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Trademark Law
This is a survey topic in international trademark law and practice. The topic will cover various theories of trademark/trade name infringement and dilution, including defenses such as parody and fair use, and explore mechanisms of trademark protection globally, such as international treaties and int…
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Trade Secrets
This topic will explore the theory and practice of trade secret law. Unlike most of intellectual property law, which is a creature of federal legislation, trade secret law is rooted in state common law and evolved under the influence of the Restatement and uniform law movement. We will discuss how t…
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Technology
Technology & GovernanceThis “law and technology” and “advanced administrative law” topic focuses on the relation between technology and governance. Topics include: how, and by whom, technology should be regulated; the use of technology to regulate behavior; the government's use of technolog…
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Samuelson Clinic
The Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic (SLTPPC) provides students and readers of this Legal Encyclopedia with real-world experience and an opportunity to help develop sound public policy rules at the increasingly complex intersection of law and technology. In the Clinic, which operate…
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Renewable Energy
This topic introduces legal and policy issues related to the accelerated development of renewable energy supplies. It considers local, state, and federal laws and policies that promote (or impede) the development of such sources, and looks at some specific examples related to individual technologies…
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Protecting Products of Place
Geographical indications (GIs) are controversial domestically and internationally. This topic examines GIs and the laws governing their use with reference to wine, other food products and handicrafts, including Idaho potatoes, Darjeeling tea and Banaras silk sarees. Topics include the registration a…
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Property Law
Art and Cultural Property LawThis topic will explore and analyze the intersection of law with art and culture. Topics will include U.S. and international law as they relate to the illicit trade in antiquities, Nazi Era plunder and restitution, and other art crimes. We will also examine aspe…
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Privacy Law
Information Privacy LawConsiderable difficulty exists in the Information Age with the traditional approach to privacy law as primarily protecting a “right to be let alone.” Employing privacy law to protect such informational seclusion is of limited promise in an age of information technolog…
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Playing by the Rules: Video Game Law
Video games are a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. The industry continues to evolve as interactive content migrates from the console and PC to the web, mobile devices and beyond. This topic will explore the legal principles underlying how games are developed, distributed and ultim…
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Patent Prosecution
students and readers of this Legal Encyclopedia will learn the key elements of patent strategy and patent prosecution. Real patents and prosecution histories will be used as examples. students and readers of this Legal Encyclopedia who have taken a similar topic in the past can receive credit with p…
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Patent Litigation
Our patent litigation topic provides an opportunity for students and readers of this Legal Encyclopedia to gain practical experience in all phases of a case. Starting with a motion to dismiss and with arguments from all principal phases of a patent litigation including a Federal Circuit appeal, stud…
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Patent Claim
Patent Claim ConstructionThis topic is designed to provide students and readers of this Legal Encyclopedia with a strong interest in patent law with an introduction to the field and an opportunity to participate in a research project on claim construction. Patent claims are central to the o…
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Online Privacy
The FTC and Online PrivacyThe US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has emerged as the primary regulator of online privacy. In a recent case, the FTC marked the end of contract law approaches to online privacy in favor of a more interventionalist approach. Years of protecting consumers against …
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Mergers and Acquisitions in High Tech
The topic focuses on mergers and acquisitions, and other acquisitive or dispositive transactions, especially in the technology and emerging growth sectors. Since 1997, mergers have become the preferred exit strategy for owners to liquidity, taking precedence over initial public offerings. We will fo…
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Law and Tech Writing topic
This writing topic enables students and readers of this Legal Encyclopedia to prepare comments on important developments for inclusion in the Annual Review of Law & Technology. Admission is based on an application process. Applications must be submitted to the box outside Boalt 355 no later than May…
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