Chart of Assignments
Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday, 5:00-5:50 p.m.
Updated as of: November 27, 2012
Day by Day
Week No 1
TUESDAY August 21 No 1
Module 1: The Basic Framework and Initial Questions
[no reading]
WEDNESDAY August 22 No 2
[no reading]
THURSDAY August 23 No 3
[no reading]
Week No 2
TUESDAY August 28 No 4
Module 2: Blackletter Overview
WEDNESDAY August 29 No 5
[no reading]
THURSDAY August 30 No 6
Week No 3
TUESDAY September 4 No 7
[no reading]
WEDNESDAY September 5 No 8
THURSDAY September 6 No 9
[no reading]
Week No 4
TUESDAY September 11 No 10
[no reading]
WEDNESDAY September 12 No 11
Module 3: Theory and Policy
[no reading]
THURSDAY September 13
Class cancelled
Week No 5
TUESDAY September 18 No 12
Module 4: Copyright – Included Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 2 (9-67)
WEDNESDAY September 19 No 13
Field: Baker v. Selden (5.7)
Field: Feist Publns. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. (5.32)
THURSDAY September 20 No 14
[no reading]
Week No 6
TUESDAY September 25 No 15
Module 5: Copyright – Excluded Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 3 (pp. 69-108)
Field: Morrissey v. Procter & Gamble Co. (5.8)
Field: Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland Int’l (5.10)
WEDNESDAY September 26 No 16
[no reading]
THURSDAY September 27 No 17
Module 6: Copyright – Ownership, Formalities, Licensing
McJohn: Chapter 4, Part 1 (109-157)
Field: Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid (6.5)
Week No 7
TUESDAY October 2 No 18
[continued from last time]
WEDNESDAY October 3
Class cancelled
THURSDAY October 4
Class cancelled
Week No 8
TUESDAY October 9 No 19
Module 7: Copyright – Duration
McJohn: Chapter 4, Part 2 (pp. 157-160)
EEJ: Eldred v. Ashcroft narrative [pdf]
EEJ: Golan v. Holder opinion [pdf]
EEJ: Golan v. Holder interview [pdf]
WEDNESDAY October 10 No 20
Module 8: Copyright – Infringement Analysis
McJohn: Chapter 5, Part 1 (pp. 161-168)
Field: ABKCO Music v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd. (6.15)
Module 9: Copyright – Exclusive Rights
McJohn: Chapter 5, Part 2 (pp. 168-175, 179-192)
THURSDAY October 11 No 21
Module 10: Copyright – Fair Use Defense
McJohn: Chapter 5, Part 3 (pp. 193-206)
Field: Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music (7.11)
Module 11: Copyright – First Sale, Imports, Third Parties, Other Limitations
McJohn: Chapter 5, Part 4 (pp. 206-225)
Field: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. (7.23)
Week No 9
TUESDAY October 16 No 22
Module 12: Copyright – Remedies
McJohn: Chapter 5, Part 5 (pp. 225-227)
Module 13: Moral Rights
McJohn: Chapter 5, Part 2A (pp. 175-179)
Module 14: Patent – Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 6 (pp. 231-259)
WEDNESDAY October 17 No 23
Module 15: Patent – Novelty
McJohn: Chapter 7, Part 1 (pp. 261-282)
EEJ: City of Elizabeth v. Pavement Co. (opinion) [pdf]
EEJ: Egbert v. Lippmann (opinion) [pdf]
EEJ: Lough v. Brunswick Corp. (opinion) [pdf]
THURSDAY October 18 No 24
Module 16: Patent – Utility
McJohn: Chapter 7, Part 2 (pp. 282-287)
Module 17: Patent – Nonobviousness
McJohn: Chapter 7, Part 3 (pp. 287-298)
Field: KSR Int’l. Co. v. Teleflex (3.35)
Week No 10
TUESDAY October 23 No 25
Module 18: Patent – Application Process and Enablement
McJohn: Chapter 8, Part 1 (pp. 299-311)
Field: Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd. (2.14)
Module 19: Patent – Claims
McJohn: Chapter 8, Part 2 (pp. 311-318)
WEDNESDAY October 24 No 26
Module 20: Patent – Ownership and Licensing
McJohn: Chapter 8, Part 3 (pp. 318-323)
Module 21: Patent – Infringement, Defenses, Litigation
McJohn: Chapter 9, Part (pp. 325-358)
THURSDAY October 25 No 27
Module 22: Design Patent
[no reading]
Module 23: Plant Patent
[no reading]
Module 24: Plant Variety Protection
[no reading]
Module 25: Mask Work Protection
[no reading]
Module 26: Vessel Hull Protection
[no reading]
Week No 11
TUESDAY October 30 No 28
Module 27: Trade Secret – Subjet Matter and Requirements
McJohn: Chapter 14 (pp. 477-495)
McJohn: Chapter 15, Part 1 (pp. 497-509)
WEDNESDAY October 31 No 29
Module 28: Trade Secret – Loss, Misappropriation, and Remedies
McJohn: Chapter 15, Part 2 (pp. 509-519)
McJohn: Chapter 16 (pp. 521-537)
Field: E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., Inc. v. Christopher (8.6)
THURSDAY November 1 No 30
Module 29: Trademark – Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 10 (pp. 361-380)
FRIDAY November 2 No 31
(Special make-up session 10:00 a.m. to noon in Room 109)
Module 30: Trademark – Substantive Standards
McJohn: Chapter 11 (pp. 381-409)
Field: Two Pesos v. Taco Cabana (10.20)
Field: Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co. (10.23)
Field: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc. (4.24)
Week No 12
TUESDAY November 6 No 32
Module 31: Trademark – Obtainment and Registration
McJohn: Chapter 12, Part 1 (pp. 411-427)
Field: Burger King of Florida, Inc. v. Hoots (10.27)
WEDNESDAY November 7 No 33
Module 32: Trademark – Ownership, Licensing, and Loss
McJohn: Chapter 12, Part 2 (pp. 427-436)
THURSDAY November 8 No 34
Module 33: Trademark – Infringement
McJohn: Chapter 13, Part 1 (pp. 437-445)
Field: McGregor-Doniger Inc. v. Drizzle Inc. (11.14)
Field: In re E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. (11.12)
Week No 13
TUESDAY November 13 No 35
[no new reading]
WEDNESDAY November 14 No 36
Module 34: Trademark – Defenses, Secondary Liability
McJohn: Chapter 13, Part 2 (pp. 445-458)
Field: Champion Spark Plug Co. v. Sanders (11.1)
Field: Smith v. Chanel, Inc. (11.4)
Module 35: Trademark – Related Actions
McJohn: Chapter 13, Part 3 (pp. 459-474)
Module 36: Geographical Designations of Origin
[no reading]
THURSDAY November 15 No 37
Module 37: Right of Publicity
McJohn: Chapter 13, portion (pp. 549-554)
Week No 14
TUESDAY November 20 No 38
Module 38: International Context
[no reading]
WEDNESDAY November 21
No class –Thanksgiving Holiday
THURSDAY November 22
No class –Thanksgiving Holiday
Week No 15
TUESDAY November 27 No 39
Module 39: Contract and Idea Submission
McJohn: Chapter 13, portion (pp. 541-547)
Field: ProCD v. Zeidenberg (9.25)
WEDNESDAY November 28 No 40
Module 40: Misappropriation
McJohn: Chapter 13, portion (pp. 547-549)
Field: National Basketball Ass’n v. Motorola (9.16)
THURSDAY November 29 No 41
Module 41: Federal Preemption
McJohn: Chapter 13, portion (pp. 554-565)
Field: Bonito Boats v. Thunder Craft Boats (9.11)
Field: United States ex rel. Berge v. University of Alabama (9.22)
Optional Review Session:
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 6:00 - 7:00 pm in Law School room 105
Module by Module
I. Preliminaries
Module 1: The Basic Framework and Initial Questions
[no reading]
Module 2: Blackletter Overview
Module 3: Theory and Policy
[no reading]
II. Expression
Module 4: Copyright – Included Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 2 (pp. 9-67)
Field: Baker v. Selden (5.7)
Field: Feist Publns. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. (5.32)
Module 5: Copyright – Excluded Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 3 (pp. 69-108)
Field: Morrissey v. Procter & Gamble Co. (5.8)
Field: Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland Int’l (5.10)
Module 6: Copyright – Ownership, Formalities, Licensing
McJohn: Chapter 4, Part 1 (pp. 109-157)
Field: Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid (6.5)
Module 7: Copyright – Duration
McJohn: Chapter 4, Part 2 (pp. 157-160)
EEJ: Eldred v. Ashcroft narrative [pdf]
EEJ: Golan v. Holder opinion [pdf]
EEJ: Golan v. Holder interview [pdf]
Module 8: Copyright – Infringement Analysis
McJohn: Chapter 5, Part 1 (pp. 161-168)
Field: ABKCO Music v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd. (6.15)
Module 9: Copyright – Exclusive Rights
McJohn: Chapter 5, Part 2 (pp. 168-175, 179-192)
Module 10: Copyright – Fair Use Defense
McJohn: Chapter 5, Part 3 (pp. 193-206)
Field: Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music (7.11)
Module 11: Copyright – First Sale, Imports, Third Parties, Other Limitations
McJohn: Chapter 5, Part 4 (pp. 206-225)
Field: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. (7.23)
Module 12: Copyright – Remedies
McJohn: Chapter 5, Part 5 (pp. 225-227)
Module 13: Moral Rights
McJohn: Chapter 5, Part 2A (pp. 175-179)
III. Invention and Industry
Module 14: Patent – Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 6 (pp. 231-259)
Module 15: Patent – Novelty
McJohn: Chapter 7, Part 1 (pp. 261-282)
EEJ: City of Elizabeth v. Pavement Co. (opinion) [pdf]
EEJ: Egbert v. Lippmann (opinion) [pdf]
EEJ: Lough v. Brunswick Corp. (opinion) [pdf]
Module 16: Patent – Utility
McJohn: Chapter 7, Part 2 (pp. 282-287)
Module 17: Patent – Nonobviousness
McJohn: Chapter 7, Part 3 (pp. 287-298)
Field: KSR Int’l. Co. v. Teleflex (3.35)
Module 18: Patent – Application Process and Enablement
McJohn: Chapter 8, Part 1 (pp. 299-311)
Field: Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd. (2.14)
Module 19: Patent – Claims
McJohn: Chapter 8, Part 2 (pp. 311-318)
Module 20: Patent – Ownership and Licensing
McJohn: Chapter 8, Part 3 (pp. 318-323)
Module 21: Patent – Infringement, Defenses, Litigation
McJohn: Chapter 9, Part (pp. 325-358)
Module 22: Design Patent
[no reading]
Module 23: Plant Patent
[no reading]
Module 24: Plant Variety Protection
[no reading]
Module 25: Mask Work Protection
[no reading]
Module 26: Vessel Hull Protection
[no reading]
Module 27: Trade Secret – Subjet Matter and Requirements
McJohn: Chapter 14 (pp. 477-495)
McJohn: Chapter 15, Part 1 (pp. 497-509)
Module 28: Trade Secret – Loss, Misappropriation, and Remedies
McJohn: Chapter 15, Part 2 (pp. 509-519)
McJohn: Chapter 16 (pp. 521-537)
Field: E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., Inc. v. Christopher (8.6)
IV. Commercial Origin
Module 29: Trademark – Subject Matter
McJohn: Chapter 10 (pp. 361-380)
Module 30: Trademark – Substantive Standards
McJohn: Chapter 11 (pp. 381-409)
Field: Two Pesos v. Taco Cabana (10.20)
Field: Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co. (10.23)
Field: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc. (4.24)
Module 31: Trademark – Obtainment and Registration
McJohn: Chapter 12, Part 1 (pp. 411-427)
Field: Burger King of Florida, Inc. v. Hoots (10.27)
Module 32: Trademark – Ownership, Licensing, and Loss
McJohn: Chapter 12, Part 2 (pp. 427-436)
Module 33: Trademark – Infringement
McJohn: Chapter 13, Part 1 (pp. 437-445)
Field: McGregor-Doniger Inc. v. Drizzle Inc. (11.14)
Field: In re E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. (11.12)
Module 34: Trademark – Defenses, Secondary Liability
McJohn: Chapter 13, Part 1 (pp. 445-458)
Field: Champion Spark Plug Co. v. Sanders (11.1)
Field: Smith v. Chanel, Inc. (11.4)
Module 35: Trademark – Related Actions
McJohn: Chapter 13, Part 2 (pp. 459-474)
Module 36: Geographical Designations of Origin
[no reading]
Module 37: Right of Publicity
McJohn: Chapter 13, portion (pp. 549-554)
V. Marginalia
Module 38: International Context
[no reading]
Module 39: Contract and Idea Submission
McJohn: Chapter 13, portion (pp. 541-547)
Field: ProCD v. Zeidenberg (9.25)
Module 40: Misappropriation
McJohn: Chapter 13, portion (pp. 547-549)
Field: National Basketball Ass’n v. Motorola (9.16)
Module 41: Federal Preemption
McJohn: Chapter 13, portion (pp. 554-565)
Field: Bonito Boats v. Thunder Craft Boats (9.11)
Field: United States ex rel. Berge v. University of Alabama (9.22)