Prof. William Fisher
- A. Introduction
- B. What May be Copyrighted?
- C. Who Is the Owner?
- D. What Rights are Encompassed by Ownership?
- A. Introduction
- B. What May be Patented?
- C. What Rights are Encompassed by Ownership?
- D. Assessing and Reshaping the Patent System
- A. The Economic and Cultural Significance of Trademarks
- B. What May be Protected?
- C. Establishing Protection
- D. Losing Protection
- E. What Rights are Encompassed by Ownership?
Interlude: Intellectual Property in Industrial Designs (2 classes)
- A. Misappropriation
- B. Trade Secrets
- C. Idea Submission
- D. Right of Publicity
- E. Preemption
- Note on the History of Copyright Protection [MMLJ 345-48]
- Overview of the Copyright Regime [MMLJ 348-50]
- Notes on the Domain and Scope of Copyright Protection [MMLJ 399-413]
- Detective Comics v. Bruns Publications, 111 F.2d 432 (2d Cir. 1940) [F 1-2]
- Warner Bros. v. American Broadcasting Cos., 720 F.2d 231 (2d Cir. 1983) [F 3-14]
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp., 81 F.2d 49 (2d Cir. 1936) [F 15]
- Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographic Co., 188 U.S. 239 (1903) [F 16-18]
- Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 111 S.Ct. 1282 (1991) [MMLJ 356-61] [F 19-26]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 361-63]
The Labor-Desert Theory (Feb. 3):
- Justin Hughes, "The Philosophy of Intellectual Property," 77 Georgetown L.J. 287, 296-314 (1988) [F 38-63]
- Wendy J. Gordon, "A Property Right in Self-Expression: Equality and Individualism in the Natural Law of Intellectual Property," 102 Yale L.J. 1533, 1540-78 (1993) [F 64-80]
- Baker v. Selden, 101 U.S. 99 (1879) [MMLJ 375-79] [F 27-29]
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp., 45 F.2d 119 (2nd Cir. 1930) [ MML 442-47] [F 30-33]
- Morrissey v. Proctor & Gamble, 379 F.2d 675 (CA1 1967) [MMLJ 382-83]
- Comments and Questions 1-3 [MMLJ 384-85]
- Miller v. Universal City Studios, 650 F.2d 1365 (5th Cir. 1981) [F 34-37]
- Comments and Questions 4-5 [MMLJ 385]
- H.R.Rep. No. 94-1476 [MMLJ 364-66]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 366-68]
- Notes on Notice, Publication, Registration, and Deposit [MMLJ 368-73]
- Note on the Restoration of Foreign Copyrighted Works [MMLJ 373-74]
- Introductory Notes [MMLJ 413-14]
- 17 U.S.C. secs. 201, 202, 203, 204, 205 [F 81-87]
- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 490 U.S. 730 (1989) [MMLJ 414-21]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 421-23]
- Notes on Joint and Collective Works [MMLJ 423-24]
- Notes on Division, Transfers, and Termination of Transfers [MMLJ 428-32]
- Note on New York Times Co. v. Tasini, 533 U.S. 483 (2001) [MMLJ Online Supplement] [F 88-89]
- Note on Sound Recordings as "Works for Hire" [MMLJ Online Supplement] [F90-92]
The Ideology of Creativity (Feb. 10):
- Martha Woodmansee, "On the Author Effect: Recovering Collectivity," 10 Cardozo Arts & Entertainment L. J. 279 (1992) [F 93-101]
- Peter Jaszi, "Toward a Theory of Copyright: The Metamorphoses of `Authorship,'" 1991 Duke L.J. 455, 485-491 [F102-106]
- 17 U.S.C. sec. 106 [F 107]
- Note on Copies [MMLJ 432-34]
- Arnstein v. Porter, 154 F.2d 464 (2d Cir. 1946) [MMLJ 434-38]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 439-41]
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp., 45 F.2d 119 (2nd Cir. 1930) [ MML 442-47] [F 108-111] (review)
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 447-49]
- Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., 663 F.Supp. 796 (SDNY 1987) [MML 449-57]
- Comments and Questions [MML 457]
- Note on Limitations on the Exclusive Right to Copy [MMLJ 459-60]
- Paul Goldstein, "Derivative Works" [MMLJ 460-64]
- Midway Mfg. Co. v. Artic International, Inc., 704 F.2d 1009 (CA7 1983) [MMLJ 464-66]
- Lichfield v. Speilberg, 736 F.2d 1352 (CA9 1984) [MMLJ 466-67]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 467-70]
- Quality King Distributors v. L’Anza Research International, 118 S.Ct. 1125 (1998) ]MML 471-75] [F 112-115]
- Mirage Editions v. Albuqueque A.R.T. Co., 856 F.2d 1341 (9th Cir. 1988) [MMLJ 475-76]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 476-77]
- Note on Public Performance and Display Rights [MMLJ 478-82]
- Note on Contributory Infringement [MML 486-87]
- Notes on Digital Piracy [MML 488-89]
- Notes on International Issues in Copyright [MMLJ 543-48]
- Notes on Duration and Renewal [MMLJ 425-28]
- Eldred v. Ashcroft, 2003 U.S. LEXIS 751 (Jan. 15, 2003) [F 116-137]
- 17 U.S.C. sec. 107 [F 138]
- A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Case # 00-16401 (CA9, February 12, 2001) [F139-155]
- Castle Rock Entertainment v. Carol Publishing Group, 150 F.3d 152 (CA2 1998) [F156-167]
- SunTrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Co., 268 F.3d 1257(2001) [F154-168]
Economic Analysis: (Feb. 18)
- William Landes and Richard Posner, "An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law," 18 J. Leg. Stud. 325, 325-33, 344-53 (1989) [F169-180]
- Paul Goldberger, "In 1994, What Draws Eyes? The Megaprize," The New York Times, October 27, 1994 [F194-196]
- F.M. Scherer, "The Innovation Lottery" (2001) [F197-215]
- William Fisher, "Reconstructing the Fair Use Doctrine," 101 Harv. L. Rev. 1659, 1698-1744 (1988) [F 216-252]
- Thomas F. Cotter, "Pragmatism, Economics, and the Droit Moral," 76 N.C. L. Rev. 1, 6-27 (1997) [F 253-269]
- 17 U.S.C. sec. 106A [F270-271]
Personality Theory: (Feb. 19)
- Margaret Jane Radin, Reinterpreting Property 36-44 (1993) [F 272-276]
- Justin Hughes, "The Philosophy of Intellectual Property," 77 Georgetown L.J. 287, 330-49 (1988) [F 277-292]
- Gary Larson's Cartoons
- Note on Remedies [MMLJ 548-50]
- Comments 2-4 on Remedies [MMLJ 553-54]
- Note on Injunctive Relief [MMLJ 554-56]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 556]
- Intellectual Property Remedial Options
- William Fisher, Promises to Keep: Technology, Law and the Future of Entertainment, Introduction [F ____
- Ebay v. Bidder's Edge, 100 F. Supp. 2d 1058 (NDCal 2000)
- Universal City Studios v. Reimerdes, 111 F.Supp. 2d 294 (SDNY 2000)
- Note on the History of the Patent System [MMLJ 123-30]
- Overview of the Patent Regime [MMLJ 130-38]
- Introductory Note [MMLJ 138]
- Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 447 U.S. 303 (1980) [MMLJ 138-46]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 146-47]
- Parke-Davis & Co. v. H.K. Mulford Co., 189 F. 95 (C.C.S.D.N.Y. 1911) [MMLJ 147-48]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 148-51]
- Note on Patenting "Abstract Ideas" [MMLJ 151-53]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 153]
- Note on Business Methods [MMLJ 153-54]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 154-55]
- Notes on Plant Patents [MMLJ 339-42]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 342-44]
- Pioneer Hibred, 122 S. Ct. 593 (2001) [F 315]
- Robert Merges, "Intellectual Property in Higher Life Forms: The Patent System and Controversial Technologies," 47 Md. L. Rev. 1051 (1988) [F 316-333]
- 35 U.S.C. sec. 101 [F 334]
- Lowell v. Lewis, 15 Fed. Cas. 1018 (C.C.D.Mass. 1817) [F 335-336 ]
- Brenner v. Manson, 383 U.S. 519 (1966) [MMLJ 157-61]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 161-63]
- Note on Different Types of Utility [MMLJ 163-65]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 165-66]
- Introductory Note [MMLJ 168]
- 35 U.S.C. sec. 102 [F 337] [MMLJ 168-69]
- Rosaire v. National Lead Co., 218 F.2d 72 (CA5 1955) [MMLJ 169-171]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 171-74]
- In re Hall, 781 F.2d 897 (CAFC 1986) [MMLJ 175-76]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 176-77]
- Egbert v. Lippmann, 104 U.S. 333 (1881) [MMLJ 178-81]
- Comments and Questions 1-4 [MMLJ 181-84]
- City of Elizabeth v. Pavement Company, 97 U.S. 126 (1877) [MMLJ 185-88]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 188-89]
- Note on Priority [MMLJ 189-90]
- Griffith v. Kanamaru, 816 F.2d 624 (CAFC 1987) [MMLJ 190-92]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 192-94]
- Note on the GATT Amendments [MMLJ 194-94]
- Note on Special Devices v. OEA, Inc. 60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1537 (CAFC 2001) [MMLJ Online Supplement]
- [F 338]
- 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 [F 339]
- Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1 (1966) [MMLJ 195-207]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 208-09]
- In re Vaeck, 947 F.2d 488 (CAFC 1991) [MMLJ 209-12]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 213-14]
- Note on "Secondary Considerations" [MMLJ 215-17]
- Note on Amazon.com v. Barnesandnoble.com (CAFC 2001) [MMLJ Online Supplement] [F 340-341]
Economic Analysis Revisited: (March 4)
- Roberts v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 723 F.2d 1324 (7th Cir. 1983) (Posner, J., concurring and dissenting) [F 342- 344]
Labor-Desert Theory Revisited: (March 4)
- Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia 178-82 (1974) [F 345-347]
- Introductory Note [MMLJ 217-19]
- The Incandescent Lamp Patent, 159 U.S. 465 (1895) [MMLJ 219-24]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 224-25]
- Note on Written Description [MMLJ 225-27]
- Gentry Gallery v. Berkline Corp., 139 F.3d 1473 (1998) [MMLJ 227-31]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 231-33]
- Note on Analog Claims [MMLJ 233-36]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 236-38]
- 35 U.S.C. sec. 271 [F 348- 349]
- Note on Claim Interpretation [MMLJ 239-49]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 249-50]
- Larami Corp. v. Amron, 27 U.S.P.Q.2d 1280 (EDPa 1993) [MMLJ 250-54]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 254-55]
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co., 339 U.S. 605 (1950) [MMLJ 256-60]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 260-62]
- Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co., 520 U.S. 17 (1997) [MMLJ 262-68]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 268-78]
- Note on Later-Developed Technologies [MMLJ 279-81]
- Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyou Kabushiki Co., 234 F.3d 558 (CAFC 2000), cert. granted, 121 S. Ct. 2519 (2001) (handout) [MMLJ Supplement 3-25]
- Note on "Reverse" Equivalents [MMLJ 284-87]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 287]
- Note on Equivalents for Means-plus-Function Claims [MMLJ 287-88]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 289-90]
- C.R. Bard, Inc. v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., 911 F.2d 670 (CAFC 1990) [MMLJ 290-92]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 292-93]
- Note on Inducement [MMLJ 293-94]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 294]
- Note on Experimental Use Defense [MMLJ 295-97]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 297]
- Kingsdown Medical Consultants, Ltd. v. Hollister, Inc., 863 F.2d 867 (CAFC 1988) [MMLJ 297-302]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 302]
- Motion Picture Patents Company v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co., 243 U.S. 502 (1917) [MMLJ 303-07]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 307-14]
Note on Symbol Technologies v. Lemelson Medical (CAFC 2002) [MMLJ Online Supplmenent] [F ___]
- Note on Remedies [MMLJ 321-23]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 323-24]
- H.H. Robertson Co. v. United Steel Deck, Inc., 820 U.S. 384 (CAFC 1987) [MMLJ 325-26]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 326-27]
- Note on Reasonable Royalty and Lost Profits [MMLJ 327-33]
- Note on the AIPA [MMLJ Online Supplement]
- Intellectual Property Remedial Options [F 350]
Economic Analysis Revisited
- Robert P. Merges & Richard M. Nelson, "On the Complex Economics of Patent Scope," 90 Colum. L. Rev. 839, 868-907 (1990) [F 351-383]
- Steven Shavell and Tanguy van Ypersele, "Rewards versus Intellectual Property Rights," 44 J. of Law & Economics 525 (2001) [F 384-404]
History
- William Fisher, "The Growth of Intellectual Property: A History of the Ownership of Ideas in the United States," in Eigentum im internationalen Vergleich (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1999), 265-91 [F 405-424]
- Introductory Notes [MMLJ 893-901]
- Notes on Copyright Protection [MMLJ 911-14]
- Computer Associates International v. Altai, Inc., 982 F.2d 693 (2d Cir. 1992) [MMLJ 923-36]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 937-39]
- Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland International, 49 F.3d 807 (1st Cir. 1995) [MMLJ 941-54]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 954-57]
- Notes on "Copies" and the DMCA [MMLJ 966-75]
- Sega Enterprises v. Accolade, Inc., 977 F.2d 1510 (9th Cir. 1992) [MMLJ 989-1003]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 1003-1007]
- Note on Sony v. Connectix (CA9 2000) [MMLJ Online Supplement] [F 425-426]
- State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, 1998 U.S. App. Lexis 16869 (July 23, 1998) [MMLJ 1033-38] [F 427- 432]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 1038-40]
- Peter Menell, "Tailoring Legal Protection for Computer Software," 39 Stan. L. Rev. 1329 (1987) [MMLJ 1088-91]
- Pamela Samuelson, Randall Davis, Mitchell D. Kapor, & J.H. Reichman, "A Manifesto Concerning the Legal Protection of Computer Programs," 94 Colum. L. Rev. 2308, 2315- 65 (1994) [MMLJ 1091-94]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 1094-97]
- Peter Menell, "The Challenges of Reforming Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Software," 94 Colum. L. Rev. 2644- 2651-54 (1994) [MMLJ 1097-99]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 1099-1100]
- Notes on Trademark History and Theory [MMLJ 557-63]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 563-65]
- Cohen, "Transcendental Nonsense and the Functional Approach," 35 Colum. L. Rev. 809, 814-17 (1935) [F 433- 434]
- William Landes & Richard Posner, "Trademark Law: An Economic Perspective," 30 Journal of Law and Economics 265 (1987) [F 435-445]
- "Poll Says Cross is Unfamiliar Symbol," Boston Globe, Aug. 26, 1995 [F 446]
- Note on Licensing Logos [MMLJ 675-76]
- Peter Passell, "Ferari's Road to Success is its Name," New York Times, July 5, 1997 [F 447- 449]
- Grace Bradberry, "Branded for Life," The Times (London), Nov. 20, 1997 [F 450-451]
- "Go On, It's Good for You," The Economist, Aug. 8, 1998 [F 452-454 ]
- Note on Franchising [MMLJ 677-78]
- Notes on Metatags [F 455]
- Note on Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names [MMLJ 565-67]
- Note on Certification and Collective Marks [MMLJ 575-77]
- Note on Principal and Supplemental Registers [MMLJ 640-41]
- Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co., 115 S. Ct. 1300 (1995) [MMLJ 568-74]
- Note on Sounds as Trademarks [F 456]
- 15 U.S.C. sec. 1052 [F 457-459] [MMLJ 641-42]
- Harjo v. Pro-Football Inc., 50 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1705 (1999) [MMLJ 642-48]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 648]
- Jendi Reiter, "Trademark Law as Censor," National Law Journal, October 4, 1999 [F 460- 461]
- "Rights to Wrongs," New York Times Magazine, July 6, 1997 [F 462]
- In re Nantucket, Inc., 677 F.2d 95 (C.C.P.A. 1982) [MMLJ 649-52]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 653-54]
- In re Garan, Inc., 3 U.S.P.Q.2d 1537 (TTAB 1987) [MMLJ 654-55]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 655-57]
- Note on Registrability of ".com" Labels, 13 World Intellectual Property Report 399 (1999)
- [Optional reference: www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/notices/guide299.htm]
- Note on Trade Dress and Product Configuration [MMLJ 577]
- 15 U.S.C. sec. 1125 [F 463-469]
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame v. Gentile Productions, 134 F.3d 749 (CA6 1998) [F 470-478]
- Note on Priority [MMLJ 608]
- Zazu Designs v. L'Oreal, S.A., 979 F.2d 499 (CA7 1992) [MMLJ 608-15]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 615-19]
- Brookfield Communcations v. West Coast Entertainment Corp., 174 F.3d 1036 (CA9 1999) [MMLJ 619-27]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 627-28]
- Note on Geographic Limitations on Trademark Use [MMLJ 628-30]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 630-31]
- Note on Priority and Trademark Theory [MMLJ 631-35]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 635-36]
- David Welkowitz, "The Geographic Scope of Trademark Protection" (CALI exercise -- aprx.1 hr.)
- Note on Classification of Marks [MMLJ 578-79]
- Zatarain's, Inc. v. Oak Grove Smokehouse, Inc., 698 F.2d 786 (CA5 1983) [MMLJ 579-89]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 589-92]
- Note on Secondary Meaning in the Making [MMLJ 636-38]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 638-39]
- Wal-Mart Stores v. Samara Brothers, 2000 U.S. Lexis 2197 (March 22, 2000) [F 479-483] [MMLJ Supplement 27-32]
- Note on Opposition [MMLJ 657-58]
- Note on Cancellation [MMLJ 658]
- Note on Concurrent Registration [MMLJ 659-60]
- Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly, Inc., 460 U.S. 189 (1985) [MMLJ 660-67]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 667-68]
- Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. v. Sed Non Olet Denarius, Ltd., 817 F.Supp. 1103 (S.D.N.Y. 1993) [MMLJ 753-59]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 759-61]
- Dawn Donut Co. v. Hart's Food Stores, 267 F.2d 358 (2d Cir. 1959) [MMLJ 761-66]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 766]
- Note on Assignments in Gross [MMLJ 766-68]
- The Murphy Door Bed Co., Inc. v. Interior Sleep Systems, Inc., 874 F.2d 95 (CA2 1989) [MMLJ 726-29]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 729-34]
- Note on Genericide [MMLJ 734-37]
- AMF Incorporated v. Sleekcraft Boats, 599 F.2d 341 (CA9 1979) [MMLJ 680-86]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 686-89]
- Note on Other Types of Confusion [MMLJ 689-91]
- Note on Dilution [MMLJ 692-93]
- 15 U.S.C. sec.1125(c) [F 484-490] [MMLJ 693-94]
- H.R.Rep. 104-374 (1995) [MMLJ 695-96]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 696-97]
- Nabisco v. PF Brands, 191 F.3d 208 (CA2 1999) [MMLJ 697-709]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 709-13]
Mattel v. MCA Records (CA 9 2002) [F ___]
- Note on Contributory Infringement [MMLJ 713-14]
- 15 U.S.C. sec.1125(a) [F 492-498] [MMLJ 714]
- Johnson & Johnson v. Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co. v. Smithkline Beecham Corp., 960 F.2d 294 (CA2 1992) [MMLJ 715-22]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 722-25]
- The New Kids on the Block v. News America Publishing, Inc., 971 F.2d 302 (CA9 1992) [MMLJ 768-71]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 771-72]
- Note on Westchester Media v. PRL USA Holdings, Inc., 214 F.3d 658 (CA5 2000) [MMLJ Online Supplement] [F 499]
- L.L. Bean, Inc. v. Drake Publishers, Inc., 811 F.2d 26 (CA1 1987) [MMLJ 772-76]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 776-78]
- Note on Injunctions [MMLJ 780]
- Note on Damages [MMLJ 781]
- Note on the Trademark Counterfeiting Act [MMLJ 793]
- Intellectual Property Remedial Options [F 500]
- Notes on Design Patents [MMLJ 333-39]
- Avia Group International v. L.A. Gear California, 853 F.2d 1557 (Fed. Cir. 1988) [F 501-505]
- Mazer v. Stein, 347 U.S. 881 (1954) [F 506-515 ]
- Carol Barnhart Inc. v. Economy Cover Corp., 773 F.2d 411 (2d Cir. 1985) [F 516-530]
- Note on Product Configuration [MMLJ 577] (review)
- Ferrari S.P.A. Esercizio v. Roberts, 944 F.2d 1235 (6th Cir. 1991) [F 531-538]
- Comments and Questions on the Functionality Defense [MMLJ 744-49]
- Note on Traffix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc., 121 S.Ct. 1255 (2001) [MMLJ Online Supplement][F ___-___]
- Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc. v. Duracraft Corp., 58 F.3d 1498 (CA10 1995) [MMLJ 750-51]
- Thomas & Betts Corp. v. Panduit Corp., 65 F.3d 654 (CA7 1995) [MMLJ 751-52]
Another Perspective from History:
- Keith Aoki, "Contradiction and Context in American Copyright Law," 9 Cardozo Arts & Entertaiment Law Journal 303, 357-83 (1991) [F 539-547]
- International News Service v. Associated Press, 248 U.S. 215 (1915) [MMLJ 796-806]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 807-10]
- Douglas Baird, "Common Law Intellectual Property and the Legacy of International News Service v. Associated Press," 50 U. Chi. L. Rev. 411 (1983) [F 548-554]
- National Basketball Association v. Motorola, Inc., 1997 U.S. App. Lexis 1527 (1997) [F 555-565]
- Notes on History and Scope of Trade-Secret Protection [MMLJ 31-36]
- Uniform Trade Secrets Act [MMLJ 34-35, 112]
- Notes on Theory of Trade Secrets [MMLJ 36-38]
- Metallurgical Industries, Inc. v. Fourtek, Inc., 790 F.2d 1195 (CA5 1986) [MMLJ 38-43]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 43-48]
- Rockwell Graphics Systems, Inc. v. DEV Industries, Inc. 925 F.2d 174 (CA7 1991) [MMLJ 49-54]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 54-58]
- Note on Fencing Costs [MMLJ 58-61]
- E.I. Dupont deNemours & Co. v. Christopher, 431 F.2d 1012 (5th Cir. 1970) [MMLJ 66-69]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 69-71]
- Intellectual Property Remedial Options
Personality Theory Revisited (April 22):
- Lynn Sharp Paine, "Trade Secrets and the Justification of Intellectual Property," 20 Philosophy & Public Affairs 247 (1991) [F566-572]
- Downey v. General Foods Corp., 286 N.E.2d 257 (NY 1972) [MMLJ 814-17]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 817-19]
- Desny v. Wilder, 46 Cal. 2d 715 (1956) [MMLJ 819-23]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 823-24]
- Note on the Hollywood Script Registry [MMLJ 827-30]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 830]
- Midler v. Ford Motor Co., 849 F. 2d 460 (CA9 1988) [MMLJ 831-34]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 834-35]
- White v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 989 F.2d 1512 (CA9 1993) [MMLJ 835-44]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 844-46]
- Cardtoons, L.C. v. Major League Baseball Association, 95 F.3d 959 (CA10 1996) [F 573-584]
- Note on Hoffman v. Capital Cities (CA9 2001) [MMLJ Online Supplement] [F 585]
Social-Planning Theory Revisited (April 28):
- Michael Madow, "Private Ownership of Public Image: Popular Culture and Publicity Rights," 81 Calif. L. Rev. 127, 127-47 (1993) [F 586-596]
- Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc., 489 U.S. 141 (1989) [F 597-605]
- Comments and Questions [MMLJ 863-65]
- Note on Electing Trade Secrets or Patents [MMLJ 865-67]
- National Basketball Association v. Motorola, Inc., 1997 U.S. App. Lexis 1527 (1997) (review) [F 606-616]
- Notes on Trademark Preemption [MMLJ 889-91]
William Fisher
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