Intellectual Property Theory

Syllabus Fall 2013

The textbook is Foundations of Intellectual Property by Robert Merges and Jane Ginsburg. Other readings are available online and may also be in our library.

Class grades will be based on papers and class participation.

8/20: D. Friedman, Law's Order, Chapters 10 and 11
8/27: Foundations of Intellectual Property: Chapter I: I,

8/29: Foundations of Intellectual Property: Chapter I: II, Against Intellectual Monopoly: Chapter 1
9/3: Foundations of Intellectual Property: Chapter I: III A, B
9/10:
D. Friedman, "The World According to Coase" (aka "The Swedes Get It Right")
9/17:
Foundations of Intellectual Property: Chapter I: III C, D
9/19:
Against Intellectual Monopoly: Chapters 3 and 4
9/24: Foundations of Intellectual Property: Chapter II: I
9/26:
Foundations of Intellectual Property: Chapter II: II
10/1: Foundations of Intellectual Property: Chapter II: III
10/8: Boldrin and Levine: Against Intellectual Monopoly: Chapters 2,5
Rudyard Kipling's take on U.S. Copyright Piracy.
10/10:
Foundations of Intellectual Property: Chapter III
10/12-15 fall recess
10/17:
Drafts of papers due
10/22: Foundations of Intellectual Property: Chapter IV
10/24:
Balancing the Value of Incremental Pharmaceutical Innovations In India
Accessing Next-generation Therapeutics in the Developing World
10/29:  3D Printing—Manufacturing Revolution or IP Nightmare? Toothaker
3D-Printing Figel
10/31: Star Trek Science Now Available Hsu
3D-Printing Tahiri

(
A Patent Theory of Medicine and Disease)(If we have time)
11/5: More of
A Patent Theory of Medicine and Disease
The Right of Publicity in Videogames (Moudy)
11/7:
Vicarious Gaming (Guenette)
For Want of an IP Protection (McDaniel)

11/12:
For Want of an IP Protection (Continued)
IP Theory in an Augmented Reality
Takings of Copyright in the NIH's Public Access Policy

11/14:Continue
Takings of Copyright in the NIH's Public Access Policy 
Closing the Akimai II Loophole
Patent Reform
11/19:
Does the Japanese Copyright Act Need Fair Use?
Nuancing the Patent System
Is Tattoo Design Protected by International IP Law?
11/21:
America Invents Act
Much Ado About Shakespeare
11/26: Last Class
12/20: Final drafts of papers due

I can be reached at ddfr@daviddfriedman.com