FALL 2005

Introduction to Intellectual Property

 
Course No. 9200 700, 9200 800
Tu 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Room W-206
Professor Jay Dratler, Jr.
Room 231D (IP Alcove)
(330) 972-7972
dratler@uakron.edu, dratler@neo.rr.com
Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005  Jay Dratler, Jr.   For permission, see CMI.
 

Assigned Reading

Week 1
Week 5
Week 8
Week 11
Week 2
Week 6
Week 9
Week 12
Week 3
Week 7
Week 10
Week 13
Week 4
Week 14


Week 1


Tuesday, August 30:  Casebook, Preface and pages 1 - 43.


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Week 2


Tuesday, September 6:  Casebook, pages 43 - 92.


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Week 3


Tuesday, September 13:  Casebook, pages 92 - 134.


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Week 4


Tuesday, September 20:  Casebook, pages 135 - 177.


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Week 5


Tuesday, September 27:  Casebook, pages 178 - 230.


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Week 6


Tuesday, October 4:  Casebook, pages 230 - 250, 253 - 259, 281 - 299.


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Week 7


Tuesday, October 11:  Casebook, pages 299 - 337, 347 - 360.


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Week 8


Tuesday, October 18:  Casebook, pages 361 - 393.


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Week 9


Tuesday, October 25:  Casebook, pages 394 - 442.


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Week 10


Tuesday, November 1:  Casebook, pages 442 - 487.


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Week 11


Tuesday, November 8:  Casebook, pages 487 - 513, 550 -584.  [While reading the infringment cases, focus on process.  By what steps or procedure does a court determine whether a patent claim is infringed literally?  under the doctrine of equivalents?  When and how does the doctrine of prosecution history estoppel come in?  Do these three doctrines (literal infringement, doctrine of equivalents, and prosecution history estoppel) provide a clear answer to the questions "what does a patent cover?"  an efficient process for arriving at an answer?  If not, how could procedures for assessing infringement be improved?]

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Week 12


Tuesday, November 15:  Casebook, pages 585 - 637.


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Week 13


Tuesday, November 22:  Casebook, pages 637 - 684.


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Week 14


Tuesday, November 29:  Casebook, pages 714 - 754, 695 - 702, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.



PRACTICE EXAMINATION


FINAL EXAMINATION

 
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