Fall/Winter 2009, Volume 16, Issue 1

Featured Articles

• Fair Use in the Digital Age: Theoretically Sound But Practically Impossible?
  by David Ray
• Correction (Amendment) Practices in Japan Patent Law must be changed in accordance with three decisions by the Supreme Court of Japan and the Grand Panel of the Japanese IP High Court in 2008
  by Tatsuo Takeshige

Case Summaries

• In re Bilski: the Machine and Transformation Test is "the test" – For Now
  by Brad Riel
• Industry Standard and Equitable Doctrine – Qualcomm Inc. v. Broadcom Corp.
  by Michael Pirog
• Impact of Seagate (Inducement and Counsel’s Opinion) – Qualcomm Inc. v. Broadcom Corp.
  by Elena Torgan
• Proveris Scientific Corp. v. InnovaSystems, Inc. Narrowing Section 271(e)’s Safe Harbor
  by Barna De
• Questioning the Power of the Appellate Court and Patent Eligibility of Machines: In re Comiskey
  by Masako Kikuchi
• Patent Exhaustion is Defense, not Cause of Action: ExcelStor Technology, Inc. v. Papst Licensing GMBH & Co. KG
  By Carmen G. Wong

Legislative Updates

• China: Patent Law Amendment of 2008
  by Zhe Peng and Hu Xiang

Spring 2009, Volume 16, Issue 2

International Legal Updates

• Japan's National IP Strategy and IP Enforcement Revisions: Improvements in Evidence Taking and Damages (Transcript)
  by Ryu Takabayashi and Toshiko Takenaka
• Implementation of Patent Law Articles 6 and 7 in Germany
  by Sebastian Glatzel and Nikolas Smirra
• Non-Obvious Patent Case Law Developments in Japan
  by Augie Rakow

U.S. Case Law Summaries

• 2008 U.S. Patent Case Law Review
  by Toshiko Takenaka
• Static Control Components, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc.
  by Amanda Carmany-Rampey

Recent CASRIP Activities and Upcoming Events

• Transnational IP Seminar with CEIPI in Strasbourg, France
  Syllabus  |    Photos
• Takenaka Patent Law and Theory Book
• Giles Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition
• CASRIP Summer Institute July 16-31 in Seattle, Washington  
  Registration
• High Technology Protection Summit July 24-25
  Registration
• International Scholars Roundtable Discussion July 25

Summer 2009, Volume 16, Issue 3

Announcements

• University of Washington Forms Law, Technology & Arts Group

Feature Articles

• Patent Eligibility and Patentability of Computer Software Patents in the United States, Europe and Japan
  by Masako Kikuchi
• Willful Infringement and Counsel’s Opinion
  by Elena Torgan
• Does Japanese Copyright Law Need Fair Use?
  by Keiko Tominaga

Recent CASRIP Activities and Upcoming Events

• CASRIP Summer Institute July 16-31 in Seattle, Washington
• High Technology Protection Summit July 24-25, 2009
• International Scholars Roundtable Discussion July 25, 2009

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1. to report on the research and other intellectual property-related activities of CASRIP's directors and current and past scholars and Summer Institute participants;
2. to highlight developments in both the private sector (companies, firms and associations) and public sector (courts, agencies, legislatures) around the world; and
3. to distribute information on future CASRIP events.

We hope to keep the Newsletter short and informative and to avoid duplicating other information resources. We encourage everyone, especially our past scholars and Summer Institute participants, to keep us informed of your significant activities so that we may report them in the Newsletter.

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