Chapter 1:    Introduction

A. Intellectual Property Law's Basic Policies

B. Overview of Intellectual Property Rights

C. An Example of IP Protection: Misappropriation

International News Service v. Associated Press

National Basketball Ass'n v. Motorola, Inc.

Chapter 2:    Trade Secret Law

            Part 1: Defining A Trade Secret

                        A. When Is A Secret A Secret?

                                    Amoco Production Co. v. Laird

                                    CDI Energy Services, Inc. v. West River Pumps, Inc.

P. Samuelson & S. Scotchmer, The Law And Economics of Reverse Engineering, 11 Yale L.J. 1575 (2002)

B. Reasonable Efforts To Maintain Secrecy

            Rockwell Graphic Systems, Inc. v. DEV Industries, Inc.

Part 2: Misappropriation & Remedies

A. Defining "Misappropriation"

E.I. duPont deNemours & Co. v. Christopher

Omega Optical, Inc. v. Croma Technology Corp.

B. Basic Remedies for Misappropriation

R. Lambrecht, Trade Secrets & the Internet: What Remedies Exist For Disclosure in the Inform'n Age,18 Rev. Litig. 317 (1999)

1. Injunctive Relief

            Stampede Tool Warehouse Inc. v. May

2. Damages

S. Young & M. Palladino, Monetary Damages And Trade Secret Cases, Trial, March 1989.

                        Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l v. Holden Found. Seeds, Inc.

Part 3: Special Remedies Challenges

A. Trade Secrets and Internet Disclosure

R. Lambrecht, Trade Secrets & the Internet: What Remedies Exist For Disclosure in the Inform'n Age, 18 Rev. Litig. 317 (1999)

DVD Copy Control Ass'n v. Bunner

The Criminalization of Trade Secret Misappropriation

B. The Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine

M. Garrison & J. Wendt, The Evolving Law Of Employee Noncompete Agreements: Recent Trends and an Alternative Policy Approach,45 Am. Bus. L.J. 107 (2008)

PepsiCo, Inc. v. Redmond

Bayer Corp. v. Roche Molecular Systems

Part 4: Alternatives & Complements

A. Noncompetition Agreements

R. Gilison, The Legal Infrastructure of High-Technology Industrial Districts: Silicon Valley, Route 128, and Covenants Not To Compete, 74 NYU L. Rev. 575 (1999)

W. Landis & R. Posner, The Economic Structure Of Intellectual Property Law (2003)

Google, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.

Walter Karl, Inc. v. Wood

BDO Seidman v. Hirshberg

B. Patent Law: A Complement To Trade Secret Law?

W. Landis & R. Posner, The Economic Structure Of Intellectual Property Law (2003)

Chapter 3: Patent Law

            Part 1: The Patent System, and Claim Construction

                        A. Theoretical Underpinnings

                        B. Obtaining a U.S. Patent

                        C. Reading a U.S. Patent Document*

                        D. Claim Construction

                                    1. Assigning the Construction Task

                                    2. Claim Construction Methods

                                                Nystrom v. TREX Co. (Nystrom I)

                        * U.S. Patent No. 5,474,831 to Ron Nystrom

            Part 2: Claim Construction Methods, And Definiteness

                        A. Claim Construction Methods, continued

                                    Phillips v. AWH Corp.

                                    Nystrom v. TREX Co. (Nystrom II)

                        B. Claim Definiteness

                                    Exxon Research & Eng'g Co. v. United Sates

            Part 3: An Adequate Written Disclosure

                        A. The Enablement Requirement

                                    In re Wands

                                    Sitrick v. Dreamworks, LLC

                        B. The Written Description Requirement

                        C. The Best Mode Requirement

            Part 4: Patentable Subject Matter and Utility

                        A. Patentable Subject Matter

                                    Diamond v. Diehr

                                    In re Ferguson

                        B. Utility

                                    Brenner v. Manson

                                    Juicy Whip, Inc. v. Orange Bang, Inc.

            Part 5: Novelty And Statutory Bars

                        A. An Introduction to § 102

                        B. Anticipation's Identity & Enablement Requirements

                                    Titanium Metals Corp. v. Banner

                        C. What is a "Printed Publication"?

                                    In re Klopfenstein

                        D. Statutory Bars and Experimental Use

                                    Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc.

                                    General Motors Corp. v. General Elec. Co.

            Part 6: The Nonobviousness Requirement

                        A. An Introduction to § 103

                        B. Contemporary Nonobviousness Analysis

                                    KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.

                                    Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

                        C. What Prior Art is Pertinent Under § 103?

                                    In re Clay

            Part 7: Infringement

                        A. Ownership & Standing

                        B. An Infringement Typology

                        C. Literal Infringement

                        D. The Doctrine of Equivalents

                                    1. The Basics

                                    2. Contemporary Equivalents Analysis

a. Prosecution History Estoppel

Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co.

b. The Disclosure-Dedication Rule

Johnson & Johnston Associates Inc. v. R.E. Service Co.

c. The All Limitations Rule

Freedman Seating Co. v. American Seating Co.

            Part 8: Remedies

                        A. Damages

                                    1. Marking and the Statute of Limitations

                                    2. Adequate Compensation

                                                Grain Processing Corp. v. American Maize-Products Co.

                                    3. Treble Damages and Attorney Fees

                                                In re Seagate Technology, LLC

                        B. Injunctions

                                    eBay v. MercExchange, LLC

Chapter 4: Copyright Law

Part 1: Theory And Copyrightable Subject Matter

            A. Theoretical Underpinnings

            B. Copyrightable Subject Matter

                        1. Fixation

                        2. Originality

                                    Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.

                                    Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.

Part 2: The Boundaries Of Copyrightable Subject Matter

            A. The Idea-Expression Dichotomy

                        Baker v. Selden

            B. Useful Articles

                        Brandir International, Inc. Cascade Pacific Lumber Co.

            C. Computer Software

                        Apple Computer, Inc. Franklin Computer Corp.

                        Merger, Menu Commands, and the Cost of Error for Useful Works

Part 3: Obtaining, Owning, and Maintaining a Copyright

            A. Who is an Author?

                        1. Authors and Joint Authors

                                    Thomson v. Larson

                                    2. Work Made for Hire

                                                Community for Creative Nonviolence v. Reid

                        B. Formalities

                                    1. Registration & Deposit

                                    2. Notice

                                    3. Recording Transfers of Copyright Ownership

            C. Duration

                        Eldred v. Ashcroft

            D. Renewals and Termination of Transfers

Part 4: The Rights of a Copyright Owner

                        A. Establishing a Prima Facie Case of Infringement

                                    1. Copying-in-fact

                                    Three Boys Music Corp. v. Bolton

                        2. Improper Appropriation and the "Substantially Similar" Copy

                                    Export Ventures, Inc. v. Einstein Moomjy, Inc.

            B. The § 106 Rights

                        1. The Reproduction Right

                        2. The Right to Prepare Derivative Works

                        3. The Right to Distribute Copies

                        4. Public Performance and Public Display

                                    Columbia Pictures Industries v. Redd Horne

Part 5:  Fair Use – The "Breathing Space Within the Confines of Copyright"

            Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.

            Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises

Part 6:  Fair Use – The Challenge of Accommodating New Technologies

            Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.

            Fair Use and Market Failure

            American Geophysical Union v. Texaco, Inc.

            Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon, Inc.

            Fair Use of Computer Software: Reverse Engineering

Part 7:  Secondary Liability for Copyright Infringement

            A.  Contributory and Vicarious Infringement

                        Fonovisa, Inc. v. Cherry Auction, Inc.

            B.  Seoncdary Liability for Device Manufacturers

                        Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.

                        MGM Studios Inc. v. Grokster Ltd.

Part 8:  Remedies

            A.  Damages

                        1. Actual Damages

                        Polar Bear Productions, Inc. v. Timex

                        2. Statutory Damages

                        Zomba Enterprises, Inc. v. Panorama Records, Inc.

            B.  Attorney Fees

                        Zomba Enterprises, Inc. v. Panorama Records, Inc.

            C.  Injunctions

                        1. Preliminary Injunctions

                        2. Permanent Injunctive relief

            D. Criminal Infringement

            E. Notice and Take-Down

                        Lenz v. Universal Music Corp.

Chapter 5: Trademark Law

Part 1:  Trademark Protection

            A. Theoretical Underpinnings

            B. What Can Be a Trademark?

                        Zatarain’s, Inc. v. Oak Grove Smokehouse, Inc.

            C. Introduction to "Likelihood of Confusion"

                        Top Tobacco, L.P. v. North Atlantic Operating Company, Inc.

            D. Federal Registration

                        1. Registrable and Unregistrable Marks

                        2. The Registration Process

                        3. Notice, Renewal, Duration of Registered Mark

                        4. Incontestability

                        5. Certification Marks and Collective Marks

Part 2:  “Device” Marks and Trade Dress Protection

            A. Color as a Trademark

                        Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Prods. Co.

            B. Trade Dress Protection

                        Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc.

                        Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.

            C. Functionality

                        Traffix Devices, Inc. v. Martketing Displays, Inc.

Part 3:  The Rights of a Trademark Owner: Infringement & Counterfeiting

            A.  Registered mark infringement 

                       Kellogg Co. v. Toucan Golf, Inc.

                       Experience Hendrix, LLC v. Electric Hendrix, LLC

            B. Claims Under Section 43(a)

                       King of the Mountain Sports, Inc. v. Chrysler Corp.

            C. Trademark Counterfeiting

Part 4:  Trademark Dilution

            Nike, Inc. v. Nikepal International, Inc.

            Board of Regents, University of Texas v. KST Elec.

            Part 5:  Comparative Advertising, Fair Use and Other Defenses

            A.  Advertising and Comparative Advertising

                       Smith v. Chanel, Inc.

            B.  Descriptive Fair Use

                       KP Permanent make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impressions I, Inc.

            C. Nominative / Noncommercial Fair Use

                       Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc.

            D. Fair Use and Parody

                       Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. v. Haute Diggity Dog, LLC

            Part 6:  Trademark and Unique Internet Issues

            A.  Initial Interest Confusion and the Internet

                       Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Netscape Communications Corp.

                       Lamparello v. Falwell

                        B.  Cybersquatting

                       Sporty's Farm L.L.C. v. Sportsman's Market, Inc.

                       Lamparello v. Falwell

            Part 7:  Remedies

            A.  Dilution

                        B.  Infringement

                        1. Damages

                        2. Injunctions & Destruction Orders

                        3. Laches

                        C. Cases

                       WMS Gaming Inc. v. WPC Productions, Inc.

                       Tamko Roofing Prods. v. Ideal Roofing Co.

                       Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Andrx Corp.

Chapter 6: The Right Of Publicity

Part 1: Privacy

            A. Rejecting privacy rights

                        Schuyler v. Curtis

                        Samuel D. Warren & Louis D. Brandeis, The Right to Privacy, 4 Harv. L. Rev. 193, 193-96 (1890)

                        Roberson v. Rochester Folding Box Co.

            B. Embracing privacy rights

                        New York's 1903 privacy statute

                        Pavesich v. New England Life Insurance Co.

Part 2: From Privacy to Publicity

            Edison v. Edison Polyform Mfg.

            O'Brien v. Pabst Sales Co.

            Haelan Laboratories v. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Ctr for Social Change, Inc. v. American Heritage Prods.

Part 3: Contemporary Publicity Rights

            A. Modern Statutes

            B. Celebrity's Expansive Reach

                        Carson v. Here's Johnny Portable Toilets

                        Midler v. Ford Motor Co.

                        White v. Samsung Elecs. Am., Inc.

Part 4: Free Expression Limits

            Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.

            Cardtoons, LLC v. Major League Baseball Players Ass'n

            Comedy III Prods. v. Gary Saderup, Inc.

            Winter v. DC Comics

            ETW Corp. v. Jireh Publishing, Inc.