Fall 2005, Volume 12, Issue 2

Featured Articles

• The Maze and Haze of Gene Patents: A Comparative Study of DNA Sequence Patenting in the United States, Europe and Japan, and Suggestions for the Course of Action for India
• Thou Shalt Not Steal: A Comparative Analysis of Intellectual Property Injunctions in the United States and Mexico

International Developments in Patent Law

• China
  • 2005 Intellectual Property Developments in China
• Japan
  • Japanese Legislative Updates on Intellectual Property in 2005
  • “Ichitaro” Case in Japan IP High Court Applies Two New Patent Provisions to Software Related Patents, Justsystem Corp v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
• United States
  • En Banc Federal Circuit Adopted a Uniform Methodology for Claim Construction, Phillips v. AWH Corp.
  • Can a method claim be infringed if all steps of the patented process are not used within the United States? NTP, Inc. v. Research in Motion, Ltd.

Conferences

• Antitrust in the New Economy, Co-sponsored with the Economic Policy Research Center, December 9, 2005 (pdf)

Message from the Assistant Director

Activities

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Spring/Summer 2005, Vol 12, Issue 1

Featured Articles

• Monopoly as Rhetoric: The Case of Letters Patent
• “Anonymous, Untitled, Mixed Media:” Mixing Intellectual Property Law with Other Legal Philosophies to Protect Traditional Cultural Expressions

Patent Law Recent Developments

• United States
  • Merck KGaA v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd., 545 U.S. ___ (2005)
• Japan
  • “Ichitaro” Case Provokes Public Debate over Software Patents in Japan: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Justsystem Corp

Conferences

• Intellectual Property Rights And Innovation: Shifting Economic and Legal Paradigms (pdf)

Message from the Director

Activities

Photographs