Professor Lisa P. Ramsey

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Class Meeting Time: Mon. & Wed. 2:30–4:20 p.m.   Classroom: Warren Hall 131

Office Hours: Mon. & Wed. 9:30–11:30 a.m. & 4:20–4:50 p.m., or by appointment   Office: Warren Hall 211C 

Required Materials: (1) Robert P. Merges, Peter S. Menell, & Mark A. Lemley, Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age (Revised 4th ed. 2007) ("CB"); (2) 2008 Case and Statutory Supplement for Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age ("Supp.")

Reading Assignments
   

I. Introduction 

8/25: CB 1-31

 

II. Trade Secret Protection

8/27: CB 33-62

9/1: Labor Day Holiday - no class

9/3: CB 62-89

9/8: CB 80-115

 

III. Patent Law

9/10: CB 117-44

9/15: CB 144-85; 35 U.S.C. §§ 101,112

9/17: CB 185-212; 35 U.S.C. § 102

9/22: CB 202-37; Supp. 3 (Insert at CB 237); 35 U.S.C. § 103

9/24: CB 237-74; 35 U.S.C. § 271(a)

9/29: CB 269-304; 35 U.S.C. § 271(a)

10/1: CB 304-42; 35 U.S.C. § 271(b)-(d)

10/6: CB 331-42, 348-64, 369-70; Supp. 3-10 (In re Seagate - replaces Knorr-Bremse CB 364-69); 35 U.S.C. § 283-85 

    

IV. Copyright Law 

10/8: CB 383-418; 17 U.S.C. § 102

* Note that definitions of words in the Copyright Act are listed in 17 U.S.C. § 101

10/13: CB 411-46; 17 U.S.C. §§ 102, 105, 103

10/15: CB 431-74; 17 U.S.C. §§ 201-02

10/20: CB 461-500; 17 U.S.C. §§ 201(c), 106, 501

10/22: CB 482-522; 17 U.S.C. §§ 109, 106A

10/27: CB 510-55; 17 U.S.C. § 107

10/29: CB 541-79

11/3: CB 580-609; Supp. 11-21 (Perfect 10)

11/5: Supp. 11-21; CB 625-32; 17 U.S.C. § 502-05

 

V. Trademark Law 

11/5: CB 633-50; 15 U.S.C. § 1127 (definitions of "trade name," "trademark," "service mark," "certification mark," "collective mark")

11/10: CB 648-86

11/12: CB 676-715

11/17: CB 715-40, 750-55; Supp. 23-32 (North American; Louis Vuitton); 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(1), 1125(a), 1125(c)

11/19: CB 737-40; 750-78; Supp. 25-32; 15 U.S.C. §§ 1125(c), 1125(d)(1)

11/24: CB 768-808; 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)

11/26: No class due to Thanksgiving weekend

12/1: CB 808-33, 838-44; 15 U.S.C. § 1115, 1116(a), 1117 

 

VI. State Intellectual Property Law

12/3: CB 901-31 (The Right of Publicity)

 

Review Session: Dec. 8 at 2:30 in the same room

Final Exam: Dec. 10