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Chapter 28 Intellectual property law

Chapter references, resources, and additional reading

  • Chapter 28 resources, https://johnbandler.com/cyberlawbook-resources-ch28/  (this page)
  • Intellectual property law overview, https://johnbandler.com/intellectual-property-law/
  • Copyright law, https://johnbandler.com/intellectual-property-law/copyright/
  • Trademark law, https://johnbandler.com/intellectual-property-law/trademark/
  • Patent law, https://johnbandler.com/intellectual-property-law/patent/
  • Trade secrets law, https://johnbandler.com/intellectual-property-law/trade-secrets/
  • Copyright
    • US Copyright Office https://www.copyright.gov/
    • Title 17 of the USC, Copyrights, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17
    • 17 USC § 102, Subject matter of copyright: In general, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/102
    • 17 USC § 106, Exclusive rights in copyrighted works, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106,
    • 17 USC § 107, Fair use https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/107
    • 17 USC § 506, Criminal offenses, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/506
    • 18 USC § 2319, Criminal infringement of a copyright, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2319
  • Trademark
    • US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/
    • USPTO Trademarks https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks
    • Trademark Act (Lanham Act of 1946), as amended and codified in Title 15, Chapter 22 of the U.S. Code, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/chapter-22
    • Cornell Law LII on the Lanham Act, https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/lanham_act
  • Patent
    • US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/
    • USPTO Patents https://www.uspto.gov/patents
    • USPTO Patent search https://www.uspto.gov/patents/search
    • Google patent search https://patents.google.com/
    • Title 35 of the U.S. Code, Patents, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35
    • 35 U.S. Code § 101 - Inventions patentable, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35/101
    • 35 U.S. Code § 102 - Conditions for patentability; novelty, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35/102
    • 35 U.S. Code § 103 - Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35/103
  • Trade secrets
    • 18 USC Chapter 90, Protection of Trade Secrets, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-90
  • NY Times v. Microsoft, Open AI
    • https://nytco-assets.nytimes.com/2023/12/NYT_Complaint_Dec2023.pdf
    • Emma Roth, The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, The Verge (December 27, 2023), https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/27/24016212/new-york-times-openai-microsoft-lawsuit-copyright-infringement
    • https://harvardlawreview.org/blog/2024/04/nyt-v-openai-the-timess-about-face/
    • https://apnews.com/article/nyt-new-york-times-openai-microsoft-6ea53a8ad3efa06ee4643b697df0ba57

Chapter questions

  • List the four types of intellectual property law
  • Briefly summarize each of the four types of intellectual property law
  • What are different ways one can obtain various degrees of copyright protection?
  • Identify some popular trademarks and summarize why they meet the requirements for a trademark
  • What are the requirements to obtain a patent?
  • What are the requirements to obtain protection under a trade secret statute?
  • Is copyright law state or federal or both?
  • Is trademark law state or federal or both?
  • Is patent law state or federal or both?
  • Is trade secrets law state or federal or both?
  • How might organizations use multiple types of intellectual property protections to protect their IP?
  • Without disclosing anything confidential:
    • Are there things you have created and affixed to a medium, or want to create, and what intellectual property rights might you consider?
    • Have you ever wanted to invent something and would it qualify for a patent? How would you justify it?

Links and information

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Originally posted 11/23/2024.  Updated 11/23/2024.