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Dividing The (Statutory) Baby Under Anton/Bauer: Using The Doctrine Of Implied License To Circumvent § 271(C) Protection For Components Of A Patented Combination, 3 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 355 (2004), Daniel M. Lechleiter Jan 2004

Dividing The (Statutory) Baby Under Anton/Bauer: Using The Doctrine Of Implied License To Circumvent § 271(C) Protection For Components Of A Patented Combination, 3 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 355 (2004), Daniel M. Lechleiter

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

In proscribing contributory infringement of patents, § 271(c) of Title 35 of the United States Code unambiguously provides statutory protection for certain unpatented components of patented combinations and certain unpatented materials or apparatuses used in patented processes. The doctrine of implied license provides a viable defense against claims of contributory infringement. Such a finding may result from a variety of related doctrines, such as the exhaustion doctrine or the doctrine of equitable estoppel. However, unlike the Supreme Court’s application of the former doctrine in Dawson Chemical Co. v. Rohm & Haas Co., involving an unpatentedchemical used in a patented process, …


What A Long, Strange “Trips” It’S Been: Compulsory Licensing From The Adoption Of Trips To The Agreement On Implementation Of The Doha Declaration, 3 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 331 (2004), Mark C. Lang Jan 2004

What A Long, Strange “Trips” It’S Been: Compulsory Licensing From The Adoption Of Trips To The Agreement On Implementation Of The Doha Declaration, 3 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 331 (2004), Mark C. Lang

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

Startling numbers of people die every day because they do not have access to essential medicines and treatment for diseases such as HIV/AIDS, particularly in Africa and Asia. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) was established by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set a minimum level of protection of intellectual property rights across international borders, as well as promote and protect the welfare of humanity. This Comment reviews the history of the TRIPS Agreement, including the most recent adoption of the WTO relating to the issuance of compulsory licenses. Specifically, this Comment suggests that the …


“Shamnesty” Vs. Amnesty: Can The Riaa Grant Immunity To File-Sharers From Copyright Infringement Lawsuits?, 3 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 279 (2004), Natosha Cuyler-Sherman Jan 2004

“Shamnesty” Vs. Amnesty: Can The Riaa Grant Immunity To File-Sharers From Copyright Infringement Lawsuits?, 3 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 279 (2004), Natosha Cuyler-Sherman

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is the industry trade association for sound and music recordings and represents various music companies, songwriters, and music artists. One of the main functions of the RIAA is to enforce its members’ copyrights. The RIAA is currently representing members in copyright infringement lawsuits. As an alternative to being sued, the RIAA announced that it would grant amnesty to file sharers who voluntarily identified themselves and promised to stop illegally sharing music. In reality, non-RIAA members and even RIAA members themselves can still sue file sharers because the organization itself does not have the …


Recent Developments In Trademark Law: The Ongoing Refinement Of Rights, 3 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 258 (2004), Chad Doellinger Jan 2004

Recent Developments In Trademark Law: The Ongoing Refinement Of Rights, 3 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 258 (2004), Chad Doellinger

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

The year 2003 saw a great deal of activity in the ongoing development of trademark law. While the law both reconnected with its bricks-and-mortar roots and expanded to accommodate new fact patterns in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, 2003 saw the beginning of a doctrinal contraction, with a requirement to tie inchoate harms to empirical foundations. Additionally, several issues of first impression were resolved, including the conclusion that domain names are a form of property. While 2003 saw a contraction of trademark rights, this is not necessarily a negative development for trademark owners. Instead, courts are merely refining the …


Navigating The Bramble Bush In Idea Submission Cases, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 36 (2004), Lisa Pearson Jan 2004

Navigating The Bramble Bush In Idea Submission Cases, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 36 (2004), Lisa Pearson

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

Today’s law of idea submissions is a proverbial bramble bush for a variety of reasons. Both the legal theories of recovery and the viability of such claims differ widely from state to state. In addition, notwithstanding the vast body of idea-submission law, there are still many open issues. These complex, fact-specific cases still manage to ensnare plaintiffs and defendants alike in years of litigation. As such, finding one’s way through the bramble bush to defend against idea submission claims is a daunting task. This article provides a map designed to help the litigator navigate the thicket. Following the trail is …


The Accidental And Inherent Anticipation Doctrines: Where Do We Stand And Where Are We Going?, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 63 (2004), Anne Brown, Mark Polyakov Jan 2004

The Accidental And Inherent Anticipation Doctrines: Where Do We Stand And Where Are We Going?, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 63 (2004), Anne Brown, Mark Polyakov

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

It is often unclear when a prior occurrence or disclosure of a claimed invention falls under the patent law doctrines of inherent or accidental anticipation. Courts have applied various tests in determining whether anticipation is inherent or accidental, and the cases are difficult to reconcile. Tests seemingly dispositive to establish an accident in one case may also appear dispositive to establish inherency. As a result of our analysis, we have developed a two-step test that can be used to reconcile the two doctrines and determine whether a product or process anticipates. The first prong is concerned with whether the prior …


Trademark Surveys: Development Of Computer-Based Survey Methods, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 91 (2004), Robert H. Thornburg Jan 2004

Trademark Surveys: Development Of Computer-Based Survey Methods, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 91 (2004), Robert H. Thornburg

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

Courts have continually utilized surveys to show evidence of secondary meaning, genericness, dilution, and functionality in trademark litigation. In conducting a trademark survey, an expert must consider various factors that may affect the admissibility of the survey in court, including assuring the correct universe of respondents are questioned, implementing controls, and verifying the results. In light of these considerations, as well as the ever-changing environment of consumer shopping, the manner and mode of survey that a court accepts as appropriate must adapt to these conditions. The use and acceptance of online and computer-based surveys is not currently well received by …


Football's Intellectual Side: The Nfl Versus Super Bowl Parties And The Story Of The Fifty-Five Inch Television, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 125 (2004), Michael M. Fenwick Jan 2004

Football's Intellectual Side: The Nfl Versus Super Bowl Parties And The Story Of The Fifty-Five Inch Television, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 125 (2004), Michael M. Fenwick

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

The increasing popularity of the National Football League’s Super Bowl Championship has spawned an increasing number of private parties, some that employ projection-screen televisions measuring up to twenty feet diagonally. Only days before the 2004 Super Bowl, the NFL sent cease-and-desist letters to a number of business proprietors claiming display of the broadcast on televisions larger than fifty-five inches diagonally violated the NFL’s rights under 17 U.S.C. § 110(5). This Comment will show that because 17 U.S.C. § 110(5) was written to protect authors within the music industry, its application to broadcast television fails because of television’s fundamentally different business …


Developments In Patent Law 2004, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 1 (2004), Harold C. Wegner Jan 2004

Developments In Patent Law 2004, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 1 (2004), Harold C. Wegner

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

There are a great number of patent law doctrines that are currently under reconsideration by the Federal Circuit. These doctrines include patent claim construction under the 2006 Phillips case, the problem of foreign activity being used as patent-defeating prior art as shown in the recent Elsner case, the growing challenge of extraterritorial acts as patent infringement as presented in the 2004 expected cases of Blackberry and Eolas, the “Rule 105” implications for patent office practice in Sta Fruits, the change in willful infringement law set forth in the recent KnorrBremse case, the continuing problem of co-inventorship recurring in Xechem, the …


Reducing The Need For Markman Determinations, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 53 (2004), Robert H. Resis Jan 2004

Reducing The Need For Markman Determinations, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 53 (2004), Robert H. Resis

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

The uncertainty as to whether claim interpretation decisions will survive appeal is an ever growing concern as the Federal Circuit’s reversal rate of lower court claim interpretations averages fifty percent. At a minimum, uncertainty in claim construction prolongs patent infringement disputes. Moreover, the reality is that many times it is the uncertainty of a claim’s scope and meaning that leads to litigation in the first place. In order to alleviate this stress on patentees, competitors and the federal court system, most if not all questions regarding the scope and meaning of claim terms should be clarified by the applicant during …


Does David Need A New Sling? Small Entities Face A Costly Barrier To Patent Protection, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 184 (2004), Jeff A. Ronspies Jan 2004

Does David Need A New Sling? Small Entities Face A Costly Barrier To Patent Protection, 4 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 184 (2004), Jeff A. Ronspies

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

The cost of enforcing patent rights is discouraging the small-entity inventor from seeking out patent protection. The United States Patent and Trademark Office favors the “small entity” by reducing fees, but the world of infringement litigation offers no such discount. For the small entity, the costs related to asserting or defending its patent rights against a well-funded adversary often exceed the benefits of patent ownership. These inventors, in weighing the high costs of patent protection against the potential profits, may simply choose to not patent their innovations. Such a decision would deprive the public of the invention’s disclosure and ultimately …


The Ethics Of Delaying Persecution, Lisa A. Dolak Jan 2004

The Ethics Of Delaying Persecution, Lisa A. Dolak

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Patent Politics, Michael Henry Davis Jan 2004

Patent Politics, Michael Henry Davis

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

To observe that so-called intellectual property (IP) flowered in the late twentieth century, even supplanting, to a large extent, the place of real and tangible personal property in terms of corporate, if not individual, wealth, is almost trite. Since IP has become the bedrock of most commercial wealth, especially in international trade, and since international trade is, or is about to become, the center of most commercially valuable trade, a comprehensive understanding of IP has become essential. Instead of being the reserve of technicians, the field demands a full examination by jurists and the larger society.Although IP literature has blossomed, …


Trusted Computing Or Big Brother? Putting The Rights Back In Digital Rights Management, Chad Woodford Jan 2004

Trusted Computing Or Big Brother? Putting The Rights Back In Digital Rights Management, Chad Woodford

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.


Life After Eldred: The Supreme Court And The Future Of Copyright, Marshall Leaffer Jan 2004

Life After Eldred: The Supreme Court And The Future Of Copyright, Marshall Leaffer

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Copyright, Containers, And The Court: A Reply To Professor Leaffer, Niels B. Schaumann Jan 2004

Copyright, Containers, And The Court: A Reply To Professor Leaffer, Niels B. Schaumann

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Supreme Court And Trademark Law In The New Millennium, David S. Welkowitz Jan 2004

The Supreme Court And Trademark Law In The New Millennium, David S. Welkowitz

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Defenders Of Small Business?: A Perspective On The Supreme Court's Recent Trademark Jurisprudence, Sharon K. Sandeen Jan 2004

Defenders Of Small Business?: A Perspective On The Supreme Court's Recent Trademark Jurisprudence, Sharon K. Sandeen

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Contrived Conflicts: The Supreme Court Versus The Basics Of Intellectual Property Law, F. Scott Kieff Jan 2004

Contrived Conflicts: The Supreme Court Versus The Basics Of Intellectual Property Law, F. Scott Kieff

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Competition Perspectives On Patent Law Substance And Procedure: An Overview Of The Ftc/Doj Hearings And The Ftc Report, Hillary Greene Jan 2004

Competition Perspectives On Patent Law Substance And Procedure: An Overview Of The Ftc/Doj Hearings And The Ftc Report, Hillary Greene

Faculty Articles and Papers

No abstract provided.


The Incredible Shrinking First-Sale Rule: Are Software Resale Limits Lawful?, John A. Rothchild Jan 2004

The Incredible Shrinking First-Sale Rule: Are Software Resale Limits Lawful?, John A. Rothchild

Law Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


Treaty Governance, Intellectual Property And Biodiversity, John Linarelli Jan 2004

Treaty Governance, Intellectual Property And Biodiversity, John Linarelli

Scholarly Works

When resources become valuable, various social and institutional pressures come to bear to enclose them in a property rights regime. Given the substantial progress of biotechnology and the life sciences, genetic resources found in biological diversity are experiencing such pressures. The question of how much commodification or commercialization of genetic resources is appropriate is of global concern; it affects the distribution of wealth in and among societies and countries. This article explores the emerging treaty law on intellectual property and biodiversity. It inquires What is biodiversity? and Why is biodiversity preservation important? It then focuses on the United Nations Framework …


Following The Right Lead: Gutnick And The Dance Of Internet Jurisdiction, Mary Paterson Jan 2004

Following The Right Lead: Gutnick And The Dance Of Internet Jurisdiction, Mary Paterson

Canadian Journal of Law and Technology

As improving methods of travel and communication facilitated the shift from an agrarian to an industrial society, the common law courts increasingly faced interjurisdictional disputes. Although British paternalism dominated early cases in which courts assumed jurisdiction over people, property, and actions in distant lands, these cases and the imperial attitudes informing them were slowly replaced by more modest jurisdictional assertions based on a sense of comity. The shift from an industrial society to an information-based society and the simultaneous growth of a global infrastructure based on satellite, telephone, cable, and cellular technologies have stretched jurisdictional doctrines in new ways, calling …


The Art And Science Of Genetic Modification: Re-Engineering Patent Law And Constitutional Orthodoxies (The Harry T. Ice Chair Inaugural Lecture), Yvonne Cripps Jan 2004

The Art And Science Of Genetic Modification: Re-Engineering Patent Law And Constitutional Orthodoxies (The Harry T. Ice Chair Inaugural Lecture), Yvonne Cripps

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

The Harry T. Ice Chair Inaugural Lecture


When We Say UsTm, We Mean It!, A. Michael Froomkin Jan 2004

When We Say UsTm, We Mean It!, A. Michael Froomkin

Articles

No abstract provided.


Equilibrium In A Technology-Specific Patent System, Mark D. Janis Jan 2004

Equilibrium In A Technology-Specific Patent System, Mark D. Janis

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Supplemental Forms Of Intellectual Property Protection For Plants, Mark D. Janis Jan 2004

Supplemental Forms Of Intellectual Property Protection For Plants, Mark D. Janis

Articles by Maurer Faculty

A new hierarchy of intellectual property protection for plant innovation is emerging. Utility patent protection is poised to become the dominant intellectual property mechanism for plants in the U.S. and perhaps elsewhere. Plant breeder's rights systems continue to garner a dedicated following, especially in developing countries, as a means for complying with international intellectual property treaty obligations. But while utility patent and plant breeder's rights regimes have come to occupy the first tier of the intellectual property hierarchy for plants, other forms of intellectual property protection remain important, albeit in a supplemental role. This article surveys supplemental intellectual property strategies …


Reforming Patent Validity Litigation: The "Dubious Preponderance", Mark D. Janis Jan 2004

Reforming Patent Validity Litigation: The "Dubious Preponderance", Mark D. Janis

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Life After Eldred: The Supreme Court And The Future Of Copyright, Marshall Leaffer Jan 2004

Life After Eldred: The Supreme Court And The Future Of Copyright, Marshall Leaffer

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Patenting Business Methods In Europe: What Lies Ahead?, Matthew E. Fink Jan 2004

Patenting Business Methods In Europe: What Lies Ahead?, Matthew E. Fink

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.