Macroeconomics Updated Edition or International Protection of Intellectual Property

Macroeconomics, Updated Edition

Author: Glenn P Hubbard

The updated edition  offers insights into the exciting economic topics that are in the news and affecting all of us today–like the election, the housing market, the impact of the current oil situation, current challenges to airlines, debates over trade policy, and consequences of the “amazing shrinking dollar.”

In-depth coverage of economics with particular focus on Economic Efficiency, Government Price Setting, and Taxes, Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Analysis.The updated edition also offers insights into the exciting economic topics that are in the news and affecting all of us today–like the election, the housing market, the impact of the current oil situation, current challenges to airlines, debates over trade policy, and consequences of the “amazing shrinking dollar.” MARKET: For anyone in business who wants to benefit from understanding the economic forces behind their work.

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International Protection of Intellectual Property

Author: Paul Goldstein

INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW: CASES AND MATERIALS organizes contemporary foreign, as well as U.S., case law and literature to equip law students with the methodology they need to engage in international intellectual property practice, in both transactional and litigation settings. Carefully selected materials also expose students to: the important new directions introduced by the TRIPs Agreement; the traditional treaty regimes; and the social, economic and cultural considerations that underpin intellectual property laws around the world.Each field of law - copyright, patent, trademark, unfair competition, trade secrets, industrial design - is introduced by a comprehensive author's note placing the field in its international and comparative law context, and extensive notes on the cases and materials fill in relevant details, including currently, and historically, important topics.

Author Biography: PAUL GOLDSTEIN, Lillick Professor of Law, Stanford University

Table of Contents:

	Preface	v
	Table of Cases	xv
I.	Principles and Institutions	1
A.	Legal Principles	1
1.	Territoriality	1
	Curtis Bradley, Territorial Intellectual Property Rights in an Age of Globalism	1
	Subafilms, Ltd. v. MGM-Pathe Communications, Co.	7
	Notes	15
	Problem 1	19
2.	National Treatment	20
	Phil Collins v. Imtrat Handelsgesellschaft mbH	22
	Notes	27
3.	Choice of Forum and Choice of Law	30
a.	Choice of Forum	30
	Mecklermedia Corp. v. DC Congress GmbH	30
	London Film Productions Ltd. v. Intercontinental Communications, Inc.	39
	Notes	42
b.	Choice of Law	45
	Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v. Russian Kurier Inc.	45
	Notes	54
c.	Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel	58
	Cuno Inc. v. Pall Corporation	58
	Problem 2	63
B.	Economic and Cultural Issues	64
1.	Intellectual Property: Who Benefits? Who Pays?	64
	Carlos Primo Braga, The Developing Country Case for and Against Intellectual Property Protection	64
	Questions	80
2.	Is Culture Property?	81
	Paul Kuruk, Protecting Folklore Under Modern Intellectual Property Regimes: A Reappraisal of the Tensions Between Individual and Communal Rights in Africa and the United States	81
	Questions	94
C.	Trade Principles and Processes	95
1.	Multilateral Arrangements: The TRIPs Agreement	95
	Charles McManis, Intellectual Property and International Mergers and Acquisitions	95
	Adrian Otten, Implementation of the TRIPs Agreement and Prospects for its Further Development	103
	Notes	110
2.	Regional Arrangements	114
	Jan Corbet, The Law of the EEC and Intellectual Property	117
	Notes	127
3.	Bilateral Arrangements (and Unilateral Initiatives)	128
	Memorandum of Understanding Between the People's Republic of China and the United States on the Protection of Intellectual Property	128
	China-United States: Agreement Regarding Intellectual Property Rights	135
	Notes	139
	Problem 3	141
II.	Protection of Foreigners Under National Law	142
A.	Copyright and Neighboring Rights	142
1.	Entitlement to Protection	146
	Paul Goldstein, International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice [section] 4, 4.1 (2001)	146
	Notes	147
2.	Protected Subject Matter	149
a.	Classes of Subject Matter	149
	Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, Paris, 1971	149
	International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (Rome Convention)	151
	Notes	151
b.	The Originality Requirement	154
	Tele-Direct (Publications) Inc. v. American Business Information, Inc.	154
	Gerhard Schricker, Farewell to the "Level of Creativity" (Schopfungshohe) in German Copyright Law?	162
	Questions	168
3.	Ownership and Term	168
	Paul Geller, Worldwide "Chain of Title" to Copyright	168
a.	Who is an Author?	176
	Adolf Dietz, The Concept of Author Under the Berne Convention	176
	France, Intellectual Property Code	178
	Germany, Copyright Act	180
	United Kingdom, Copyright, Designs and Patents Act	181
	United States of America, Copyright Act	182
	Lebrun v. SA Braesheather	183
	Notes	184
	Problem 4	187
b.	Copyright Term	188
	Atlas Film + AV GmbH & Co. Verleih u. Vertrieb v. Janus Film u. Fernsehen Vertriebgesellschaft mbH	188
	Notes	192
4.	Economic Rights and Remedies	194
a.	Copyright	194
i.	Dissemination in Intangible form	194
(A)	Rights	194
	Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v. Redd Horne, Inc.	194
	Notes	200
(B)	Limitations on Rights	203
	United States--Section 110(5) of the U.S. Copyright Act	203
	Questions	221
ii.	Dissemination in Tangible form	221
(A)	Rights	221
	Quality King Distributors, Inc. v. L'anza Research International, Inc.	221
	Jan Corbet, The Law of the EEC and Intellectual Property	229
	Notes	232
(B)	Limitations on Rights	237
	Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE) and Independent Television Publications Ltd (ITP) v. Commission of the European Communities	237
	Notes	245
	Robert Hadl, Toward International Copyright Revision, Report of the Meetings in Paris and Geneva, September, 1970	248
iii.	Remedies	252
	Los Angeles News Service v. Reuters Television International, Limited	252
	Thomas Dreier, Damages for Copyright Infringement in Germany	256
	Computer Associates International, Inc. v. Altai, Inc.	260
	Problem 5	266
b.	Neighboring Rights	267
	Paul Goldstein, Copyright's Highway: From Gutenberg to the Celestial Jukebox	267
	Paul Goldstein, International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice [section] 2.2 (2001)	271
5.	Moral Rights	273
	John Henry Merryman, The Refrigerator of Bernard Buffet	273
	Gilliam v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.	276
	Adolf Dietz, The Moral Right of the Author: Moral Rights and the Civil Law Countries	285
	Notes	297
B.	Patents	297
	Joseph Straus, Implications of the TRIPs Agreement in the Field of Patent Law	300
1.	Requirements for Protection	303
a.	Statutory Subject Matter	303
	Carlos Correa, The GATT Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights: New Standards for Patent Protection	303
	Notes	307
	Note: Plant Patents and Plant Variety Protection	311
b.	Standards	313
i.	Priority, Novelty and Statutory Bars	313
	Advisory Commission on Patent Law Reform, A Report to the Secretary of Commerce	313
	Notes	323
(A)	Priority (Offensive) that Secures a Patent	326
	Stein Associates, Inc. v. Heat and Control, Inc.	326
(B)	Priority (Defensive) that Defeats a Patent	330
	Advisory Commission on Patent Law Reform, A Report to the Secretary of Commerce	330
	Notes	333
	Problem 6	335
ii.	Inventive Step (Nonobviousness) and Industrial Application (Utility)	336
	Friedrich-Karl Beier, The Inventive Step in its Historical Development	336
	Notes	348
2.	Prosecution	350
	Advisory Commission on Patent Law Reform, A Report to the Secretary of Commerce	350
	Robert Benson, The Impact of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and the European Patent Convention (EPC) on U.S. Practitioners	353
	Notes	358
3.	Rights and Remedies	362
	Carlos Correa, The GATT Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights: New Standards for Patent Protection	362
	Rotec Industries, Inc. v. Mitsubishi Corporation	363
	Merck & Co., Inc. v. Stephar B.V.	373
	Notes	376
4.	Limitations on Rights	379
	Carlos Correa, The GATT Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights: New Standards for Patent Protection	379
	Canada--Patent Protection of Pharmaceutical Products	384
	DeFrees v. Dominion Auto Accessories Ltd.	400
	Notes	408
	Problem 7	410
5.	Infringement	411
	T.H.K. Co. Ltd. v. Tsubakimoto Seiko Co. Ltd.	411
	Note	419
C.	Trademarks and Geographical Indications	420
1.	Protected Subject Matter	422
a.	Trademarks	422
	Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights	422
	Otokoyama Co. Ltd. v. Wine of Japan Import, Inc.	422
	Notes	428
b.	Geographical Indications	430
	Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights	430
	Winzersekt GmbH v. Land Rheinland-Pfalz	430
	Notes	436
2.	Registration, Use and Priorities	439
	Baila Celedonia, Trademarks in the European Communities From an American Perspective	439
a.	Use and Use Priorities	443
	Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property	443
i.	Famous Marks	444
	McDonald's Corporation v. Joburgers Drive-Inn Restaurant (Pty) Ltd.	444
ii.	Good Faith Adoption	455
	Person's Co. Ltd. v. Christman	455
	Notes	460
b.	Registration and Registration Priorities	462
	Imperial Tobacco Limited v. Philip Morris	462
	Notes	469
	Problem 8	473
c.	Registration of Domain Names	474
	Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy	474
	World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. v. Bosman	479
	Notes	486
3.	Ownership	489
	IHT Internationale Heiztechnik GmbH v. Ideal-Standard GmbH	489
	Notes	500
4.	Rights and Remedies	502
	Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights	502
	Lever Brothers Company v. United States	503
	Silhouette International Schmied GmbH & Co. KG v. Hartlauer Handelsgesellschaft mbH	509
	Notes	515
D.	Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets	519
1.	Unfair Competition	519
	Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property	519
	Aidan Robertson & Audrey Horton, Does the United Kingdom or the European Community Need an Unfair Competition Law?	520
	Problem 9	528
2.	Trade Secrets	529
	Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights	529
	Holly Emrick Svetz, Japan's New Trade Secret Law: We Asked for It--Now What Have We Got?	530
	General Motors Corporation v. Jose Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua	540
	Notes	548
	Note: Database Protection	550
E.	Industrial Design	551
	J.H. Reichman, Design Protection in Domestic and Foreign Copyright Law: From the Berne Revision of 1948 to the Copyright Act of 1976	553
	J.H. Reichman, Design Protection After the Copyright Act of 1976: A Comparative View of the Emerging Interim Models	559
	Annette Kur, "Freeze Plus" Melts the Ice--Observations on the European Design Directive	565
	Notes	570
	Problem 10	574
	Index	577