ghosh

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Betting On Prohibition: The Federal Government's Approach To Internet Gambling, Kraig P. Grahmann Jan 2009

Betting On Prohibition: The Federal Government's Approach To Internet Gambling, Kraig P. Grahmann

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Youtube—The Next Generation Of Infringing On Creative Works: What Can Be Done To Protect The Screenwriters?, Ashlee M. Knuckey Jan 2009

Youtube—The Next Generation Of Infringing On Creative Works: What Can Be Done To Protect The Screenwriters?, Ashlee M. Knuckey

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Copyrighting Stage Directions & The Constitutional Mandate To "Promote The Progress Of Science", Jessica Talati Jan 2009

Copyrighting Stage Directions & The Constitutional Mandate To "Promote The Progress Of Science", Jessica Talati

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Reexamination And Improving Patent Quality, Roger Shang Jan 2009

Reexamination And Improving Patent Quality, Roger Shang

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


In Re Bilski: A Midpoint In The Evolution Of Business Methods, R. David Donoghue, Micael A. Grill Jan 2009

In Re Bilski: A Midpoint In The Evolution Of Business Methods, R. David Donoghue, Micael A. Grill

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Alternative Software Protection In View Of In Re Bilski, Lauren Katzenellenbogen, Charles Duan, James Skelley Jan 2009

Alternative Software Protection In View Of In Re Bilski, Lauren Katzenellenbogen, Charles Duan, James Skelley

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Debate On In Re Bilski, Lauren Katzenellenbogen, Bob Irvine, David Donoghue Jan 2009

Debate On In Re Bilski, Lauren Katzenellenbogen, Bob Irvine, David Donoghue

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Panel On Tafas V. Dudas, Patent Rules Changes And Patent Reform, Matthew Sag, Sean Seymore, Chris Singer Jan 2009

Panel On Tafas V. Dudas, Patent Rules Changes And Patent Reform, Matthew Sag, Sean Seymore, Chris Singer

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Innovation And Liability For Contributory Copyright Infringement, David Mcgowan Jan 2009

Innovation And Liability For Contributory Copyright Infringement, David Mcgowan

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


The Observer And The Observed: Re-Imagining Privacy Dichotomies In Information Privacy Law, Marcy Peek Jan 2009

The Observer And The Observed: Re-Imagining Privacy Dichotomies In Information Privacy Law, Marcy Peek

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


The Effect: Tougher Standards But Courts Return To The Prior Practice Of Granting Injunctions For Patent Infringement, Stacy Streur Jan 2009

The Effect: Tougher Standards But Courts Return To The Prior Practice Of Granting Injunctions For Patent Infringement, Stacy Streur

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


The Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule And Jurisdiction Over Patent Law Counterclaims: An Empirical Assessment Of Holmes Group And Proposals For Improvement, Jiwen Chen Jan 2009

The Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule And Jurisdiction Over Patent Law Counterclaims: An Empirical Assessment Of Holmes Group And Proposals For Improvement, Jiwen Chen

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


A Discussion On The Patentability Of Signals: Examining In Re Nuijten, Damien Howard Jan 2009

A Discussion On The Patentability Of Signals: Examining In Re Nuijten, Damien Howard

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.


Indian Patent Law: Walking The Line, Johanna Sheehe Jan 2009

Indian Patent Law: Walking The Line, Johanna Sheehe

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

This comment proposes that cultural preferences have had a strong influence over the development of Indian patent law, and that these preferences influenced the court decision against Novartis. Part I will introduce TRIPS and international patent law, discuss the development of Indian patent law in the context of its colonial past and WTO membership, and explain the decisions by the Indian Patent Office and the Court of Madras in the context of Glivec's development. Part II will explore WTO attitudes and approaches to TRIPS and argue that if Switzerland were to bring India to the WTO's Dispute Settlement Board (DSB), …