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1Subject Overview;
Introduction to American Law and Intellectual Property
2Introduction to American Law and Intellectual Property (continued)Field, Thomas G., Jr. "Intellectual Property: Some Practical and Legal Fundamentals." 35 Idea--The Journal of Law and Technology 79 (1994).
3Patents: The Statutory Framework;
Patentable Subject Matter;
Statutory Bars;
Rights of the Patent Holder;
Infringement		Title 35 of the U.S. Code (the Patent Act of 1952), sections 100, 101, 102, 103(a), 112, 154, and 271(a). (PDF)
4Non-ObviousnessGraham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas City, 383 U.S. 1 (1966). (PDF)
5NoveltyStructural Rubber Products v. Park Rubber, 749 F.2d 707 (Fed. Cir. 1984).
(PDF - 1.8 MB)
6Patent Protection for Software, Algorithms, and Business MethodsGottschalk v. Benson, 409 U.S. 63 (1972). (PDF) State Street Bank and Trust v. Signature Financial Group, 149 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1998). (PDF - 2.2 MB)
7The Patent Application;
Scope of Claims;
Sample Issued Patent		37 Code of Federal Regulations §§ 1.71-1.77 (Patent Specification). (PDF) O'Reilly v. Morse, 56 U.S. (15 How.) 62 (1853). (PDF) Kretchman, Len C., and David Geske. "Sealed Crustless Sandwich." U.S. Patent No. 6,004,596 (21 December 1999). (PDF)
8Copyrights: The Statutory Framework;
Copyrightable Subject Matter;
Comparison with Patents;
Fair Use		Title 17 of the U.S. Code (Copyright Act of 1976), sections 102, 103, 106, 106A, and 113(d)(1), then sections 107, and 506. (PDF) Baker v. Selden, 101 U.S. 99 (1897). (PDF)
9Merger and Scènes-à-faire;
Substantial Similarity		Morrissey v. Proctor and Gamble, 379 F.2d 675 (1st Cir. 1967). (PDF) Selle v. Gibb, 741 F.2d 896 (7th Cir. 1984). (PDF - 2.2 MB)
10Copyright in the Context of New Information Technologies17 U.S.C. section 1201, created by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(2) through 1201(c), and (f) through (g)(3). (PDF)
11Trademarks and Service Marks;
Conflicts with Domain Names		King-Seeley Thermos v. Aladdin Industries, 321 F.2d 577 (2d Cir. 1963). (PDF) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Doughney, 263 F.3d 359 (4th Cir. 2001).
(PDF - 1.8 MB)
12Trade Secrets;
License Agreements		Wexler v. Greenberg, 399 Pa. 569, 160 A.2d 430 (1960) Spinello, Richard. "Whose Program is this?" In Case Studies in Information and Computer Ethics. Upper Saddle River, Conn.: Prentice Hall, 1997, pp. 132-135.


Additional Cases (Assigned as Student Presentations)


Diamond v. Diehr, 450 U.S. 175 (1981).

In re Grams, 888 F.2d 835 (Fed. Cir. 1989).

Arrythmia v. Corazonics, 958 F.2d 1053 (Fed. Cir. 1992).

In re Alappat, 33 F.3d 1526 (Fed.Cir. 1994).

Amazon.com, Inc. v. Barnsandnoble.com, Inc., 239 F.3d 1343 (Fed.Cir. 2001).

Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service, 499 U.S. 340 1991.

Lotus Development v. Borland International, 516 U.S. 233 (1996), affirming, per curiam (4-4), Lotus v. Borland, 49 F.3d 807 (1st Cir. 1995).

Princeton University Press v. Michigan Document Services, 99 F.3d 1381 (6th Cir. 1996).

Universal City Studios v. Reimerdes. 111 F.Supp.2d 294 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 17, 2000).

A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 239 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2001).

 


 



 








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