Intellectual Property Seminars

published by David M. Dingeman

I. Dissecting the Web and Analyzing the Legal Issues

presently at http://www.cleonline.com

Outline

INTRODUCTION
PATENTS
INTERNET PATENT EXAMPLES

Priceline.com
Iwant.com, Open Market, and Netcentives
Cybersettle.com
Amazon.com "1-Click" Patent

DESIGN PATENTS FOR USER INTERFACES AND ICONS

HEWLETT PACKARD USER INTERFACE PATENT 5,386,564
PACESETTER, INC
XEROX DESIGN PATENTS FOR ICONS

E-COMMERCE BUSINESS METHOD PATENTS

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO., VS SIGNATURE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC

TRADEMARKS

FEDERAL TRADEMARK DILUTION ACT OF 1995

ICANN / WIPO DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE POLICY

USPTO TRADEMARK EXAMINATION OF DOMAIN NAMES

COMMON DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES

ROLLERBLADE – GENERIC MARKS
BROOKFIELD VS WEST COAST ENTERTAINMENT
INTERSTELLAR VS EPIX, INC.
WHATSHAPPENIN.COM VS QUEPASA.COM

COPYRIGHT

INFRINGEMENT STUDY OF MP3
RIAA VS DIAMOND MULTIMEDIA

CONCLUSION

2. The World Wide Web and Litigation

presently at http://www.cleonline.com

Outline

A. Introduction

B. Trademark

 1. Introduction to Trademark Issues on the World Wide Web

 2. Network Solutions Domain Name Dispute Policy

 3. Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995

 4. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Examination of Domain Names

 5. World Intellectual Property Organization Domain Name Policy

 6. Generic Top Level Domain Memorandum of Understanding

 7. Significant Trademark Disputes

a. MTV Networks v. Adam Curry

b. Blue Note Case

C. Copyright

 1. Introduction

 2. World Intellectual Property Organization Treaties

a. WIPO Copyright Treaty

b. WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty

• 3. Digital Millennium Copyright Act
• 4. Recent Copyright Cases

a. Dr. Seuss v. Penguin Books

b. Tasini v. N.Y. Times

c. Bateman v. Mnemonics, Inc.

D. Patent

 1. Introduction

 2. USPTO Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions

 3. Significant Patent Cases

a. Gottschalk v. Benson

b. Parker v. Flook

c. Diamond v. Diehr

d. In re Iwahashi

e. Arrhythmia Research Technology Inc. v. Corazonix

f. In re Alappat

E. Conclusion