Spring 2015
Meeting Time: Mondays and Wednesdays
Meeting Location: 221 Allison Hall
Instructor: Richard
Gordon (richard [at] udel [dot] edu) or 831-1717
Set up an appointment
| Mo Feb 9 | Course Introduction |
| Wed Feb 11 | IP History |
| Mon Feb 16 | Boyle Ch 1: Why Intellectual Property? |
| Wed Feb 18 | Hunter, pp. xi-xiii and 1-32 (stop at "Subsistence") |
| Mon Feb 23 | Hunter pp. 32-55 (stop at "Infringement") |
| Wed Feb 25 | Hunter pp. 55-79 (stop at end of "Copyright" chapter) |
| Mon Mar 2 |
Skim the exceptions to US Copyright (sections 107-122) Kevin L. Smith, Owning and Using Scholarship: An IP Handbook for Teachers and Researchers, Association of College and Research Libraries (ALA), Chicago, 2014. pp. 108-123 on Fair Use (stop at "Who Should I Ask For Permission) Note: use page numbers in the PDF not the number of pages your PDF viewer displays. |
| Wed Mar 4 |
Court is in Session! |
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Sun Mar 8 Noon |
Copyright test due |
| Mon Mar 9 | Hunter pp. 80 - 103. Stop at Adequate Disclosure |
| Wed Mar 11 |
Engines of
our Ingenuity: Episode 2002--Patent History
Hunter pp. 80 - 110. Stop at Infringement AIPLA summary of America Invents Act Browse the USPTO AIA site: AIA FAQs |
| Mon Mar 16 |
Ladas & Parry, LLP: A brief history of the Patent Law of the
United States
Economic History Association: An Economic History of Patent Institutions |
| Wed Mar 18 |
Hunter pp. 111 - 130 (end of Patent chapter)
USPTO: General Information Concerning Patents (Skim) |
| Mon Mar 23 | Myriad Genetics: Research it and report what you find |
| Wed Mar 25 |
Software patents: The History of Software Patents: From Benson, Flook, and Diehr to Bilski and Mayo v. Prometheus (Bitlaw.com) Bitlaw summary of Bilski v. Kappos Danile A. Tysver's commentary on Bilski v. Kappos is also germane (Also posted at Bitlaw.com) Are these two decisions contradictory? Alice v CLS and DDR Holdings v Hotels.com |
| Fri Mar 27 | Patent Test Due |
| Mon Apr 6 | Administrative things to be discussed in class. No reading assigned. |
| Wed Apr 8 | Hunter pp. 131-143, stopping at “Registering Trademarks” |
| Mon Apr 13 | Hunter pp. 143-161, stopping at "Infrigement and other actions." |
| Wed Apr 15 |
First blog post due
Hunter pp. 161-175, stopping at "Defenses and Loss of Rights" |
| Mon Apr 20 |
Hunter pp. 175-183 (end of trademark chapter)
Daniel Tysver, Domain Name Disputes, bitlaw.com, 2015. Sharie Mendrey, Domain Name Case Law, Harvard Cyber Law, 2000. |
| Wed Apr 22 | Hunter: pp. 184-202 "Trade Secrets" |
| Mon Apr 27 & Wed Apr 29 |
Norm-based IP systems
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| Wed Apr 29 | Second blog post due |
| Mon May 4 |
Guest Speakers: Keith Heckert and Holly Norton, UD CPA, re: UD
Brand.
Review UD Brand Style Guide and Graphic Standards before class: http://sites.udel.edu/cpa/brand-identity/ud-brand-style-guides/. Keith and Holly may also refer to the Licensing & Trademarks section of that Web area. |
| Wed May 6 |
Meet at Reference Desk of Morris Library as close to
4:55pm as possible. Guest Speaker: Tom Melvin, UD Libraries, Patent Searching Bring your laptop or tablet--charged. Before attending this workshop, review "Patent Claim Interpretation" (Hunter pp. 111-113). USPTO, Seven Step Strategy for Patent Searching, 2015. In particular, Tom asks that you review this adaptation of the 7-step patent search strategy guide. K. L. Shandrow, How to Conduct a Patent Search to Make Sure Your Brilliant Invention Doesn't Already Exist (Infographic), entrepreneur.com, 2015. |
| Mon May 11 | Hunter: pp. 203-228 "Related Rights" |
| Wed May 13 |
Creative Commons: Explore the Creative Commons website:
http://creativecommons.org Things to look for:
Things to look for:
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| Fri May 15 | Test 3 due |
| Mon May 18 |
Third blog post due
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| Tue May 19 | Course Evaluation due at 11:59 p.m. |
| Thu May 28, 9pm | Final: Take Home Due |
| Mon Jun 1, 5pm | Grades Due |
