Class
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Subject Matter
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Reading
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Week 1
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Introduction: lex loci protectionis and Beyond
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- Curtis A. Bradley, Territorial Intellectual Property Rights in an Age of Globalism, 37 Va. J. Int'l L. 505 (1997)
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Week 2
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U.S. Copyright Cases with an International Flavor
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- Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v. Russian Kurier, Inc., 153 F.3d 82 (1998)
- 智慧財產法院 107 年民著抗字第 1 號民事裁定 (in Chinese only)
- Berne Convention Art. 5(1) (national treatment)
- US Copyright Act § 104A
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Week 3
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Trademarks and Unfair Competition under Paris
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- Paris Arts. 6, 9, 10
- McBee v. Delica Co., Ltd., 417 F.3d 107 (2005)
- Steele v. Bulova Watch Co., 344 U.S. 280 (1952)
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Week 4
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Patents that Crossed the Borders
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- ECJ Case C-539/03
- Microsoft v. AT&T, 550 U.S. 437 (2007)
- 平成１４年(ワ)第１９４３?(in Japanese/English)
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Week 5
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Self-Directed Learning (W1)
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No Class
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Week 6
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National Holiday
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No Class
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Week 7
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Jurisdiction (1): General and Special Jurisdiction (contractual matters); Exclusive Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (2): Special Jurisdiction (infringement)
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- CLIP, pp. 61-67; 138-144
- CLIP, pp. 69-78
- 日本第一小法庭判決(カ?ドリ?ダ?事件（最高裁平成12年〈受〉第580?）民集56?7?1551頁) (in Japanese only)
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Week 8
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Applicable Law (1): Initial Ownership; Transferability; Co-ownership
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- CLIP, pp. 236-240; 254-258; 260-263; 265-266
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Week 9
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Applicable Law (2): Contracts and Related Questions
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- CLIP, pp. 268-270; 272-275; 279-284; 287; 290
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Week 10
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Applicable Law (3): Infringement and Remedies
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- CLIP, pp. 301-304; 308-311
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Week 11
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Applicable Law (4): Secondary Infringement; Ubiquitous Infringement
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- CLIP, pp. 314-319; 326-332
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Week 12
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Self-Directed Learning (W2)
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Week 13
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Recognition and Enforcement (1): General Principals
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- CLIP, pp. 388-390; 394-396
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Week 14
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Recognition and Enforcement (2): Provisional Measures; Public Policy Concerns
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Week 15
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Custom Enforcements (1): Airport, Harbor and Goods-in-Transit
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- World Trade Organization (WTO) Case: India, Brazil v. EU
- ECJ Case C-446/09
- ECJ Case C-495/09
- *Optional/Advanced: Christopher Heath, Customs Seizures, Transit and Trade – in Honour of Dieter Stauder’s 70th Birthday, 41 International Review of Intellectual and Competition Law 881 (2010)
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Week 16
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Self-Directed Learning (W3)
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No Class
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Week 17
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Custom Enforcements (2): retention of (intangible) information?
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- ClearCorrect Operating, LLC. v. International Trade Comm’n, 116 U.S.P.Q.2d 1883 (2015)
- International Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-833
- *Optional/Advanced: Sapna Kumar, Regulating Digital Trade, 67 Fla. L. Rev. 1909 (2015)
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Week 18
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Take-Home Exam (48 hours)
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Class excused. Good luck on your finals!
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