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Preface to the Second Edition |
xxv |
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Preface to the First Edition |
xxvii |
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Acknowledgments |
xxxi |
1 |
Introduction |
1 |
A. |
Philosophical Perspectives |
2 |
1. |
The Natural Rights Perspective |
3 |
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John Locke, Two Treatises on Government |
3 |
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Problem |
6 |
2. |
The Personhood Perspective |
7 |
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Margaret Jane Radin, Property and Personhood |
7 |
3. |
The Utilitarian/Economic Incentive Perspective |
12 |
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Problem |
20 |
B. |
Overview of Intellectual Property |
21 |
1. |
Trade Secret |
22 |
2. |
Patent |
23 |
3. |
Copyright |
23 |
4. |
Trademark/Trade Dress |
27 |
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Problem |
28 |
2 |
Trade Secret Protection |
31 |
A. |
Introduction |
31 |
1. |
History |
31 |
2. |
Overview of Trade Secret Protection |
34 |
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Uniform Trade Secrets Act, with 1985 Amendments |
34 |
3. |
Theory of Trade Secrets |
36 |
B. |
Subject Matter |
38 |
1. |
Defining Trade Secrets |
38 |
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Metallurgical Industries, Inc. v. Fourtek, Inc. |
38 |
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Problems |
48 |
2. |
Reasonable Efforts to Maintain Secrecy |
49 |
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Rockwell Graphic Systems, Inc. v. DEV Industries, Inc. |
49 |
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Problem |
58 |
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Note on Fencing Costs and Trade Secrets |
58 |
3. |
Disclosure of Trade Secrets |
61 |
C. |
Misappropriation of Trade Secrets |
65 |
1. |
Improper Means |
66 |
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E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co. v. Rolfe Christopher |
66 |
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Problem |
71 |
2. |
Confidential Relationship |
71 |
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Smith v. Dravo Corp. |
71 |
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Problems |
77 |
3. |
Reverse Engineering |
77 |
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Chicago Lock Co. v. Fanberg |
78 |
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Problems |
83 |
4. |
The Special Case of Departing Employees |
84 |
a. |
Can Employees "Raid" Their Company? |
87 |
b. |
The Right to Compete |
88 |
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Note on the "Inevitable Disclosure" of Trade Secrets |
93 |
c. |
Can Employees Take Their Own Inventions? |
97 |
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Wexler v. Greenberg |
97 |
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Note on the Common Law Obligation to Assign Inventions |
102 |
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Problem |
103 |
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Note on Trailer Clauses |
103 |
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Problem |
105 |
D. |
Agreements to Keep Secrets |
107 |
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Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Co. v. Reynolds, Inc. |
108 |
E. |
Remedies |
112 |
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Uniform Trade Secrets Act, [sections]2-4 |
112 |
1. |
Injunctions |
113 |
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K-2 Ski Co. v. Head Ski Co., Inc. |
113 |
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Note on Criminal Trade Secrets Statutes |
117 |
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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 |
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Diamond v. Chakrabarty |
138 |
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Parke-Davis & Co. v. H. K. Mulford Co. |
147 |
|
Problem |
151 |
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Note on Patenting "Abstract Ideas" |
151 |
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Note on Patenting Business Methods and "Printed Matter" |
153 |
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Problems |
155 |
2. |
Utility |
157 |
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Brenner v. Manson |
157 |
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Note on Different Types of Utility |
163 |
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Problems |
166 |
3. |
Novelty and Statutory Bars |
168 |
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35 U.S.C. [section]102. Conditions for Patentability; Novelty and Loss of Right to Patent |
168 |
a. |
The Nature of Novelty |
169 |
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Rosaire v. National Lead Co. |
169 |
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Note on the Inherency Doctrine |
173 |
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Problem |
174 |
b. |
Statutory Bars: Publications |
174 |
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In re Hall |
175 |
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Problem |
177 |
c. |
Statutory Bars: Public Use |
178 |
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Egbert v. Lippmann |
178 |
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Problem |
184 |
d. |
The Experimental Use Exception |
185 |
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City of Elizabeth v. Pavement Co. |
185 |
e. |
Priority Rules and the First to Invent |
189 |
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35 U.S.C. [section]102(g). Novelty and Loss of Right |
189 |
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Griffith v. Kanamaru |
190 |
|
Note on the GATT Amendments |
194 |
4. |
Nonobviousness |
195 |
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Graham v. John Deere Co. |
195 |
a. |
Combining References |
209 |
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In re Vaeck |
209 |
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Problem |
215 |
b. |
"Secondary" Considerations |
215 |
5. |
Describing and Enabling the Invention |
217 |
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The Incandescent Lamp Patent |
219 |
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Note on the Written Description Requirement |
225 |
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The Gentry Gallery v. The Berkline Corp. |
227 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton Davis Chem. Co., Inc. |
262 |
|
Note: What Is an Element? |
274 |
|
Problem |
278 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Kingsdown Medical Consultants, Ltd. v. Hollister Inc. |
297 |
3. |
Patent Misuse |
303 |
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Motion Picture Patents Company v. Universal Film Manufacturing Company et al. |
303 |
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35 U.S.C. [section]271(d). Infringement of Patent |
308 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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