FALL 2008

Trade Secrets

 

Course No. 9200-704 (and 804)-801

ID No. 16545

MW 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Room L-134
Professor Jay Dratler, Jr.
Room 231D (IP Alcove)
(330) 972-7972
dratler@uakron.edu
Copyright © 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008   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

Monday, August 25:  Mason v. Jack Daniel Distillery and Notes; American Paper and Packaging Products, Inc. v. Kirgan and Notes; Surgidev Corp. v. Eye Technology, Inc. and Notes.

Wednesday, August 27:  Tabor v. Hoffman and Notes; Acuson Corp. v. Aloka Co. and Notes; Ohio Uniform Trade Secrets Act and Notes.


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Week 2

Monday, September 1: (NO CLASS: LABOR DAY)

Wednesday, September 3:  Moss, Adams & Co. v. Shilling and Notes; Smith v. Dravo Corp., Water Services, Inc. v. Tesco Chemicals, Inc. and Notes.


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Week 3

Monday, September 8:  Walker v. University Books, Inc., Religious Technology Center v. Wollersheim, Religious Technology Center v. Scott, and Notes; Sheets v. Yamaha Motors Corp.

Wednesday, September 10:  Defiance Button Machine Co.v. C & C Metal Products Corp., and Notes; Plant Industries, Inc. v. Coleman.


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Week 4

Monday, September 15:   In re Innovative Construction Systems, Inc., and Notes; Data General Corp. v. Digital Computer Controls, Inc., Secure Services Technology, Inc. v. Time and Space Processing, Inc., and Notes.

Wednesday, September 17:  Wexler v. Greenberg, B.F. Goodrich Co. v. Wohlgemuth, and Notes; Computer Associates, Inc. v. Altai, Inc.

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Week 5

Monday, September 22:  Dotolo v. Schouten, Heyman v. Winarick, Inc., and Notes; Rice Researchers, Inc. v. Hiter and Notes.

Wednesday, September 24:  Van Products Co. v. General Welding and Fabricating Co. and Notes; Schulenburg v. Signatrol; Henry Hope X-Ray Products, Inc. v. Marron Carrel, Inc.


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Week 6

Monday, September 29:  K & G Tool and Service Company, Inc. v. G G Fishing Tool Service, and Notes; Chicago Lock Co. v. Fanberg, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Christopher, and Notes.

Wednesday, October 1:  Steenhoven v. College Life Insurance Company of America, Gary Van Zeeland Talent, Inc. v. Sandas, Zoecon Industries v. American Stockman Tag Co. and Notes.


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Week 7

Monday, October 6:  Forest Laboratories, Inc. v. Formulations, Inc., Metallurgical Industries Inc. v. Fourtek, Inc., Forest Laboratories, Inc. v. Pillsbury Co. and Notes.

Wednesday, October 8:  Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Remedial Provisions, and Notes; Winston Research Corp. v. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. and Notes; University Computing Company v. Lykes-Youngstown Corp.


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Week 8

Monday, October 13:   USM Corp. v. Marson Fastener Corp. and Notes; K-2 Ski Co. v. Head Ski Co., Bond v. Polycycle, Inc. and Notes.

Wednesday, October 15:  Syntex Ophthalmics, Inc. v. Tsuetaki, Litton Systems, Inc. v. Sundstrand Corp., and Notes; Burten v. Milton Bradley Co.


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Week 9

Monday, October 20:  Structural Dynamics Research Corp. v. Engineering Mechanics Research Corp., The Boeing Co. v. Sierracin Corp. and Notes.

Wednesday, October 22:  Freedom of Information Act (edited), Chrysler Corp. v. Brown and Notes; Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co. and Notes.

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Week 10

Monday, October 27:  UTSA § 5 (Protective Orders), Fed. Rules Civ. P. 26(c) and 37(a)(5), USITC v. Tenneco West, Safe Flight Instrument Corp. v. Sundstrand Data Control, Inc. and Notes.

Wednesday, October 29:  Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co., Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. and Notes; Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp. and Notes.


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Week 11

Monday, November 3:   Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc., Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co. and Notes.

Wednesday, November 5:   Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Mestre, Boggild v. Kenner Products, a Division of CPG Products Corp. and Notes; CVD, Inc. v. Raytheon Co. and Notes.


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Week 12

Monday, November 10:  Pre-emption and related provisions of Copyright Act of 1976, Warrington Associates, Inc. v. Real-Time Engineering Systems, Inc., Computer Associates International,Inc. v. Altai, Inc. and Notes.

Wednesday, November 12:  Forro Precision, Inc. v. IBM and Notes; Economic Espionage Act of 1996, House Report on Economic Espionage Act of 1996.


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Week 13

Monday, November 17:  United States v. Hsu, United States v. Martin and Notes.

Wednesday, November 19:  Articles 10bis and 10ter of the Paris Convention, on Unfair Competition, TRIPs Agreement’s Trade-Secrecy Provisions, The Relationship between Treaties and Domestic Law, § 1.09[3][c], from Dratler, Intellectual Property Law: Commercial, Creative, and Industrial Property (Law Journal Press 1991 & Supps.) [available on Westlaw as described here], CPG Products Corp. v. Mego Corp. and Notes.


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Week 14

Monday, November 24:  Remington Rand Corp. v. Business Systems Inc. and Notes; Lubrizol Enterprises, Inc. v. Richmond Metal Finishers, Inc., Some Provisions of U.S. Bankruptcy Code Affecting IP Licenses and Notes.

Wednesday, November 26:  Guest Lecture on Business and Practical Aspects of Trade Secrets.


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