OIPN Newsletter Index

OIPN Spring 2009

• Observations on the Google Books Settlement
• Patent Office Power: Tafas v. Doll, and Next Steps
• Asset Marketing Systems, Inc. v. Gagnon
• Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. King Mountain Tobacco Company, Inc.
• Qualcomm Inc. v. Broadcom Corp.
• United States v. Klimecek
• Mattel, Inc. v. MGA Entertainment, Inc.

OIPN Fall 2008

• Statutory Uncertainty at Both Ends of a Copyright Infringement Case
• Developments in the Extra-Territorial Enforcement of U.S. Patents
• Honorable Pierre Leval as Distinguished IP Visitor
• Cartoon Network LP v. CSC Holdings, Inc.
• United States v. Whitehead
• Board of Regents, U. of Texas ex. rel. U. of Texas at Austin v. KST Electric, LTD
• Jacobsen v. Katzer

OIPN Spring 2008

• Key Word Advertising Using Tradmarked Terms: Fair or Foul?
• Sitrick v. Dreamworks, LLC
• Doe v. Geller
• Halliburton Energy Services v. M-I LLC
• Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. v. Haute Diggity Dog, LLC
• Riviera Distributors, Inc. v. Jones

OIPN Spring 2007

• Re-Thinking the Admissibility of Non-Prior Art as Evidence of the Level of Skill in the Art to Support an Obviousness Defense in Patent Litigation
• The Effect of MedImmune on Using the Declaratory Judgment Act to Challenge a Licensed Patent
• Patent Claim Construction: The Neglected Preamble
• Kahle v. Gonzales

OIPN Fall 2006

• Open Source In Practice: From Idea To Market To Your Desk
• Bringing FOSS Into The Enterprise: Thoughts On "Best Practices"
• Open Source in M&A and Other Transactions
• Implied Patent Rights and Open Source Software
• Harald Welte, Linux, and the GPL
• Semi-Open Source: The Case for Hybrid Licensing
• Trademark Enforcement for National Brands Made Easier – Not So For Others: Significant Changes to Trademark Dilution Act Signed into Law

OIPN Spring 2006

• Preserving the Exculpatory Value of an Opinion Letter
• Field v. Google, Inc
• Is Something Amiss? A Commentary on the Aftermath of Phillips v. AWH Corp
• Contractual Restrictions on Paired Patented Goods
• IPXL Holdings, L.L.C. v. Amazon.com, Inc.

OIPN Fall 2005

• Davidson & Associates v. Jung
• The Revival of the Prosecution Laches
• Defense Against Patent Infringement: Symbol Technologies, Inc. v. Lemelson
  Medical, Education & Research Foundation, L.P.
• Open Source Software— Pandemic or Panacea?
• Claim Indefiniteness in Two Patent Infringement Suits: Datamize, LLC v. Plumtree Software, Inc. and Marley Mouldings Limited v. Mikron Industries, Inc.
• Government Employees Insurance Co. v. Google, Inc.

OIPN Spring 2005

• This Land Belongs to All of Us
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act – The IP Audit & Strategy Development Process
• C.R.E.A.T.E. Act Provides a Safe Harbor for Joint Research Projects
• Grupo Gigante S.A. de C.V. v. Dallo & Co.
• Star Fruits S.N.C. and Institute of Experimental Botany v. United States and Department of Commerce
• KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc.

OIPN Fall 2004

• Sixth Circuit Abolishes De Minimis Use Doctrine for Sound Recording Copyright Infringement: A Note on Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Films
• TRIPS, Doha and Pharmaceuticals
• In re Wilhem Elsner
• Knorr-Bremse Systeme v. Dana Corp.
• In re Alberto Lee Bigio
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc v. Grokster Ltd.

OIPN Spring 2004

• Of Teapots and Cool Coffee Cups: Exploring the Possibilities of Copyright Protection for Useful Objects and Industrial Designs
• When IPR Meets PGR in Oregon Agriculture
• Ellison v. Robertson and AOL
• Golight v. Wal-Mart
• Mattel Inc. v. Walking Mountain Productions
• Anthony J. DeGidio v. West Group Corporation; The Thomson Corporation; West Licensing Corporation

OIPN Fall 2003

• The Clear Disavowal Case: Teleflex, Inc. v. Ficosa North America Corp.
• Authors’ Claims for Reverse Passing Off under of the Lanham Act after Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
• Another Fall, Another Festo
• Contractually Prohibiting Bad Reviews? Copyright Misuse to the Rescue, Maybe...
• In Re Coors Brewing Co.
• Gordon v. Nextel Communications
• Minton v. Nat’l Ass’n of Sec. Dealers
• Nitro Leisure Products, L.L.C. (d.b.a. Golfballsdirect.com and Second Chance) v. Acushnet Co.

OIPN Spring 2003

• Stem Cell and Collateral Biomedical Developments after the Bush Administration Restraints
• The Uncertain Inventor Case: Space Systems/Loral Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
• From Here to Eternity (Minus One): Eldred and the Mouse That Devoured The Public Domain?
• Inadequacy of Current Patent Schemes in Biomedical Context
• Presentation Summary of IP Distinguished Visitor, Honorable Ronald M. Whyte
• Recent Decisions, Moseley v. Victoria's Secret Catalogue, Inc., Cort v. Saint Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Companies, Inc., Adidas-Salomon Ag v. Target Corp., Microsoft Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

OIPN Fall 2002

• A Test for the Right of Publicity: Comedy III Productions v. Saderup
• Losing the Security Blanket: The (Inexorable) Move Away From Blanket Licenses for Commercial Radio
• The Top Ten Internet Stories of the Past Year
• Border Crossing: IP and UPL
• Recent Decisions: Ty, Inc. v. Publications Intern. Ltd., Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc., Leslie A. Kelly v. Arriba Soft, Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Sys., Inc.

OIPN Spring 2002

• Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Do Two New Cases Establish the Standard for Enforcement?
• Legislation to Watch: The Proposed Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act
• The Historical Roots of Patent Prosecution Laches
• American Indian and Tribal Intellectual Property Rights
• Strategic Planning For Intellectual Property
• Initial Interest Confusion in the Context of Internet Domain Names: A Primer of Recent Cases and Suggestions for Creative Resolutions to this Brand of Trademark Dispute
• The Laws of Employee Invention Assignments Abroad: A Word of Caution for the U.S. Corporation with Foreign Inventor-Employees
• Recent Decisions:Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc., Ford v. Greatdomains.com, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. v. J.E.M. AG Supply, Inc. Symbol Techs., Inc. v. Lemelson Med., Educ. & Research Found., L.P.

OIPN Fall 2001

• Uniform Electronic Transactions Act in Oregon
• Stake Your Claim on a New Domain
• The Complicated World of Music Copyrights and Webcasting
• Third Annual Distinguished Intellectual Property Visitor: Pamela Samuelson, Fall 2001
• Recent Decisions: New York Times Co., Inc. v. Tasini, Downing v.Abercrombie & Fitch

OIPN Spring 2001

• An Interview with the Honorable Paul R. Michel, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Festo: Past, Present, and Future of the Doctrine of Equivalents
• Antitrust Developments Affecting the New Economy: U.S. v. Microsoft and Beyond
• Case Summaries, Clark v. America Online, Inc., Konop v. Hawaiian Airlines, Tasini v. New York Times Co., Veeck v. Southern Bldg. Code Congress Int’l
• Patent Infringement Litigation in the District of Oregon (“Markman Watch”)

OIPN Fall 2000

• Case Summaries, Heathmount A.E. Corp. v. Technodome.com, PerSeptive Biosystems, Inc. v. Pharmacia Biotech, Inc., UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3.com, Inc., Universal City Studios v. Reimerdes
• Federal Privacy Regulation of the Telecommunications and Cable Industry
• Intellectual Property Essay Contest Winners
• RIAA v. MP3.COM

OIPN Spring 2000

• Patent Rights Quiz
• Interview with Professor Eisenberg
• Safe Harbors from the Stormy Seas of Copyright Infringement Litigation
• Federal Circuit Case Summaries, Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l, Inc. v. J.E.M. Ag Supply, Inc., In re Gartside

OIPN Fall 1999

• To Tag or Not To Tag – That Is the (Meta) Question
• 1999 Intellectual Property Section Essay Contest Winners

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