Chart of Assignments
Updated as of: April 17, 2019
Where and When:
Mondays & Tuesdays 9:00 - 10:15 a.m., Classroom 4
Day by Day:
Week No 1
MONDAY Jan 14 No 1
0. About the Course
Read the Syllabus
1. The Basic Framework and Initial Questions
McJohn: Chapter 1
2. Blackletter Overview
TUESDAY Jan 15 No 2
2. Blackletter Overview, continued
Week No 2
MONDAY January 21
NO CLASS TODAY
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
TUESDAY January 22 No 3
2. Blackletter Overview, continued
Week No 3
MONDAY January 28 No 4
2. Blackletter Overview, continued
TUESDAY January 29 No 5
3-1: Copyright – Included Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 2 (all)
Field: Feist Publns. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. (5.32)
Week No 4
MONDAY February 4 No 6
3-1: Copyright – Included Subject Matter, continued
No additional reading.
3-2: Copyright – Excluded Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 3 (all)
TUESDAY February 5 No 7
3-2: Copyright – Excluded Subject Matter, continued
Field: Morrissey v. Procter & Gamble Co. (5.8)
Field: Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland Int’l (5.10)
Week No 5
MONDAY February 11 No 8
3-3: Copyright – Ownership, Formalities, Licensing, Duration
McJohn: Chapter 4 (all)
Field: Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid (6.5)
TUESDAY February 12 No 9
3-4: Copyright – Infringement Analysis, Exclusive Rights
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 169-186, 191-205 [Note: page numbers corrected 2/13.]
Field: ABKCO Music v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd. (6.15)
Week No 6
MONDAY February 18 No 10
3-4: Copyright – Infringement Analysis, Exclusive Rights, continued
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 169-186, 191-205
[Note: This was supposed to be the assignment for 2/12, but now the page numbers are correct.]
[Note: This was supposed to be the assignment for 2/12, but now the page numbers are correct.]
3-5: Copyright – Fair Use, First Sale, and Other Limitations
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 205-242
TUESDAY February 19 No 11
3-5: Copyright – Fair Use, First Sale, and Other Limitations, continued
No new reading for this topic.
3-6: Copyright – Remedies
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 242-246 [held over for next class]
3-7: Copyright – Music
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 182-184, 232-233 (re-review) [held over for next class]
Week No 7
MONDAY February 25 No 12
3-6: Copyright – Remedies
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 242-246 (quickly re-review, since we didn't get to this last class)
3-7: Copyright – Music
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 182-184, 232-233 (quickly re-review, since we didn't get to this last class)
4: Moral Rights
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 186-191
TUESDAY February 26 No 13
5-1: Utility Patents – Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 6 (all)
Week No 8
MONDAY March 4 No 14
5-2: Utility Patents – Novelty
McJohn: Chapter 7, pp 281-303 (portion re novelty)
TUESDAY March 5 No 15
5-3: Utility Patents – Utility
McJohn: Chapter 7, pp 303-307 (portion re utility)
5-4: Utility Patents – Nonobviousness
McJohn: Chapter 7, pp 308-319 (portion re nonobviousness)
Field: KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc. (3.35)
Week No 9
MONDAY March 11 No 16
5-5: Utility Patents – Enablement, Prosecution, Ownership and Licensing
McJohn: Chapter 8 (all)
TUESDAY March 12 No 17
5-5: Utility Patents – Enablement, Prosecution, Ownership and Licensing, continued
5-6: Utility Patents – Infringement and Defenses
McJohn: Chapter 9 (all)
Spring Break
MONDAY March 18
Spring Break - no class
TUESDAY March 19
Spring Break - no class
Week No 10
MONDAY March 25 No 18
6: Design Patents
Sarah Burstein, Costly Designs, 77 Ohio St. L.J. 107 (2016): read Parts I, II, III, IV, VI, & VII, i.e., pp. 107-132 & 154-157 (in other words, skip Part V on pp. 133-154)
Note: You should download the article from SSRN rather than Westlaw, because you'll want to see the pictures.
Note: You should download the article from SSRN rather than Westlaw, because you'll want to see the pictures.
TUESDAY March 26 No 19
7: Sui Generis Rights
No reading for this topic; lecture only.
8-1: Trade Secret – Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 14 (all)
Week No 11
MONDAY April 1 No 20
8-2: Trade Secret – Getting and Losing Protection
No reading for this topic; lecture only. (We are skipping McJohn Chapter 15; I will summarize in class.)
8-3: Trade Secret – Misappropriation and Remedies
McJohn: Chapter 16
TUESDAY April 2 No 21
9-1: Trademark – Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 10 (all)
Week No 12
MONDAY April 8 No 22
9-2: Trademark – Substantive Standards for Protection
McJohn: Chapter 11 (all)
Field: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc. (4.24)
TUESDAY April 9 No 23
9-3: Trademark – Obtaining Protection and Licensing
McJohn: Chapter 12 (all)
Field: Burger King of Florida, Inc. v. Hoots (10.27)
Week No 13
MONDAY April 15 No 24
9-4: Trademark – Infringement and Related Rights
McJohn: Chapter 13 (all)
TUESDAY April 16 No 25
10: Right of Publicity
McJohn: Chapter 17, pp 587-592 (portion re right of publicity)
• Read the abstract and part of the introduction (891-894), Part II to end of II.A. (903-907), and Part III.A. (928-938), but skip all footnotes.
Week No 14
MONDAY April 22 No 26
10: Right of Publicity, continued
11: International IP
No reading for this topic.
12: Contract and Idea Submission
No reading for this topic.
13: Misappropriation
McJohn: Chapter 17, pp 585-587 (portion re misappropriation)
14: Federal Preemption
No reading for this topic.
TUESDAY April 23 No 27
Review: Applications, Problems, Analysis
Review your notes and materials as appropriate.
Topic by Topic:
I. Preliminaries
0. About the Course
Read the Syllabus
1. The Basic Framework and Initial Questions
McJohn: Chapter 1
2. Blackletter Overview
II. Expression
3-1: Copyright – Included Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 2 (all)
Field: Feist Publns. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. (5.32)
3-2: Copyright – Excluded Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 3 (all)
Field: Morrissey v. Procter & Gamble Co. (5.8)
Field: Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland Int’l (5.10)
3-3: Copyright – Ownership, Formalities, Licensing, Duration
McJohn: Chapter 4 (all)
Field: Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid (6.5)
3-4: Copyright – Infringement Analysis, Exclusive Rights
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 169-186, 191-205
Field: ABKCO Music v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd. (6.15)
3-5: Copyright – Fair Use, First Sale, and Other Limitations
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 205-242
3-6: Copyright – Remedies
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 242-246
3-7: Copyright – Music
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 182-184, 232-233 (re-review)
4: Moral Rights
McJohn: Chapter 5, pp 186-191
III. Invention and Industry
5-1: Utility Patents – Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 6 (all)
5-2: Utility Patents – Novelty
McJohn: Chapter 7, pp 281-303 (portion re novelty)
5-3: Utility Patents – Utility
McJohn: Chapter 7, pp 303-307 (portion re utility)
5-4: Utility Patents – Nonobviousness
McJohn: Chapter 7, pp 308-319 (portion re nonobviousness)
Field: KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc. (3.35)
5-5: Utility Patents – Enablement, Prosecution, Ownership and Licensing
McJohn: Chapter 8 (all)
5-6: Utility Patents – Infringement and Defenses
McJohn: Chapter 9 (all)
6: Design Patents
Sarah Burstein, Costly Designs, 77 Ohio St. L.J. 107 (2016): read Parts I, II, III, IV, VI, & VII, i.e., pp. 107-132 & 154-157 (in other words, skip Part V on pp. 133-154)
Note: You should download the article from SSRN rather than Westlaw, because you'll want to see the pictures.
Note: You should download the article from SSRN rather than Westlaw, because you'll want to see the pictures.
7: Sui Generis Rights
No reading for this topic; lecture only.
8-1: Trade Secret – Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 14 (all)
8-2: Trade Secret – Getting and Losing Protection
No reading for this topic; lecture only. (We are skipping McJohn Chapter 15; I will summarize in class.)
8-3: Trade Secret – Misappropriation and Remedies
McJohn: Chapter 16
IV. Identity and Origin
9-1: Trademark – Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 10 (all)
9-2: Trademark – Substantive Standards for Protection
McJohn: Chapter 11 (all)
Field: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc. (4.24)
9-3: Trademark – Obtaining Protection and Licensing
McJohn: Chapter 12 (all)
Field: Burger King of Florida, Inc. v. Hoots (10.27)
9-4: Trademark – Infringement and Related Rights
McJohn: Chapter 13 (all)
10: Right of Publicity
McJohn: Chapter 17, pp 587-592 (portion re right of publicity)
• Read the abstract and part of the introduction (891-894), Part II to end of II.A. (903-907), and Part III.A. (928-938), but skip all footnotes.
V. Marginalia
11: International IP
No reading for this topic.
12: Contract and Idea Submission
No reading for this topic.
13: Misappropriation
McJohn: Chapter 17, pp 585-587 (portion re misappropriation)
14: Federal Preemption
No reading for this topic.
Review: Applications, Problems, Analysis
Review your notes and materials as appropriate.