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Intellectual Property Survey, Fall 2007
"MML" refers to pages in the required casebook, Merges, Menell & Lemley, Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age, Fourth Edition (Aspen, 2006), not the "Revised Fourth Edition."
We will make frequent reference to federal statutes. You may find these online or in the casebook's 2007 statutory supplement. Naturally, you need not memorize statutes, but you should be able to find the relevant language to apply to cases and hypotheticals (and will probably want to bring printed copies to the exam).
Syllabus
Introduction
August 29, 2007
1. Philosophical perspectives on intellectual property and overview.
* MML pp. 1-30
* Think about what you've heard referred to as "intellectual property":
What justifies protecting it by limiting its availability to others?
NO CLASS Monday, September 3, Labor Day
Trade Secret
September 5
2. Trade Secret 1: Subject matter of trade secret; Misappropriation
* MML pp. 33-66
* Metallurgical Industries v. Fourtek
* Rockwell Graphics Systems v. DEV Industries
* E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Rolfe Christopher
September 10
3. Trade Secret 2: Misappropriation; Defenses; Non-compete agreements
* MML pp. 67-100
* Smith v. Dravo Corp.
* Kadant, Inc. v. Seeley Machines
* Wexler v. Greenberg
Copyright
September 12
4. Copyright 1: Subject matter and requirements
* MML pp. 367-419 (skim 386-394)
* 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 102
* Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service
* Baker v. Selden
* Morrisey v. Procter & Gamble
* Brandir Int'l v. Cascade Pacific Lumber Co.
September 17, 2007
5. Copyright 2: Scope of rights; Ownership; Infringement
* MML pp. 420-446, 458-474
* 17 U.S.C. §§ 106, 201
* CCNV v. Reid
* Aalmuhammed v. Lee
* Arnstein v. Porter
* Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp.
September 19, 2007
6. Copyright 3: Infringement (cont'd); Defenses
* MML pp. 474-496, 506-553
* 17 U.S.C. §§ 106, 107, 109
* Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries
* Anderson v. Stallone
* Harper & Row Publishers v. Nation Enterprises
* American Geophysical Union v. Texaco
* Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music
September 24, 2007
7. Copyright 4: Fair Use Defenses (cont'd); Secondary Liability
* MML pp. 553-563, 593-598
* Harper & Row Publishers v. Nation Enterprises
* American Geophysical Union v. Texaco
* Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music
* Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios
* Kelly v. Arriba Soft
September 26, 2007
8. Copyright 5: Copyright in the Digital Millennium
* MML pp. 564-593; CreativeCommons.org
* MGM v. Grokster
Patent
October 1, 2007
9. Patent 1: Patentable subject matter
* MML pp. 117-164
* 35 U.S.C. §§ 101-103
* Diamond v. Chakrabarty
* Parke-Davis & Co. v. H.K. Mulford Co.
* State Street Bank & Trust v. Signature Financial Services (MML pp. 1047-1051)
October 3, 2007
10. Patent 2: Utility, Enablement
* MML pp. 144-185
* 35 U.S.C. §§ 101, 112
* Brenner v. Manson
* In re Fisher
* Incandescent Lamp Patent
* Gentry Gallery v. Berkline Corp.
Tuesday October 9, 2007
11. Patent 3: Novelty, Nonobviousness
* MML pp. 185-215, 215-238
* 35 U.S.C. §§ 102, 103
* Rosaire v. National Lead Co.
* In re Hall
* Egbert v. Lippmann
* City of Elizabeth v. Pavement Co.
* Griffith v. Kanamaru
* Graham v. John Deere Co.
* In re Vacek
* In re Dembiczak
October 10, 2007
12. Patent 4: Infringement, literal and by equivalents
* MML pp. 239-300
* 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.
* Johnson & Johnson Assocs. v. R.E. Service Co.
October 15, 2007
13. Patent 5: Infringement (cont'd); Defenses
* MML pp. 300-330; 1047-1051
* 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)
Trademark
October 17, 2007
14. Trademark 1: Subject matter and requirements
* MML pp. 617-660
* 15 U.S.C. §§ 1125, 1127
* Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co.
* Zatarains v. Oak Grove Smokehouse
* Two Pesos v. Taco Cabana
* Wal-Mart Stores v. Samara Brothers
October 22, 2007
15. Trademark 2: Establishing a mark
* MML pp. 660-699
* 15 U.S.C. § 1052
* Zasu Designers v. L'Oreal S.A.
* In re Nantucket, Inc.
* Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly, Inc.
October 24, 2007
16. Trademark 3: Infringement
* MML pp. 699-736
* 15 U.S.C §§ 1114-1117
* 1-800 Contacts v. WhenU.com
* AMF Inc. v. Sleekcraft Boats
* Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc.
October 29, 2007
17. Trademark 4: Defenses
* MML pp. 769-813
* The Murphy Door Bed Co. v. Interior Sleeps Systems, 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
October 31, 2007
18. Trademark 5: Domain names and trademark
* MML pp. 741-760, UDRP
* Shields v. Zuccarini
* People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Doughney
* ICANN's Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Procedure (UDRP) (web)
State Law
November 5, 2007
19. State Law Claims: Misappropriation; Publicity
* MML pp. 835-848, 883-914
* INS v. AP
* Midler v. Ford Motor Co.
* White v. Samsung
* Comedy III Productions v. Saderup
November 7, 2007
20. Wrapping up
Materials to be determined
Last Updated: 8/27/07