Tag: Court
What the Court’s Expert in the Interchange Fee Litigation Said about...
David Evans, Sep 10, 2013
Last week a court appointed expert in the interchange fee litigation in the United States submitted a memorandum that evaluated...
The Damages Lie in the Details: Why the Proposed Directive Fails...
Hans Friederiszick, Aug 12, 2013
One of the two main objectives of the proposed EU Directive ("EU Directive") is to ensure effective compensation of victims...
Vertical Practices and the Exclusion of Rivals Post Eaton
John Asker, Shannon Seitz, Jul 29, 2013
In the wake of the ZF Meritor v. Eaton decision, there is new uncertainty regarding the kinds of...
Where Is the Italian Supreme Administrative Court Going in the Never-Ending...
Daniela Ampollini, Jul 15, 2013
It is obvious to all that know even a little of patent law, that the validity (and, even before, the...
How Much Should Control Turn on Ownership? The Alienation of Copyrighted...
Ariel Lavinbuk, May 28, 2013
In Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons Inc., the Supreme Court held that the Copyright Act's first-sale doctrine applies to...
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons: The Supreme Court Saves the...
Brian Willen, May 28, 2013
For hundreds of years, the "first sale" doctrine has been central to copyright law. It helps reconcile a fundamental tension...
Rethinking a Digital First Sale Doctrine in a Post-Kirtsaeng World: The...
John Villasenor, May 28, 2013
In 1908, the Supreme Court articulated the first sale doctrine, holding inBobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus that a copyright owner's "right to...
Three Thoughts About Kirtsaeng
Aaron Panner, May 28, 2013
In Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the Supreme Court decided by a 6-3 margin that the "first sale" doctrine,...
Design Copyright: The Latest Judicial Hint
Scott Hemphill, Jeannie Suk, May 28, 2013
Earlier this year, in an important copyright ruling, the Supreme Court dropped a puzzling clue about copyright for...
A Cost-Cutting Solution to the Discovery Burdens of Antitrust Disputes
J. Hardy Ehlers, James Bo Pearl, May 13, 2013
Litigating an antitrust case has always been a costly endeavor for all parties involved. Just in...