Gasaway
Fall, 2000
|
DATE |
TOPIC |
PAGES |
| August 28
(1) |
UNFAIR
COMPETITION
I. Problem of entry A. Common law B. Regulation of public goods |
1-25 |
| August 29
(2) |
Cont'd | 25-44; 408-12 |
| August 30
(3) |
II. Deceptive practices
A. Competitors' remedies 1. False advertising at common law 2. Disparagement |
65-83 |
| September 4 | NO CLASS | LABOR DAY HOLIDAY |
| September 5
(4) |
4. Lanham Act - § 43(a) | 102-32 |
| September 6
(5) |
5. Lanham Act - § 44
III. TRADEMARKS A. Fundamentals |
133-39; 165-84 |
| September 11
(6) |
B. Problems of validity
1. Distinctiveness a. Descriptive marks b. Generic marks |
184-209 |
| September 12
(7) |
c. Geographic marks
d. Personal names 2. Subject matter |
209-31; 236-42 |
| September 13
(8) |
Cont'd
3. Incontestability |
242-50; 120 Wal-Mart
Stores v. Samara Bros. 120 S.Ct. 1339 (2000) |
| September 18
(9) |
C.
Problems of priority & infringement
1. Adoption, affixation & use 2. Geographical limitations 3. Test for infringement |
262-89 |
| September 19
(10) |
Cont'd | 289-315; Sporty's
Farm v. Sportsman's Market, 202 F.3d 489 (2d Cir. 2000); 315-23 |
| September 20
(11) |
4. Collateral use
5. Remedies 6. Contributory infringement |
323-46 |
| September 25
(12) |
7. Abandonment
8. Assignment & licensing |
347-63 |
| September 26
(13) |
IV. Predatory
practices
B. Appropriation 1. Protection of ideas 2. Published & unpublished works |
385-97 |
| September 27
(14) |
3. TRADE SECRETS
a. Common law protection |
414-47 |
| October 2
(15) |
b. Trade secrets & government
c. Statutory alternative: patent d. Private alternative: contract |
447-64 |
| October 2
6:30-8:30 |
MIDTERM
EXAM
Classroom |
Unfair competition,
trademarks & ideas |
| October 3 | NO CLASS | |
| October 4 | NO CLASS | |
| October 9
(16) |
e. Federal-state conflicts
4. PUBLICITY RIGHTS |
Summaries on web;
502-22 |
| October 10
(17) |
Cont'd | 523-35; Hoffman
v.
Capital Cities/ABC, 33 F. Supp.2d 867 (C.D. Cal. 1999) |
| October 11
(18) |
V. COPYRIGHT
A. Copyrightable subject matter 1. Nature of the material |
536-66 |
| October 16
(19) |
Cont'd
2. Public policy 3. Originality |
566-98 |
| October 17
(20) |
B. Infringement
1. Exclusive rights 2. The infringing work |
598-618 |
| October 18
(21) |
Cont'd | 619-48 |
| October 23
(22) |
Cont'd
C. Fair use |
649-74 |
| October 24
(23) |
Cont'd | 674-703 |
| October 25
(24) |
HYPERLAW | Matthew Bender Co., v.
West Publishing, 158 F.3d 674 (2d Cir. 1998); Briefs & 53 U.S.P.Q.2d 1436 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) on website |
| October 30
(25) |
Cont'd
1. Parody |
703-38 |
| October 31
(26) |
2. Other noncompeting uses | 738-72 |
| November 1
(27) |
D. Ownership of copyright
1. Initial ownership 2. Transfer of copyright 3. Moral rights |
772-800 |
| November 6
(28) |
VI. PATENTS
A. Patentable subject matter |
801-30 |
| November 7
(29) |
Cont'd | 830-51; State
Street &
Trust v. Signature Financial Group, 149 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1998) |
| November 8
(30) |
B.
Utility
C. Nonobviousness |
852-80 |
| November 13
(31) |
Cont'd
D. Relevant prior art |
880-912 |
| November 14
(32) |
E. Section 102
1. Introduction 2. "Known & used" |
912-42 |
| November 15
(33) |
Cont'd
3. Patents F. Section 102 references as prior art G. First inventor 1. Interference practice 2. Reduction to practice |
943-75 |
| November 20 | NO CLASS | MEET THURSDAY
CLASSES |
| November 21 | NO CLASS | MEET FRIDAY
CLASSES |
| November 22 | NO CLASS | THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
| November 27
(34) |
3. Burden of proof
4. Conception & diligence I. Specifications & claims |
975-1008 |
| November 28
(35) |
Cont'd
J. Scope of patent rights 1. Make, use or sell 2. Within the United States 3. Within the patent term |
1008-38 |
| November 29
(36) |
International Patents: Speaker = Jennifer Skord | Jenkins & Wilson |
| December 4
(37) |
4.
Contributory infringement
5. Construction of the claims |
1038-68 |
| December 16
2:00 p.m. |
FINAL EXAM |