International Intellectual Property Law & Policy - Volume 6

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PART I  —  RECENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, ASIA AND THE UNITED STATES

CHAPTER 1
Introduction to Part I
   Gerald Dworkin

SECTION I(A)
WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION

CHAPTER 2
Recent Intellectual Property Developments in the WIPO
   Shira Perlmutter
   Question and Answer Session

SECTION I(B)
EUROPEAN UNION

CHAPTER 3
Recent Developments on Intellectual Property in the European Union: Copyright and Related Rights
   Dr. Jörg Reinbothe
   Question and Answer Session

CHAPTER 4
Legal Framework of Electronic Commerce in the European Union: Key year 2000 Developments Affecting Intellectual Property
   Manuel Desantes
   Question and Answer Session 

CHAPTER 5
Recent Intellectual Property Developments in the Caselaw of the European Court of Justice
   William Robinson
   Question and Answer Session

SECTION I(C)
LATIN AMERICA

CHAPTER 6
Industrial Property Laws of Latin America
   Octavio Espinosa
   Question and Answer Session

SECTION I(D)
JAPAN

CHAPTER 7
Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Litigation in Japan
   John Pegram
   Question and Answer Session

SECTION I(E)
THE FUTURE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

CHAPTER 8
Where Are We going in the Future of Intellectual Property?
   Hon. Q. Todd Dickinson

SECTION I(F)
LEGAL RESTRAINT IN PATENT AND COPYRIGHT LAW

CHAPTER 9
Scientific Knowledge and Legal Restraints: the Effect in Copyright and Patent Law
   Hon. Pauline Newman 
   Question and Answer Session

PART II  —  PATENTS

SECTION II(A)
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE

CHAPTER 10
Recent Developments in the European Patent Office and in the Case Law of the Boards of Appeal
   Hon. Gillian Davies 
   Commentary: John Richards
   Question and Answer Session

SECTION II(B)
BIOTECH PROTECTION

CHAPTER 11
Protection for Biotechnology, rDNA as a Protectable Database and Copyrighted Work?
   Maurits Dolmans 
   Question and Answer Session

CHAPTER 12
Patents Relating to Methods of Medical Treatment
    Gerald Dworkin

SECTION II (C)
UNITED STATES

CHAPTER 13
The American Inventors Protection Act of 1999: Overview and Analysis
   John Thomas

CHAPTER 14
State Street or Easy Street: Is Patenting Business Methods Good for Business?
   Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss

CHAPTER 15
"Secret'' Prior Art for Obviousness, the New 35 U.S.C. § 103(c) and How it Fits into a Patent Harmonization Model
   Harold C. Wegner

CHAPTER 16
Panel Discussion on Recent Patent Developments in the United States    

PART III  —  TRADEMARK LAW

CHAPTER 17
Introduction to Domain Names and ICANN Dispute Resolution Policies
   Dr. Massimo Introvigne

SECTION III(A)
TRADEMARK DEVELOPMENTS IN AFRICA

CHAPTER 18
Trademark Law Developments in Sub-Saharan Africa; Issues and Perspectives
   Adebambo Adewopo
   Question and Answer Session

SECTION III(B)
TRADEMARKS, TRADE DRESS AND DOMAIN NAMES:
UNITED STATES

CHAPTER 19
Current Developments in Trademark Law
   Marshall Leaffer 
   Question and Answer Session

CHAPTER 20
The Rational Limits of Trademark Law
   Graeme Dinwoodie

CHAPTER 21
Trademarks and the Public Domain: Generic Marks and Domain Names
   Neil J. Wilkof

CHAPTER 22
Commentary: Trademark Law and Domain Names
   Jessica Litman

CHAPTER 23
Panel Discussion on Trademark, Domain Names

SECTION III(C)
TRADEMARKS AND TRADE DRESS AND DOMAIN NAMES:
EUROPE

CHAPTER 24
Product Shape and Trade Dress Protection under Trademark Law in Europe
   David Llewelyn

CHAPTER 25
Product Shape and Trade Dress Protection: A Critical Analysis
   Hon. Mr. Justice Jacob
   Question and Answer Session

CHAPTER 26
Dilution Under EU Trademark Law
   Charles Gielen
   Question and Answer Session

PART IV  —  MULTINATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION AND HARMONIZATION

SECTION IV(A)
THE HAGUE DRAFT CONVENTION ON JURISDICTION AND FOREIGN JUDGMENTS IN CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS

CHAPTER 27
Source Document: Hague Conference on Private International Law: The Preliminary Draft Convention

CHAPTER 28
Commentary: The Hague Draft Convention: An Introduction to the Intellectual Property Issues
   Martin Adelman

CHAPTER 29
Commentary: Perspectives on the Hague Draft Convention
   Jeffrey D. Kovar

CHAPTER 30
Exclusive Jurisdiction and Multinational IP Litigation: Can (or Should) National Differences be Overcome?
   Catherine Kessedjian

CHAPTER 31
Commentary: Proposed Hague Convention
   Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss

CHAPTER 32
Commentary: Proposed Hague Convention
   Gail Evans

CHAPTER 33
Commentary: Article 10 of the Proposed Hague Convention
   Jane Ginsburg

CHAPTER 34
Commentary: Hague vs. Brussels Convention
   Hon. Mr. Justice Laddie

CHAPTER 35
Panel Discussion on the Hague Convention

SECTION IV(B)
ENFORCEMENT AND CODIFICATION ISSUES

CHAPTER 36
Provisional Remedies Under the Brussels Convention
   F. Willem Grosheide

CHAPTER 37
International Codification of Copyright Law: Possibilities and Imperatives
   J.A.L. Sterling

CHAPTER 38
The Internet and International Copyright Laws
   Bradford L. Smith

CHAPTER 39
Panel Discussion on Enforcement and Codification Issues

PART V  —  TRIPS AND PROTECTION FOR INDIGENOUS AND TRADITIONAL WORKS

SECTION V(A)
TRIPS

CHAPTER 40
The TRIPs Agreement: Life After Seattle?
   Dr. Daniel Gervais

CHAPTER 41
TRIPs and Related Topics: An EU Perspective
   Peter Berz

CHAPTER 42
Is there Life after Seattle: An African Perspective
   Coenraad Visser

CHAPTER 43
TRIPs: An Australian Perspective
   Michael Blakeney

CHAPTER 44
Commentary on TRIPs
   A. Octavio Espinosa
   B. The Hon. Mr. Justice Jacob
   C. Paul Kuruk
   D. Dr. Mark Groombridge

CHAPTER 45
Panel Discussion on TRIPs

CHAPTER 46
Enforcing TRIPs Part III in WTO Dispute Settlement: Challenges and Opportunities
   Bradford L. Smith

CHAPTER 47
Intellectual Property Disputes in the WTO
   Geralyn Ritter

CHAPTER 48
World Music on a U.S. Stage: An Analysis of the 110 (5) WTO Dispute
   Laurence R. Helfer

CHAPTER 49
Panel Discussion on TRIPs and the WTO Dispute Process

CHAPTER 50
A Preliminary Excursion into TRIPs and Non-Violation Complaints
   Gail Evans

CHAPTER 51
Panel Discussion on TRIPs and Non-Violation Complaints

SECTION V(B)
INDIGENOUS AND TRADITIONAL WORKS

CHAPTER 52
Protection for Indigenous and Traditional Works (e.g., folklore): Has the Time Come?
   Michael Blakeney

CHAPTER 53
Commentary: On Folklore
   Paul Kuruk

CHAPTER 54
Panel Discussion on Folklore

PART VI  —  PATENT LITIGATION

SECTION VI(A)
UNITED STATES

CHAPTER 55
District Court Patent Litigation---An Empirical Study: Is it Accurate, Predictable, Efficient?
   Kimberly Moore

CHAPTER 56
The Federal Circuit: Its Impact on Some Aspects of Patent Law and Practice
   Herbert F. Schwartz

CHAPTER 57
To En Banc or Not to En Banc: Resolving Conflicts Real and Apparent
   Hon. Arthur Gajarsa

CHAPTER 58
Expert Witnesses: Rethinking Their Role
   Hon. Paul Michel

CHAPTER 59
Functional Claiming: Contributions and Confusion
   Hon. Randall Rader

CHAPTER 60
Commentary on United States Patent Litigation
   Hon. Pauline Newman

CHAPTER 61
Panel Discussion on United States Patent Litigation

SECTION VI (B)
EUROPE

CHAPTER 62
Functional Claiming: Outside the United States
   John Richards

CHAPTER 63
Panel Discussion on Functional Claiming

CHAPTER 64
The Community Patent or a European Patent Court: Is it Time to Choose?
    Hon. Mr. Justice Jacob

CHAPTER 65
Commentary on European Patent Law
   Hon. J.H.P.J. Willems

CHAPTER 66
Commentary on European Patent Litigation
   David Perkins

CHAPTER 67
Panel Discussion on European Patent Litigation

CHAPTER 68
European Union Initiatives on Patents and Utility Models which Will Impact Computer Programs
   Robert Hart

CHAPTER 69
Panel Discussion on Utility Models and Computer Programs

PART VII  —  COPYRIGHT AND RELATED LAWS

SECTION VII(A)
DATABASES

CHAPTER 70
Source Document: Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the Legal Protection of Databases

CHAPTER 71
Source Material: H.R. 354

CHAPTER 72
Source Material: Community Legislation in Force, Document 395L0046

CHAPTER 73
Data and Database Protection and Infonomics: Effects on Businesses and on Cultural and Persona Information Flow
   Dr. Anselm Kamperman Sanders

CHAPTER 74
Sui-Generis Protection for Databases in the United States
   Mitch Glazier

CHAPTER 75
Commentary on Database Protection
   Jane Ginsburg

CHAPTER 76
Commentary on Economical and Ethical Reasons for Protecting Data
   Wendy Gordon

CHAPTER 77
Commentary: To What Extent Should the Legislative Body Lead
   Morton Goldberg

CHAPTER 78
Panel Discussion on Database Protection

SECTION VII(B)
INFORMATION SOCIETY

CHAPTER 79
Source Document: Report from the Commission to the Council, The European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee

CHAPTER 80
Commentary on the Implementations and Effects of Directive 91/250/EEC on the Legal Protections of Computer Programs
   Dr. Jo+a5rg Reinbothe

CHAPTER 81
Liability of Information Location Providers
   Alain Strowel

CHAPTER 82
Server Copyright Liability in Europe-Notes on the Swedish Act on Liability for Intermediaries and Two Recent decisions of the Swedish Supreme Court
   Jan Rosen

CHAPTER 83
Technical Protection Measures: The Intersection of Technology, Law and Commercial Licenses
   Dean Marks and Bruce H. Turnbull

CHAPTER 84
Commentary: The European Directive and Linking
   Shira Perlmutter

CHAPTER 85
Panel Discussion on Copyright Protection

SECTION VII(C)
E-COMMERCE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

CHAPTER 86
Commentary: Defining E-Commerce
   William Nix

CHAPTER 87
E-Commerce and Intellectual Property: Lock-it Up or License?
   Daniel Gervais

CHAPTER 88
The Electronic Rights War
   Bernt Hugenholtz & Annemique de Kroon

CHAPTER 89
Copyright E-Commerce and the World Wide Web: Is the Use and Consumption Model already Predetermined?
   Thomas Heide

CHAPTER 90
Commentary: Electronic Commerce and Conflict of Laws
   Manuel Desantes

CHAPTER 91
Panel Discussion on Copyright and E-Commerce

CHAPTER 92
Activities of the Copyright Office
   Marybeth Peters

SECTION VII(D)
BROADCASTERS' RIGHTS

CHAPTER 93
Broadcasters' Rights: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
   Tom Rivers 

CHAPTER 94
Commentary: Broadcasters' Rights
   Bernard Sorkin

CHAPTER 95
Panel Discussion on Broadcasters' Rights

SECTION VII(E)
AUDIOVISUAL PERFORMERS' RIGHTS

CHAPTER 96
Commentary: Audiovisual Performers' Rights: Developments in the WIPO
   A. Shira Perlmutter
   B. Bjorn Hoberg-Peterson
   C. Dr. Joarg Reinbothe
   D. Dean Marks

SECTION VII(F)
SOFTWARE PROTECTION

CHAPTER 97
IP Rights in Digital Architecture (Including Software): the Question of Digital Diversity in Cyberspace
   Anne Fitzgerald and Brian Fitzgerald

PART VIII  —  ANTITRUST, COMPETITION LAW AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

CHAPTER 98
Antitrust, Intellectual Property and Innovation
   Bradford L. Smith

CHAPTER 99
Antitrust, Intellectual Property & Innovation: Another View
   Susan DeSanti

CHAPTER 100
Talking Past Each Other: Intellectual Property Law & Policy
   Ian Eagles

CHAPTER 101
When Is Property Intellectual? The IP Leveraging Problem
   Mark Patterson

CHAPTER 102
Panel Discussion: Antitrust, Competition Law and Intellectual Property

CHAPTER 103
White Paper on Modernization and Decentralization of EC Competition Enforcement
   Valentine Korah
   Commentary by Eleanor Fox

CHAPTER 104
The New EC Vertical Restraints Block Exemption
   Valentine Korah
   Commentary by Eleanor Fox

CHAPTER 105
Source Document: Headings and Cross References
   Valentine Korah

PART IX  —  INTERNATIONAL EXHAUSTION AND PARALLEL TRADE

CHAPTER 106
Commentary on International Exhaustion
   Dr. Claus Kohler

CHAPTER 107
A Review of International Exhaustion Developments in Europe
   Anna Carboni

CHAPTER 108
"Consent'' as a Backdoor to International Exhaustion
   David Rosenberg

CHAPTER 109
Commentary on International Exhaustion
   Gerard van der Wal

CHAPTER 110
Panel Discussion on International Exhaustion

CHAPTER 111
The Repackaging of Trademarked Pharmaceuticals in Europe: Recent Developments
   Ian Forrester 
   Question and Answer Session

CHAPTER 112
Making the Most of Article 6: Parallel Importing in Australia and New Zealand
   Louise Longdin

CHAPTER 113
Parallel Imports and the Internet: Bits, Borders, Barriers & Exhaustion
   Howard Knopf

CHAPTER 114
International Exhaustion: An Economic and Non-economic Policy Analysis
   Hugh C. Hansen
   Question and Answer Session

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