Intellectual Property
Theory
Syllabus Fall 2014
The textbook is Foundations
of Intellectual Property by Robert Merges and Jane
Ginsburg. Other readings are available online and may also be in
our library.Law's
Order , Chapters 10
and 11 Foundations of
Intellectual Property : Chapter I: I, 8/27: Foundations of Intellectual
Property : Chapter I: II, Against Intellectual Monopoly 9/3: Foundations of Intellectual
Property : Chapter I: III A, B D. Friedman, "The
World According to Coase " Foundations
of Intellectual Property : Chapter I: III C, DAgainst Intellectual Monopoly 9/24: Foundations of Intellectual
Property : Chapter II: IFoundations
of Intellectual Property : Chapter II: II10/1: Foundations of Intellectual
Property : Chapter II: III 10/8: Boldrin and Levine: Against Intellectual Monopoly Rudyard
Kipling's take on U.S. Copyright Piracy. 10/11-14 fall recess 10/15: Foundations of Intellectual
Property : Chapter III10/20: Drafts
of papers due 10/22: Foundations of Intellectual
Property : Chapter IV Student Papers Should
IP Law Protect the Game Industry from Copycats? When
Copyright Covers for an Aging Patent Court's
Treatment of Copyright in the Case of Video Games 10/29:Student Papers Under
Current U.S. Jurisprudence, Transgenic Clones Should Be
Entitled to Patent Protection The
Patentability of Living Organisms Ming Choy: Reconciling
Alice V. Cls Bank With Supreme Court’s § 101 Jurisprudence 11/3:
Student Papers Bill Jacobs: An
Analysis of Injunctive Relief in the Patent Space Phong Dang: Google
Books and the Fair Use Doctrine Works of
Art 11/5: Student Papers Chris McKinley: 3D
Printing and Patents Royalty
Collection for 3D-printing Based on Nodes in Information Age Nick Hoban, Thank
You Law Commission! 11/10: Student Papers Reed Risenmay, How
the Patent System Encourages Ignorant Infringement of Patents Using
Pseudonyms Online: A Legal Framework Scott Stuart: Think Before You
Ink: Copyright Implications Facing Tattooed Individuals Yiming Zhang: Impact of 3D Printing
Technology to Patent Law Qing Wen: 3D
Printing Technology—New Challenges to Patents Three-Dimensional
Challenges on Patent Law
Rayna Sparkes: Nanotechnology Alexander Shei: Nanotechnology Fair Use 11/19: Student Papers Mark Nevada: An Essay On
Character Protection and Copyright Law Ann Lucas: IP
Protection of Fashion Design of Wearable Technology Steve Chao: Blurred
Lines — How Will "Wearable Technology" Affect the Market and
Change IP Laws The Fringe
Effects of Patent Troll Regulation IP
Address Should Satisfy Pleading Standards for Infringement
Claims : A Pornographic Illustration Rebecca Sullivan: Protecting
Fashion Designs ddfr@daviddfriedman.com