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Patent Ownership or Lack Thereof: Lessons Learned from Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. and Edwards Lifesciences AG v Cook Biotech Incorporated
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Navigating Opposition Proceedings Before the TTAB: Tips for New Practitioners
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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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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”)

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

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

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