Course Schedule & Assignments
Note that specific assignments are tentative.
Class 1 ◊ January 8, 2007
Introduction to the Course & Case Studies
Text:
- none
Statute:
- none
Supplement:
- none
Assigned Group:
none
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 2 ◊ January 10, 2007
An Overview of Intellectual Property
Text:
4th Edition
- pp. 1-31 (especially Table 1-1)
- pp. 117-27
- pp. 367-76 (skip note 2 on p. 375)
- pp. 617-24
3rd Edition
- pp. 1-26 (especially Table 1-1)
- pp. 105-120
- pp. 319-27 (skip note 2 on p. 326)
- pp. 529-36
Statute:
- none
Supplement:
- none
Assigned Group:
none
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 3 ◊ January 17, 2007
Trademark 1: The Fashion Industry
In this class we'll explore how trademarks are a key component of the fashion industry. In doing so, we'll look at two important trademark concepts:
[1] Protection for Logos / Branding Images
[2] Protection for Product Design and Configuration
Text (4th ed.):
- 648-660 (Two Pesos, Wal-Mart)
- 709-716 (AMF) [you may want to read this first]
Text (3rd ed.):
- 559-571 (Two Pesos, Wal-Mart)
- 614-621 (AMF) [you may want to read this first]
Statute:
- none
Supplement:
- Kal Raustiala & Chris Sprigman, The Piracy Paradox: Innovation and Intellectual Property in Fashion Design, 92 Va. L. Rev. 1687 (2006) [Read pp. 1687-1695]
- Eric Wilson, The Decline & Fall of Helmut Lang, New York Times, May 26, 2005.
- John W. Miller, Gumshoe's Intuition: Spotting Counterfeits at Port of Antwerp, Wall St. J., Dec. 14, 2006 at A1.
- Peruse the selection at Fashion Heaven.
- Review the astonishing array of counterfeiting noted by the CounterfeitChic Blog
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Consider this current controversy:
PEI Licensing v. J. Crew [PDF - complaint, via Counterfeit Chic]
Munsingwear (trademark holder)
J Crew Penguin Critter Cardigan
Assigned Group:
none
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Slides:
pdf
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ppt
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Class 4 ◊ January 22, 2007
Trademark 2: Geographical Indicators and Certification Marks
Text (4th Ed.):
- pp. 632-34; 679-692
Text (3rd Ed.):
- pp. 544-545; 591-607
Statute:
- 15 U.S.C. § 1052
Supplement:
- USPTO, Geographical Indication Protection in the United States (2005) [pdf]
- USPTO, Protecting Geographical Indications (VIDEO) (2005) [Real Video]
- Roxanne Clemens, Why Can’t Vidalia Onions Be Grown in Iowa? Developing a Branded Agricultural Product, MATRIC Briefing Paper 02-MBP 3 (September 2002)
Assigned Group:
none
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Slides:
pdf
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ppt
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Class 5 ◊ January 24, 2007
Trademark 3: Domain Names
Text (4th Ed.):
- pp. 741-59
Text (3rd Ed.):
- pp. 647-65
Statute:
- 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)
Supplement:
- Milton Mueller, Ruling the Root: Internet Governance and the Taming of Cyberspace, 1-12 (2002)
- The Domain Name Wire, Domain Name Steals of 2006 (January 15, 2007)
- James Altucher, Stockpickr: Picking at Domain-Name Stocks, The Street.com, Jan. 10, 2007
Assigned Group:
none
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Slides:
pdf
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ppt
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Class 6 ◊ January 29, 2007
Trademark 4: Initial Interest Confusion
Text (4th ed):
- pp. 716-21
Text (3rd ed):
- pp. 621-25
- none
- none
Supplement:
- Stacey Dogan & Mark Lemley, Trademarks and Consumer Search Costs on the Internet, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 777 (2004)
- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Netscape Communications Corp., 354 F.3d 1020 (9th Cir. 2004)
Assigned Group:
1 & 2
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Slides:
pdf
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ppt
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Class 7 ◊ January 31, 2007
Trademark 5: Trademark Fair Use
Text (4th ed):
- pp. 803-815
Text (3rd ed):
- pp. 710-722
Statute:
- 17 U.S.C. § 102
Supplement:
- 1-800 Contacts, Inc. v. WhenU.Com, Inc., 414 F.3d 400 (2nd Cir. 2005)
- Stacey Dogan & Mark Lemley, Trademarks and Consumer Search Costs on the Internet, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 777 (2004) [read pp. 805-812 ONLY]
- TRO in FreeCycle v. Oey (D.Az 2006)
Assigned Group:
3
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Slides:
pdf
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ppt
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Class 8 ◊ February 5, 2007
Trademak 6: Keyword Advertising
Text:
- none
Statute:
- none
Supplement:
- Wikipedia, PageRank
- Rescuecom Corp. v. Google, N.D. NY, Sept. 28, 2006 [ pdf ]
- Appellant's Brief to 2nd Circuit, in Rescuecom Corp. v. Google [ pdf ]
- Eric Goldman, Deregulating Relevancy in Internet Trademark Law, 54 Emory L. J. 507 (2005)
Assigned Group:
4
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Slides:
pdf
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ppt
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Class 9 ◊ February 7, 2007
Trademark 7: Diution
Text (4th edition):
- pp. 721-36
Text (3rd edition):
- read Moseley v. Victoria's Secret Catalog, Inc., 123 S.Ct. 1115 (2003) [ pdf ]
Statute:
- 15 U.S.C. § 1125
- P.L. 109-312 (October 6, 2006) [ pdf ]
Supplement:
- Barton Beebe, A Defense of the New Federal Trademark Antidilution Law, 16 Fordham IP & Media L.J. 1143 [ pdf ]
Assigned Group:
5
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Slides:
pdf
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ppt
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Class 10 ◊ February 12, 2007
Copyright 1: File Sharing
Assigned Group:
6
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 11 ◊ February 14, 2007
Copyright 2: Fair Use
Assigned Group:
7
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 12 ◊ February 19, 2007
Copyright 3: DRM and the DMCA
Assigned Group:
8
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Notes:
pdf
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ppt
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Class 13 ◊ February 21, 2007
Copyright 4: Software Copyright and The Open Source Movement
Assigned Group:
1
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Notes:
pdf
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ppt
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Class 14 ◊ February 26, 2007
Copyright 5: Copyright and Interoperability (The Inkjet Cases)
Assigned Group:
2
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 15 ◊ February 28, 2007
Copyright 6: Weblinking
Assigned Group:
3
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 16 ◊ March 12, 2007
Copyright 7: Mashups
Assigned Group:
4
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Notes:
pdf
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ppt
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Class 17 ◊ March 14, 2007
Copyright 8: Copyright and Consumer Works (Embroidery, Guitar Tabs, and Fan Ficton)
Assigned Group:
5
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 18 ◊ March 19, 2007
Patent 1: The USPTO and Patent Prosecution
Assigned Group:
6
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 19 ◊ March 21, 2007
Patent 2: Obviousness and the Standard for Patentability
Assigned Group:
7
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 20 ◊ March 26, 2007
Patent 3: Claim Construction
Assigned Group:
8
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 21 ◊ March 28, 2007
Patent 4: The Doctrine of Equivalents
Assigned Group:
none
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 22 ◊ April 2, 2007
Patent 5: Patent Trolls and the Form of Relief
Assigned Group:
none
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 23 ◊ April 4, 2007
Patent 6: Pharmaceutical Drugs
Assigned Group:
none
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Notes:
pdf
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Class 24 ◊ April 9, 2007
Patent 7: Inducement & International Infringement
Assigned Group:
none
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Notes:
none
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Audio:
none
Class 25 ◊ April 11, 2007
Conclusion: The Future of Intellectual Property
Assigned Group:
none
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Notes:
none
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Audio:
none
