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  • Intellectual Property in the Technological Age
  • Written by author Peter S. Menell, Robert P. Merges, Mark A. Lemley
  • Published by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 5/1/2006
  • Known for its broad, accessible coverage of both traditional and cutting-edge issues, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE NEW TECHNOLOGICAL AGE enters its Fourth Edition as the cornerstone of a proven teaching package. Strengthened and refined through years o
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Preface to the Second Edition xxv
Preface to the First Edition xxvii
Acknowledgments xxxi
1 Introduction 1
A. Philosophical Perspectives 2
1. The Natural Rights Perspective 3
John Locke, Two Treatises on Government 3
Problem 6
2. The Personhood Perspective 7
Margaret Jane Radin, Property and Personhood 7
3. The Utilitarian/Economic Incentive Perspective 12
Problem 20
B. Overview of Intellectual Property 21
1. Trade Secret 22
2. Patent 23
3. Copyright 23
4. Trademark/Trade Dress 27
Problem 28
2 Trade Secret Protection 31
A. Introduction 31
1. History 31
2. Overview of Trade Secret Protection 34
Uniform Trade Secrets Act, with 1985 Amendments 34
3. Theory of Trade Secrets 36
B. Subject Matter 38
1. Defining Trade Secrets 38
Metallurgical Industries, Inc. v. Fourtek, Inc. 38
Problems 48
2. Reasonable Efforts to Maintain Secrecy 49
Rockwell Graphic Systems, Inc. v. DEV Industries, Inc. 49
Problem 58
Note on Fencing Costs and Trade Secrets 58
3. Disclosure of Trade Secrets 61
C. Misappropriation of Trade Secrets 65
1. Improper Means 66
E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co. v. Rolfe Christopher 66
Problem 71
2. Confidential Relationship 71
Smith v. Dravo Corp. 71
Problems 77
3. Reverse Engineering 77
Chicago Lock Co. v. Fanberg 78
Problems 83
4. The Special Case of Departing Employees 84
a. Can Employees "Raid" Their Company? 87
b. The Right to Compete 88
Note on the "Inevitable Disclosure" of Trade Secrets 93
c. Can Employees Take Their Own Inventions? 97
Wexler v. Greenberg 97
Note on the Common Law Obligation to Assign Inventions 102
Problem 103
Note on Trailer Clauses 103
Problem 105
D. Agreements to Keep Secrets 107
Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Co. v. Reynolds, Inc. 108
E. Remedies 112
Uniform Trade Secrets Act, [sections]2-4 112
1. Injunctions 113
K-2 Ski Co. v. Head Ski Co., Inc. 113
Note on Criminal Trade Secrets Statutes 117
Note on Federal Criminal Liability for Trade Secret Misappropriation 119
3 Patent Law 123
A. Introduction 123
1. Historical Background 123
2. An Overview of the Patent Laws 131
a. Requirements for Patentability 131
b. Rights Conferred by a Patent 132
Note on the Procedures for Obtaining a Patent 134
3. Theories of Patent Law 137
B. The Elements of Patentability 138
1. Patentable Subject Matter 138
Diamond v. Chakrabarty 138
Parke-Davis & Co. v. H. K. Mulford Co. 147
Problem 151
Note on Patenting "Abstract Ideas" 151
Note on Patenting Business Methods and "Printed Matter" 153
Problems 155
2. Utility 157
Brenner v. Manson 157
Note on Different Types of Utility 163
Problems 166
3. Novelty and Statutory Bars 168
35 U.S.C. [section]102. Conditions for Patentability; Novelty and Loss of Right to Patent 168
a. The Nature of Novelty 169
Rosaire v. National Lead Co. 169
Note on the Inherency Doctrine 173
Problem 174
b. Statutory Bars: Publications 174
In re Hall 175
Problem 177
c. Statutory Bars: Public Use 178
Egbert v. Lippmann 178
Problem 184
d. The Experimental Use Exception 185
City of Elizabeth v. Pavement Co. 185
e. Priority Rules and the First to Invent 189
35 U.S.C. [section]102(g). Novelty and Loss of Right 189
Griffith v. Kanamaru 190
Note on the GATT Amendments 194
4. Nonobviousness 195
Graham v. John Deere Co. 195
a. Combining References 209
In re Vaeck 209
Problem 215
b. "Secondary" Considerations 215
5. Describing and Enabling the Invention 217
The Incandescent Lamp Patent 219
Note on the Written Description Requirement 225
The Gentry Gallery v. The Berkline Corp. 227
Note on "Analog" Claims in Chemical and Biotechnology Patents: An Exploration of Patent Breadth 233
Problem 238
C. Infringement 239
1. Claim Interpretation 239
a. Interpretive Sources 240
i. Claim Language 240
ii. Patent Specification 241
iii. Prosecution History 242
iv. Extrinsic Evidence 242
b. Canons of Construction 244
i. Claim-Specification Relationship 244
ii. Patentee as Lexicographer 245
iii. Claim Differentiation 245
iv. Presumptive Breadth 246
c. Interpretive Procedures 246
Note on the Proper Role of Judge and Jury in Patent Cases 246
2. Literal Infringement 250
Larami Corp. v. Amron 250
3. The Doctrine of Equivalents 256
Graver Tank & Mfg. v. Linde Air Products 256
Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton Davis Chem. Co., Inc. 262
Note: What Is an Element? 274
Problem 278
Note on the Problem of Later-Developed Technologies 279
Problem 282
4. The "Reverse" Doctrine of Equivalents 284
5. Equivalents for Means-Plus-Function Claims 287
6. Contributory Infringement 290
C. R. Bard, Inc. v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems Inc. 290
Note on Inducement 293
Problem 295
D. Defenses 295
1. The "Experimental Use" Defense 295
2. Inequitable Conduct 297
Kingsdown Medical Consultants, Ltd. v. Hollister Inc. 297
3. Patent Misuse 303
Motion Picture Patents Company v. Universal Film Manufacturing Company et al. 303
35 U.S.C. [section]271(d). Infringement of Patent 308
Note on the Scope of the Patent Misuse Doctrine 310
E. International Patent Law 315
1. Procedural Rules 315
2. Substantive Harmonization and GATT-TRIPs 319
F. Remedies 321
1. Injunctions 325
H. H. Robertson Co. v. United Steel Deck 325
2. Damages: Reasonable Royalty and Lost Profits 327
Note on the Frontiers of Lost Profits Damages 330
G. Design and Plant Patents 333
1. Design Patents 333
a. Introduction 333
b. Requirements for Patentability 334
i. Novelty 334
ii. Nonobviousness 335
iii. Ornamentality 336
iv. Functionality 337
c. Claim Requirements and Procedure 337
d. Infringement 338
2. Plant Patents 339
a. The Plant Patent Act 340
b. The Plant Variety Protection Act 341
4 Copyright Law 345
A. Introduction 345
1. Brief History of Copyright Protection 345
2. An Overview of the Copyright Regime 348
3. Philosophical Perspectives on Copyright Protection 350
B. Requirements 353
17 U.S.C. [section]102. Subject Matter of Copyright 353
1. Original Works of Authorship 354
H. R. Rep. No. 94-1476 (1976) 354
Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service 356
Problem 363
2. Fixation in a Tangible Medium of Expression 364
H.R. Rep. No. 94-1476 (1976) 364
Problem 368
3. Formalities 368
a. Notice 368
b. Publication 369
Problem 371
c. Registration 372
d. Deposit 373
Note on the Restoration of Foreign Copyrighted Works 373
C. Copyrightable Subject Matter 374
1. Limitations on Copyrightability: Distinguishing Function and Expression 374
a. The Idea-Expression Dichotomy 374
17 U.S.C. [section]102(b). Subject Matter of Copyright: In General 375
Baker v. Selden 375
Problem 380
Morrissey v. Procter & Gamble 382
Problems 385
b. The Useful Article Doctrine 386
17 U.S.C. [section]101. Pictorial, Graphic, and Sculptural Works 386
H.R. Rep. No. 94-1476, 94th Cong., 2d Sess., 47, 54-55 (1976) 386
Brandir International, Inc. v. Cascade Pacific Lumber Co. 388
Problems 397
c. Government Works 397
Problem 399
2. The Domain and Scope of Copyright Protection 399
17 U.S.C. [section]102. Subject Matter of Copyright: In General 399
H.R. Rep. No. 94-1476, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. (1976) 399
a. Literary Works 400
b. Pictorial, Graphic, and Sculptural Works 401
Problem 401
c. Architectural Works 402
d. Dramatic, Pantomime, and Choreographic Works 404
Problem 405
e. Musical Works and Sound Recordings 405
f. Motion Pictures and Other Audiovisual Works 406
g. Derivative Works and Compilations 407
Roth Greeting Cards v. United Card Co. 409
Problems 412
Note on the Rights of Authors and Publishers in Electronic Compilations 412
D. Ownership and Duration 413
1. Initial Ownership of Copyrights 414
a. Works for Hire 414
Community for Creative Non-Violence et al. v. Reid 414
b. Joint Works 423
c. Collective Works 423
Problems 424
2. Duration and Renewal 425
Problems 428
3. Division, Transfer, and Termination of Transfers

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