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Intellectual Property: Spring 2009
Intellectual Property: Spring 2009
== Reference ==
*[http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/archives/ulc/fnact99/1980s/utsa85.htm Uniform Trade Secrets Act]
*[http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/ Copyrights, 17 U.S.C.]
*[http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/35/ Patents, 35 U.S.C.]
*[http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/usc_sup_01_15_10_22.html Trademarks, 15 U.S.C. Chapter 22]
American University Washington College of Law
American University Washington College of Law
Professor Wendy Seltzer, email wseltzer@wcl.american.edu
Professor Wendy Seltzer, email wseltzer@wcl.american.edu
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Class: Monday and Wednesday, 3:00-4:20 p.m., Room 103
Class: Monday and Wednesday, 3:00-4:20 p.m., Room 103
Website: <http://wendy.seltzer.org/au/IP/>
Website: <http://wendy.seltzer.org/au/IP/>
Wiki: <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/wseltzer/IP>
 
Important Course Information
Important Course Information
Attendance and participation: Intellectual Property meets on Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00 – 4:20 p.m. You are expected to attend each class prepared to discuss the assigned reading. Engaged participation will help you to retain class material; excellent participation can also boost your grade.  
Attendance and participation: Intellectual Property meets on Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00 – 4:20 p.m. You are expected to attend each class prepared to discuss the assigned reading. Engaged participation will help you to retain class material; excellent participation can also boost your grade.  
Website: The website will provide updates to the syllabus, <http://wendy.seltzer.org/au/IP/syllabus.html>, and additional readings, indicated by (web) in the printed syllabus. In case of questions, the online version of the syllabus is authoritative.
Website: The website will provide updates to the syllabus, <http://wendy.seltzer.org/au/IP/syllabus.html>, and additional readings, indicated by (web) in the printed syllabus. In case of questions, the online version of the syllabus is authoritative.
Examination: The course will culminate in an open-book final exam, which will ask you to draw on course readings and discussion to respond to hypothetical situations. You may use your notes, casebooks, and any material you have prepared in advance of the exam. You will not have Internet access during the exam.  
Examination: The course will culminate in an open-book final exam, which will ask you to draw on course readings and discussion to respond to hypothetical situations. You may use your notes, casebooks, and any material you have prepared in advance of the exam. You will not have Internet access during the exam.  
Required Casebook: Merges, Menell & Lemley, Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age, Revised Fourth Edition (Aspen, 2006) (“MML”). Reading assignments will give page ranges, in which you should focus on the cases listed and the explanatory text.  You need not prepare answers to the casebook’s extensive problems, comments and questions, although we may discuss them in class.  
Required Casebook: Merges, Menell & Lemley, Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age, Revised Fourth Edition (Aspen, 2006) (“MML”). Reading assignments will give page ranges, in which you should focus on the cases listed and the explanatory text.  You need not prepare answers to the casebook’s extensive problems, comments and questions, although we may discuss them in class.  


We will make frequent reference to federal statutes.  You may find these online (e.g., <http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/>) or in the casebook's 2008 statutory supplement.  Naturally, you need not memorize statutes, but you should be able to find the relevant language to apply to cases and hypothetical situations (and will probably want to bring printed copies to the exam).  
We will make frequent reference to federal statutes.  You may find these online (e.g., <http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/>) or in the casebook's 2008 statutory supplement.  Naturally, you need not memorize statutes, but you should be able to find the relevant language to apply to cases and hypothetical situations (and will probably want to bring printed copies to the exam).  


Syllabus
January 12, 2009
 
== 1)Introduction. ==


January 12, 2009
* No assigned reading
1)Introduction.


January 14, 2009
January 14, 2009
2)Philosophical perspectives on intellectual property and overview.  
 
MML pp. 1-24
== 2)Philosophical perspectives on intellectual property and overview. ==
Think about what you've heard referred to as “intellectual property”: What justifies protecting it by limiting its availability to others?  
* MML pp. 1-22 (skip the problems). Skim 24-30
* Think about what you've heard referred to as “intellectual property”: What justifies protecting it by limiting its availability to others?  


NO CLASS Monday, January 19, MLK Birthday
NO CLASS Monday, January 19, MLK Birthday


January 21, 2009
January 21, 2009
3)Trade Secret 1: Subject matter of trade secret; Misappropriation
 
MML pp. 33-66
== 3)Trade Secret 1: Subject matter of trade secret ==
 
MML pp. 33-62
Uniform Trade Secrets Act, § 1
Metallurgical Industries v. Fourtek
Metallurgical Industries v. Fourtek
Rockwell Graphics Systems v. DEV Industries
Rockwell Graphics Systems v. DEV Industries
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Rolfe Christopher


January 26, 2007
January 26, 2007
4)Trade Secret 2: Misappropriation; Defenses;
 
MML pp. 67-100
== 4)Trade Secret 2: Misappropriation; Defenses; ==
 
MML pp. 62-79
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Rolfe Christopher
Smith v. Dravo Corp.
Smith v. Dravo Corp.
Kadant, Inc. v. Seeley Machines
Kadant, Inc. v. Seeley Machines


January 28, 2007
January 28, 2007
5)Trade Secret 3: Non-compete agreements


== 5)Trade Secret 3: Employees and Non-compete agreements ==
MML pp. 80-104
Wexler v. Greenberg
Wexler v. Greenberg
Werner-Lambert v. John J. Reynolds


February 2, 2009
February 2, 2009
6)Copyright 1: Requirements
 
MML pp. 383-410
== 6)Copyright 1: Requirements ==
17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 102
 
Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service
MML pp. 383-411
- 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 102
- Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service


February 4, 2009
February 4, 2009
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February 9, 2009
February 9, 2009
8)Copyright 3: Scope of rights; Ownership;
 
MML pp. 420-446, 458-474
== 8)Copyright 3: Scope of rights; Ownership ==
MML skim pp. 420-446, read pp. 447-462
17 U.S.C. §§ 106, 201
17 U.S.C. §§ 106, 201
CCNV v. Reid
CCNV v. Reid
Aalmuhammed v. Lee
Aalmuhammed v. Lee
February 11, 2009
== 9)Copyright 4: Infringement ==
MML pp. 474-500
17 U.S.C. §§ 106
Arnstein v. Porter
Arnstein v. Porter
Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp.
Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp.
Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries


February 11, 2009
February 16, 2009
9)Copyright 4: Infringement  
 
== 10)Copyright 5: Infringement (cont’d); Defenses ==


February 16, 2009
MML pp. 522-569
10)Copyright 5: Infringement (cont’d); Defenses
MML pp. 474-496,  506-553
17 U.S.C. §§ 106, 107, 109
17 U.S.C. §§ 106, 107, 109
Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries
Anderson v. Stallone
Harper & Row Publishers v. Nation Enterprises
Harper & Row Publishers v. Nation Enterprises
American Geophysical Union v. Texaco
American Geophysical Union v. Texaco
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February 18, 2009
February 18, 2009
11)Copyright 6: Fair Use Defenses (cont'd); Secondary Liability
 
MML pp. 553-563, 593-598
== 11)Copyright 6: Fair Use Defenses (cont'd); Secondary Liability ==
Harper & Row Publishers v. Nation Enterprises
 
American Geophysical Union v. Texaco
MML pp. 569-579, 609-615
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music
Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios
Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios
Kelly v. Arriba Soft
Kelly v. Arriba Soft


February 23, 2009
February 23, 2009
12)Copyright 7: Copyright in the Digital Millennium
 
MML pp. 564-593; CreativeCommons.org
== 12)Copyright 7: Copyright in the Digital Millennium ==
 
MML pp. 580-609
CreativeCommons.org
MGM v. Grokster
MGM v. Grokster


February 25, 2009
February 25, 2009
13)Patent 1: Patentable subject matter
 
MML pp. 117-164
== 13)Patent 1: Patentable subject matter ==
 
MML pp. 117-142
35 U.S.C. §§ 101-103
35 U.S.C. §§ 101-103
Diamond v. Chakrabarty
Diamond v. Chakrabarty
Parke-Davis & Co. v. H.K. Mulford Co.
Parke-Davis & Co. v. H.K. Mulford Co.
State Street Bank & Trust v. Signature Financial Services (MML pp. 1047-1051)
 


March 2, 2009  
March 2, 2009  
14)Patent 2: Utility, Enablement
 
MML pp. 144-185
== 14)Patent 2: Utility, Enablement ==
 
MML pp. 144-171
35 U.S.C. §§ 101, 112
35 U.S.C. §§ 101, 112
Brenner v. Manson
Brenner v. Manson
In re Fisher
In re Fisher
Incandescent Lamp Patent
Incandescent Lamp Patent
Gentry Gallery v. Berkline Corp.


March 4, 2009  
March 4, 2009  
15)Patent 3: Novelty
 
MML pp. 185-215, 215-238
== 15)Patent 3: Novelty ==
 
MML pp. 185-212
Rosaire v. National Lead Co.
Rosaire v. National Lead Co.
In re Hall
In re Hall
Egbert v. Lippmann
Egbert v. Lippmann
City of Elizabeth v. Pavement Co.
City of Elizabeth v. Pavement Co.
Griffith v. Kanamaru


March 18, 2009  
March 18, 2009  
16)Patent 4: Nonobviousness
 
== 16)Patent 4: Nonobviousness ==
 
MML pp. 212-249
35 U.S.C. §§ 102, 103
35 U.S.C. §§ 102, 103
Griffith v. Kanamaru
Graham v. John Deere Co.
Graham v. John Deere Co.
In re Vacek
In re Vacek
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March 23, 2009  
March 23, 2009  
17)Patent 5: Infringement, literal and by equivalents
 
MML pp. 239-300
== 17)Patent 5: Infringement, literal and by equivalents ==
 
MML pp. 250-291
35 U.S.C. § 271
35 U.S.C. § 271
Phillips v. AWH Corp.
Phillips v. AWH Corp.
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Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton-Davis Chem. Co.
Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton-Davis Chem. Co.
Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinsoku Kogyo Kabushik Co.
Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinsoku Kogyo Kabushik Co.
Johnson & Johnson Assocs. v. R.E. Service Co.


March 25, 2009  
March 25, 2009  
18)Patent 6: Infringement (cont'd); Defenses
 
== 18)Patent 6: Infringement (cont'd), recent developments ==
 
MML pp. 300-330
MML pp. 300-330
C.R. Bard v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems
Kingsdown Medical Consultants v. Hollister
Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co.
eBay v. MercExchange; KSR v. Teleflex (web)
eBay v. MercExchange; KSR v. Teleflex (web)
In re: Bilski (web)
In re: Bilski (web)


March 30, 2009
March 30, 2009
19)Patent 7: More
 
MML pp. 617-660
== 19)Patent 7: International ==
15 U.S.C. §§ 1125, 1127
 
stuff
MML pp. 316-321, 343-348
Microsoft v. AT&T


April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009
20)Trademark 1, 2: Subject matter and requirements
 
MML pp. 617-660
== 20)Trademark 1, 2: Subject matter and requirements ==
 
MML pp. 633-663
15 U.S.C. §§ 1125, 1127
15 U.S.C. §§ 1125, 1127
Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co.
Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co.
Zatarains v. Oak Grove Smokehouse
Zatarains v. Oak Grove Smokehouse
April 6, 2009
== 21)Trademark 2: Subject matter ==
MML pp. 664-676
Two Pesos v. Taco Cabana
Two Pesos v. Taco Cabana
Wal-Mart Stores v. Samara Brothers  
Wal-Mart Stores v. Samara Brothers  


April 6, 2009
April 8, 2009
21)Trademark 2: Subject matter
 
== 22)Trademark 3: Establishing a mark ==


April 8, 2009
MML pp. 676-708
22)Trademark 3: Establishing a mark
MML pp. 660-699
15 U.S.C. § 1052
15 U.S.C. § 1052
Zasu Designers v. L’Oreal S.A.
Zasu Designers v. L’Oreal S.A.
In re Nantucket, Inc.
In re Nantucket, Inc.
Park ’N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly, Inc.


April 13, 2009
April 13, 2009
23)Trademark 4: Infringement
 
MML pp. 699-736
== 23)Trademark 4: Infringement, Confusion ==
 
MML pp. 715-737
15 U.S.C §§ 1114-1117
15 U.S.C §§ 1114-1117
1-800 Contacts v. WhenU.com
1-800 Contacts v. WhenU.com
AMF Inc. v. Sleekcraft Boats
AMF Inc. v. Sleekcraft Boats
Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc.


April 15, 2009
April 15, 2009
24)Trademark 5: Defenses
 
MML pp. 769-813
== 24)Trademark 5: Dilution, Defenses ==
 
MML pp. 787-807, 821-835
Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc.
The Murphy Door Bed Co. v. Interior Sleeps Systems, Inc.
The Murphy Door Bed Co. v. Interior Sleeps Systems, Inc.
TrafFix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc.
TrafFix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc.
Major League Baseball Properties v. Sed Non Olet Denarius, Ltd.
Dawn Donut Co., Inc. v. Hart’s Food Stores, Inc.
Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records
Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records


April 20, 2009
April 20, 2009
25)Trademark 6: Domain names and trademark
 
MML pp. 741-760, UDRP (web)
== 25)Trademark 6: Domain names and trademark ==
 
MML pp. 759-777, UDRP (web)
Shields v. Zuccarini
Shields v. Zuccarini
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Doughney
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Doughney
ICANN’s Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Procedure (UDRP) (web)
ICANN’s Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Procedure (UDRP) (web)


April 22, 2009
April 22, 2009
26)State Law Claims: Misappropriation; Publicity
 
MML pp. 835-848, 883-914
== 26)State Law Claims: Misappropriation; Contract; Publicity ==
 
MML pp. 854-873, 904-931
INS v. AP
INS v. AP
ProCD v. Zeidenberg
Midler v. Ford Motor Co.
Midler v. Ford Motor Co.
White v. Samsung
White v. Samsung
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April 27, 2009
April 27, 2009
27)Wrapping up
 
== 27)Conclusion ==
 
No new materials at this time.
No new materials at this time.

Latest revision as of 16:26, 26 April 2013

Intellectual Property: Spring 2009

Reference

American University Washington College of Law Professor Wendy Seltzer, email wseltzer@wcl.american.edu Practitioner in Residence, American University Washington College of Law Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School Office: Room 357 Office hours: After class (4:30-5:30 M,W) or by appointment. Telephone: (202) 274-4178 Feel free to call or email me at any (reasonable) time.

Class: Monday and Wednesday, 3:00-4:20 p.m., Room 103 Website: <http://wendy.seltzer.org/au/IP/>

Important Course Information

Attendance and participation: Intellectual Property meets on Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00 – 4:20 p.m. You are expected to attend each class prepared to discuss the assigned reading. Engaged participation will help you to retain class material; excellent participation can also boost your grade.

Website: The website will provide updates to the syllabus, <http://wendy.seltzer.org/au/IP/syllabus.html>, and additional readings, indicated by (web) in the printed syllabus. In case of questions, the online version of the syllabus is authoritative.

Examination: The course will culminate in an open-book final exam, which will ask you to draw on course readings and discussion to respond to hypothetical situations. You may use your notes, casebooks, and any material you have prepared in advance of the exam. You will not have Internet access during the exam.

Required Casebook: Merges, Menell & Lemley, Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age, Revised Fourth Edition (Aspen, 2006) (“MML”). Reading assignments will give page ranges, in which you should focus on the cases listed and the explanatory text. You need not prepare answers to the casebook’s extensive problems, comments and questions, although we may discuss them in class.

We will make frequent reference to federal statutes. You may find these online (e.g., <http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/>) or in the casebook's 2008 statutory supplement. Naturally, you need not memorize statutes, but you should be able to find the relevant language to apply to cases and hypothetical situations (and will probably want to bring printed copies to the exam).

January 12, 2009

1)Introduction.

  • No assigned reading

January 14, 2009

2)Philosophical perspectives on intellectual property and overview.

  • MML pp. 1-22 (skip the problems). Skim 24-30
  • Think about what you've heard referred to as “intellectual property”: What justifies protecting it by limiting its availability to others?

NO CLASS Monday, January 19, MLK Birthday

January 21, 2009

3)Trade Secret 1: Subject matter of trade secret

MML pp. 33-62 Uniform Trade Secrets Act, § 1 Metallurgical Industries v. Fourtek Rockwell Graphics Systems v. DEV Industries

January 26, 2007

4)Trade Secret 2: Misappropriation; Defenses;

MML pp. 62-79 E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Rolfe Christopher Smith v. Dravo Corp. Kadant, Inc. v. Seeley Machines

January 28, 2007

5)Trade Secret 3: Employees and Non-compete agreements

MML pp. 80-104 Wexler v. Greenberg Werner-Lambert v. John J. Reynolds

February 2, 2009

6)Copyright 1: Requirements

MML pp. 383-411 - 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 102 - Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service

February 4, 2009 7)Copyright 2: Subject matter MML pp. 411-431 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 102 Baker v. Selden Morrisey v. Procter & Gamble Brandir Int’l v. Cascade Pacific Lumber Co.

February 9, 2009

8)Copyright 3: Scope of rights; Ownership

MML skim pp. 420-446, read pp. 447-462 17 U.S.C. §§ 106, 201 CCNV v. Reid Aalmuhammed v. Lee

February 11, 2009

9)Copyright 4: Infringement

MML pp. 474-500 17 U.S.C. §§ 106 Arnstein v. Porter Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp. Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries

February 16, 2009

10)Copyright 5: Infringement (cont’d); Defenses

MML pp. 522-569 17 U.S.C. §§ 106, 107, 109 Harper & Row Publishers v. Nation Enterprises American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music

February 18, 2009

11)Copyright 6: Fair Use Defenses (cont'd); Secondary Liability

MML pp. 569-579, 609-615 Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios Kelly v. Arriba Soft

February 23, 2009

12)Copyright 7: Copyright in the Digital Millennium

MML pp. 580-609 CreativeCommons.org MGM v. Grokster

February 25, 2009

13)Patent 1: Patentable subject matter

MML pp. 117-142 35 U.S.C. §§ 101-103 Diamond v. Chakrabarty Parke-Davis & Co. v. H.K. Mulford Co.


March 2, 2009

14)Patent 2: Utility, Enablement

MML pp. 144-171 35 U.S.C. §§ 101, 112 Brenner v. Manson In re Fisher Incandescent Lamp Patent

March 4, 2009

15)Patent 3: Novelty

MML pp. 185-212 Rosaire v. National Lead Co. In re Hall Egbert v. Lippmann City of Elizabeth v. Pavement Co. Griffith v. Kanamaru

March 18, 2009

16)Patent 4: Nonobviousness

MML pp. 212-249 35 U.S.C. §§ 102, 103 Graham v. John Deere Co. In re Vacek In re Dembiczak

March 23, 2009

17)Patent 5: Infringement, literal and by equivalents

MML pp. 250-291 35 U.S.C. § 271 Phillips v. AWH Corp. Larami Corp. v. Amron Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton-Davis Chem. Co. Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinsoku Kogyo Kabushik Co.

March 25, 2009

18)Patent 6: Infringement (cont'd), recent developments

MML pp. 300-330 eBay v. MercExchange; KSR v. Teleflex (web) In re: Bilski (web)

March 30, 2009

19)Patent 7: International

MML pp. 316-321, 343-348 Microsoft v. AT&T

April 1, 2009

20)Trademark 1, 2: Subject matter and requirements

MML pp. 633-663 15 U.S.C. §§ 1125, 1127 Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co. Zatarains v. Oak Grove Smokehouse

April 6, 2009

21)Trademark 2: Subject matter

MML pp. 664-676 Two Pesos v. Taco Cabana Wal-Mart Stores v. Samara Brothers

April 8, 2009

22)Trademark 3: Establishing a mark

MML pp. 676-708 15 U.S.C. § 1052 Zasu Designers v. L’Oreal S.A. In re Nantucket, Inc.

April 13, 2009

23)Trademark 4: Infringement, Confusion

MML pp. 715-737 15 U.S.C §§ 1114-1117 1-800 Contacts v. WhenU.com AMF Inc. v. Sleekcraft Boats

April 15, 2009

24)Trademark 5: Dilution, Defenses

MML pp. 787-807, 821-835 Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc. The Murphy Door Bed Co. v. Interior Sleeps Systems, Inc. TrafFix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc. Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records

April 20, 2009

25)Trademark 6: Domain names and trademark

MML pp. 759-777, UDRP (web) Shields v. Zuccarini People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Doughney ICANN’s Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Procedure (UDRP) (web)


April 22, 2009

26)State Law Claims: Misappropriation; Contract; Publicity

MML pp. 854-873, 904-931 INS v. AP ProCD v. Zeidenberg Midler v. Ford Motor Co. White v. Samsung Comedy III Productions v. Saderup

April 27, 2009

27)Conclusion

No new materials at this time.

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