IPIL Symposium
Upcoming IPIL Symposium
2018 IPIL Symposium Trademark Law: focusing on Trademark Law by exploring current trends and future directions in an area of intellectual property law that holds increasing importance in the globalized economy.
June 2, 2018 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Symposium by the University of Houston Law Center’s Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law, Proceedings Published by the Houston Law Review.
IPIL’s National Conference, traditionally held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has through the years provided scholars a unique setting to develop, debate and deploy commentary and policy proposals concerning intellectual property and information law. Topics for past conferences have included Patents, Copyright, Trademark & Trade Secret, Information & E-commerce, and Cyber Law.
Papers presented at IPIL appear shortly after the Conference in Houston Law Review’s annual IPIL symposium issue.
Past Publications:
2017: Patent Law and Progress
- Sapna Kumar, Patent Law and Progress, 55 Hous. L. Rev. 265 (2018). (Westlaw)
- Andrew Chin, Surgically Precise but Kinematically Abstract Patents, 55 Hous. L. Rev. 267 (2018). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Peter Lee, Toward a Distributive Agenda for U.S. Patent Law, 55 Hous. L. Rev. 321 (2018). (Abstract) (Westlaw).
- Sean B. Seymore, Uninformative Patents, 55 Hous. L. Rev. 377 (2018). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Liza Vertinsky, Boundary-Spanning Collaboration and the Limits of Joint Inventorship Doctrine, 55 Hous. L. Rev. 401 (2018). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Christopher Jon Sprigman, Copyright and Creative Incentives: What We Know (and Don’t), 55 Hous. L. Rev. 451 (2018). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
2016: Authorship in America (and Beyond)
- Hon. Jon O. Newman & Craig Joyce, Introduction, 54 Hous. L. Rev. 249 (2016). (Westlaw)
- Craig Joyce & Tyler T. Ochoa, Reach Out and Touch Someone: Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 54 Hous. L. Rev. 257 (2016). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Pamela Samuelson, Functional Compilations, 54 Hous. L. Rev. 321 (2016). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Molly Van Houweling, Authors Versus Owners, 54 Hous. L. Rev. 371 (2016). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Shyamkrishna Balganesh, The Folklore and Symbolism of Authorship in American Copyright Law, 54 Hous. L. Rev. 403 (2016). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- William W. Fisher III, Recalibrating Originality, 54 Hous. L. Rev. 437 (2016). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Xinqiang Sun, Authorship in China (and Beyond): Authorship and Related Issues Under the Chinese Copyright Law of 1990, 54 Hous. L. Rev. 469 (2016). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
2015: Intellectual Property & Information Law in a Global Context
- Greg R. Vetter, Introduction, 53 Hous. L. Rev. 333 (2015). (Westlaw)
- Daniel Gervais, Irreconcilable Differences? The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement and the Common Law, 53 Hous. L. Rev. 339 (2015). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Irene Calboli, Time to Say Local Cheese and Smile at Geographical Indications of Origin? International Trade and Local Development in the United States, 53 Hous. L. Rev. 373 (2015). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Margaret Chon, Tracermarks: A Proposed Information Intervention, 53 Hous. L. Rev. 421 (2015). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Lateef Mtima, Copyright and Social Justice in the Digital Information Society: “Three Steps” Toward Intellectual Property Social Justice, 53 Hous. L. Rev. 459 (2015). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Amy L. Landers, Patentable Subject Matter as a Policy Driver, 53 Hous. L. Rev. 505 (2015). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Jeanne C. Fromer, Should the Law Care Why Intellectual Property Rights Have Been Asserted?, 53 Hous. L. Rev. 549 (2015). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
2014: ReCalibrating Copyright: Continuity, Contemporary Culture, and Change
- Craig Joyce, Introduction, 52 Hous. L. Rev. 417 (2014). (Westlaw)
- Jacqueline D. Lipton, Copyright and the Commercialization of Fanfiction, 52 Hous. L. Rev. 425 (2014). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Olufunmilayo B. Arewa, A Musical Work Is a Set of Instructions, 52 Hous. L. Rev. 467 (2014). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Lydia Pallas Loren, The Dual Narratives in the Landscape of Music Copyright, 52 Hous. L. Rev. 537 (2014). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Thomas B. Nachbar, Rules and Standards in Copyright, 52 Hous. L. Rev. 583 (2014). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Wendy J. Gordon, The Core of Copyright: Authors, Not Publishers, 52 Hous. L. Rev. 613 (2014). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Jessica Silbey et al., Afterword, 52 Hous. L. Rev. 679 (2014). (Westlaw)
- Julie E. Cohen, What Kind of Property Is Intellectual Property?, 52 Hous. L. Rev. 691 (2014). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
2013: Intellectual Property and Information Law in the Administrative State
- Sapna Kumar, Introduction, 51 Hous. L. Rev. 381 (2013). (Westlaw)
- Adam Candeub, Transparency in the Administrative State, 51 Hous. L. Rev. 385 (2013). (Westlaw) (Abstract)
- John F. Duffy, The Inequities of Inequitable Conduct: A Case Study of Judicial Control of Administrative Process, 51 Hous. L. Rev. 417 (2013). (Westlaw) (Abstract)
- John M. Golden, Proliferating Patents and Patent Law’s “Cost Disease”, 51 Hous. L. Rev. 455 (2013). (Westlaw) (Abstract)
- Arti K. Rai, Improving (Software) Patent Quality Through the Administrative Process, 51 Hous. L. Rev. 503 (2013). (Westlaw) (Abstract)
- Christopher S. Yoo, Is There a Role for Common Carriage in an Internet-Based World?, 51 Hous. L. Rev. 545 (2013). (Westlaw) (Abstract)
Tenth Annual Baker Botts Lecture
2012: Pondering Patents: First Principles and Fresh Possibilities
- Greg R. Vetter, Pondering Patents: First Principles and Fresh Possibilities, 50 Hous. L. Rev. 319 (2012). (Westlaw)
- Colleen V. Chien, Reforming Software Patents, 50 Hous. L. Rev. 325 (2012). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Kevin Emerson Collins, Prometheus Laboratories, Mental Steps, and Printed Matter, 50 Hous. L. Rev. 391 (2012). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Paul M. Janicke, The Patent Malpractice Thicket, or Why Justice Holmes Was Right, 50 Hous. L. Rev. 437 (2012). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Mark R. Patterson, Leveraging Information About Patents: Settlements, Portfolios, and Holdups, 50 Hous. L. Rev. 483 (2012). (Westlaw)
- Lee Petherbridge & David L. Schwartz, The End of an Epithet? An exploration of the use of Legal Scholarship in Intellectual Property Decisions, 50 Hous. L. Rev. 523 (2012). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
- Katherine J. Strandburg, Much Ado About Preemption, 50 Hous. L. Rev. 563 (2012). (Abstract) (Westlaw)
Ninth Annual Baker Botts Lecture
- R. Anthony Reese, What Copyright Owes the Future, 50 Hous. L. Rev. 287 (2012). (Abstract) (Westlaw).
2011: Trademark: Today and Tomorrow
- Craig Joyce, Introduction, 48 Hous. L. Rev. 701 (2012). (Westlaw)
- Ann Bartow, Counterfeits, Copying and Class, 48 Hous. L. Rev. 707 (2012). (Westlaw)(Abstract)
- Barton Beebe, Is the Trademark Office a Rubber Stamp?, 48 Hous. L. Rev. 751 (2012). (Westlaw)(Abstract)
- Greg Lastowka, Trademark’s Daemons, 48 Hous. L. Rev. 779 (2012). (Westlaw)(Abstract)
- Mark McKenna, (Dys)functionality, 48 Hous. L. Rev. 823 (2012). (Westlaw)(Abstract)
- Rebecca Tushnet, Looking at the Lanham Act: Images in Trademark and Advertising Law, 48 Hous. L. Rev. 861 (2012). (Westlaw)(Abstract)
Eighth Annual Baker Botts Lecture
2010: The ©©© Conference: Celebrating Copyright’s tri-Centennial
- Craig Joyce, Prologue, 47 Hous. L. Rev. 779 (2010). (Westlaw)
- Ronan Deazley, The Statute of Anne and the Great Abridgement Swindle, 47 Hous. L. Rev. 793 (2010). (Westlaw)
- Catherine Seville, The Statute of Anne: Rhetoric and Reception in the Nineteenth Century, 47 Hous. L. Rev. 819 (2010). (Westlaw)
- Oren Bracha, The Statute of Anne: An American Mythology, 47 Hous. L. Rev. 877 (2010). (Westlaw)
- David Nimmer, Queen Anne in the Emperor’s Shadow, 47 Hous. L. Rev. 919 (2010). (Westlaw)
- Diane Leenheer Zimmerman, The Statute of Anne and Its Progeny: Variations Without a Theme, 47 Hous. L. Rev. 965 (2010). (Westlaw)
- Peter Jaszi, Craig Joyce, Marshall Leaffer & Tyler Ochoa, Epilogue, 47 Hous. L. Rev. 1013 (2010). (Westlaw)
Seventh Annual Baker Botts Lecture
2009: Intellectual Property in International Perspective
Greg R. Vetter, Introduction, 46 Hous. L. Rev. 975 (2009).
Peter K. Yu, The Objectives and Principles of the TRIPS Agreement, 46 Hous. L. Rev. 979 (2009).
Cynthia M. Ho, Unveiling Competing Patent Perspectives, 46 Hous. L. Rev. 1047 (2009).
Jerome H. Reichman, Intellectual Property in the Twenty-First Century: Will the Developing Countries Lead or Follow?, 46 Hous. L. Rev. 1115 (2009).
Graeme B. Dinwoodie & Rochelle C. Dreyfuss, Designing a Global Intellectual Property System Responsive to Change: The WTO, WIPO, and Beyond, 46 Hous. L. Rev. 1187 (2009).
Charles R. McManis, The Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA): Two Tales of a Treaty, 46 Hous. L. Rev. 1235 (2009).
Peter K. Yu, The Objectives and Principles of the TRIPS Agreement, 46 Hous. L. Rev. 979 (2009).
Cynthia M. Ho, Unveiling Competing Patent Perspectives, 46 Hous. L. Rev. 1047 (2009).
Jerome H. Reichman, Intellectual Property in the Twenty-First Century: Will the Developing Countries Lead or Follow?, 46 Hous. L. Rev. 1115 (2009).
Graeme B. Dinwoodie & Rochelle C. Dreyfuss, Designing a Global Intellectual Property System Responsive to Change: The WTO, WIPO, and Beyond, 46 Hous. L. Rev. 1187 (2009).
Charles R. McManis, The Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA): Two Tales of a Treaty, 46 Hous. L. Rev. 1235 (2009).
2007: Copyright in Context
Craig Joyce, Introduction, 44 Hous. L. Rev. 815 (2007).
Neil Weinstock Netanel, Maharam of Padua v. Giustiniani: The Sixteenth-Century Origins of the Jewish Law of Copyright, 44 Hous. L. Rev. 821 (2007).Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, Originality in Context, 44 Hous. L. Rev. 871 (2007).Thomas F. Cotter, Misuse, 44 Hous. L. Rev. 901 (2007).Keith Aoki, Balancing Act: Reflections on Justice O’Connor’s Intellectual Property Jurisprudence, 44 Hous. L. Rev. 965 (2007).Peter S. Menell, Knowledge Accessibility and Preservation Policy for the Digital Age, 44 Hous. L. Rev. 1333 (2007).
Neil Weinstock Netanel, Maharam of Padua v. Giustiniani: The Sixteenth-Century Origins of the Jewish Law of Copyright, 44 Hous. L. Rev. 821 (2007).Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, Originality in Context, 44 Hous. L. Rev. 871 (2007).Thomas F. Cotter, Misuse, 44 Hous. L. Rev. 901 (2007).Keith Aoki, Balancing Act: Reflections on Justice O’Connor’s Intellectual Property Jurisprudence, 44 Hous. L. Rev. 965 (2007).Peter S. Menell, Knowledge Accessibility and Preservation Policy for the Digital Age, 44 Hous. L. Rev. 1333 (2007).
2005: Transactions, Information and Emerging Law
Raymond T. Nimmer, Introduction, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 941 (2005)
Frank H. Easterbrook, Contract and Copyright, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 953 (2005)Clayton P. Gillette, Pre-Approved Contracts for Internet Commerce, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 975 (2005)Robert W. Gomulkiewicz, General Public License 3.0: Hacking the Free Software Movement’s Constitution, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 1015 (2005)Robert Oakley, Fairness in Electronic Contracting: Minimum Standards for Non-Negotiated Contracts, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 1041 (2005)R. Polk Wagner, Reconsidering the DMCA, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 1107 (2005)Peter P. Swire, A Theory of Disclosure for Security and Competitive Reasons: Open Source, Proprietary Software, and Government Systems, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 1333 (2006)
Frank H. Easterbrook, Contract and Copyright, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 953 (2005)Clayton P. Gillette, Pre-Approved Contracts for Internet Commerce, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 975 (2005)Robert W. Gomulkiewicz, General Public License 3.0: Hacking the Free Software Movement’s Constitution, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 1015 (2005)Robert Oakley, Fairness in Electronic Contracting: Minimum Standards for Non-Negotiated Contracts, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 1041 (2005)R. Polk Wagner, Reconsidering the DMCA, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 1107 (2005)Peter P. Swire, A Theory of Disclosure for Security and Competitive Reasons: Open Source, Proprietary Software, and Government Systems, 42 Hous. L. Rev. 1333 (2006)
2004: Trademark in Transition
Greg R. Vetter, Introduction, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 707 (2004)
J. Thomas McCarthy, Proving a Trademark Has Been Diluted: Theories or Facts?, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 713 (2004)William M. Landes, An Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Property Litigation: Some Preliminary Results, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 749 (2004)Stacy L. Dogan & Mark A. Lemley, Trademarks and Consumer Search Costs on the Internet, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 777 (2004)A. Michael Froomkin, When We Say US™, We Mean It!, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 839 (2004)Graeme B. Dinwoodie, Trademarks and Territory: Detaching Trademark Law from the Nation-State, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 885 (2004)
J. Thomas McCarthy, Proving a Trademark Has Been Diluted: Theories or Facts?, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 713 (2004)William M. Landes, An Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Property Litigation: Some Preliminary Results, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 749 (2004)Stacy L. Dogan & Mark A. Lemley, Trademarks and Consumer Search Costs on the Internet, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 777 (2004)A. Michael Froomkin, When We Say US™, We Mean It!, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 839 (2004)Graeme B. Dinwoodie, Trademarks and Territory: Detaching Trademark Law from the Nation-State, 41 Hous. L. Rev. 885 (2004)
2003: Considering Copyright
Craig Joyce, Prologue, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 609 (2003)
Jon O. Newman, Introduction, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 613 (2003)Richard A. Posner, Misappropriation: A Dirge, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 621 (2003)Laura N. Gasaway, America’s Cultural Record: A Thing of the Past?, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 643 (2003)Alfred C. Yen, Eldred, The First Amendment, and Aggressive Copyright Claims, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 673 (2003)Eugene Volokh, Freedom of Speech and Intellectual Property: Some Thoughts after Eldred, 44 Liquormart, and Bartnicki, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 697 (2003)William Patry, The United States and International Copyright Law: From Berne to Eldred, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 749 (2003)Alan Story, Burn Berne: Why the Leading International Copyright Convention Must Be Repealed, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 763 (2003)
Jon O. Newman, Introduction, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 613 (2003)Richard A. Posner, Misappropriation: A Dirge, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 621 (2003)Laura N. Gasaway, America’s Cultural Record: A Thing of the Past?, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 643 (2003)Alfred C. Yen, Eldred, The First Amendment, and Aggressive Copyright Claims, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 673 (2003)Eugene Volokh, Freedom of Speech and Intellectual Property: Some Thoughts after Eldred, 44 Liquormart, and Bartnicki, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 697 (2003)William Patry, The United States and International Copyright Law: From Berne to Eldred, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 749 (2003)Alan Story, Burn Berne: Why the Leading International Copyright Convention Must Be Repealed, 40 Hous. L. Rev. 763 (2003)
2002: The Future of Patent Law
Paul M. Janicke, Introduction, 39 Hous. L. Rev. 567 (2002)
John R. Thomas, Liberty and Property in the Patent Law, 39 Hous. L. Rev. 569 (2002)Toshiko Takenaka, Rethinking the United States First-to-Invent Principle from a Comparative Law Perspective: A Proposal to Restructure § 102 Novelty and Priority Provisions, 39 Hous. L. Rev. 621 (2002)Craig Allen Nard, Toward a Cautious Approach to Obeisance: The Role of Scholarship in Federal Circuit Patent Law Jurisprudence, 39 Hous. L. Rev. 667 (2002)Paul M. Janicke, “Maybe We Shouldn’t Arbitrate”: Some Aspects of the Risk/Benefit Calculus of Agreeing to Binding Arbitration of Patent Disputes, 39 Hous. L. Rev. 693 (2002)Mark D. Janis & Jay P. Kesan, U.S. Plant Variety Protection: Sound and Fury . . . ?, 39 Hous. L. Rev. 727 (2002)
John R. Thomas, Liberty and Property in the Patent Law, 39 Hous. L. Rev. 569 (2002)Toshiko Takenaka, Rethinking the United States First-to-Invent Principle from a Comparative Law Perspective: A Proposal to Restructure § 102 Novelty and Priority Provisions, 39 Hous. L. Rev. 621 (2002)Craig Allen Nard, Toward a Cautious Approach to Obeisance: The Role of Scholarship in Federal Circuit Patent Law Jurisprudence, 39 Hous. L. Rev. 667 (2002)Paul M. Janicke, “Maybe We Shouldn’t Arbitrate”: Some Aspects of the Risk/Benefit Calculus of Agreeing to Binding Arbitration of Patent Disputes, 39 Hous. L. Rev. 693 (2002)Mark D. Janis & Jay P. Kesan, U.S. Plant Variety Protection: Sound and Fury . . . ?, 39 Hous. L. Rev. 727 (2002)
2001: E-Commerce and Privacy
Joel R. Reidenberg, E-Commerce and Trans-Atlantic Privacy, 38 Hous. L. Rev. 717 (2001)
Anita L. Allen, Minor Distractions: Children, Privacy and E-Commerce, 38 Hous. L. Rev. 751 (2001)Walter W. Miller, Jr. & Maureen A. O’Rourke, Bankruptcy Law v. Privacy Rights: Which Holds the Trump Card?, 38 Hous. L. Rev. 777 (2001)Trotter Hardy, The Copyrightability of New Works of Authorship: “XML Schemas” as an Example, 38 Hous. L. Rev. 855 (2001)Holly K. Towle, E-Signatures-Basics of the U.S. Structure, 38 Hous. L. Rev. 921 (2001)Chris Reed, Managing Regulatory Jurisdiction: Cross-Border Online Financial Services and the European Union Single Market for Information Society Services, 38 Hous. L. Rev. 1003 (2001)
Anita L. Allen, Minor Distractions: Children, Privacy and E-Commerce, 38 Hous. L. Rev. 751 (2001)Walter W. Miller, Jr. & Maureen A. O’Rourke, Bankruptcy Law v. Privacy Rights: Which Holds the Trump Card?, 38 Hous. L. Rev. 777 (2001)Trotter Hardy, The Copyrightability of New Works of Authorship: “XML Schemas” as an Example, 38 Hous. L. Rev. 855 (2001)Holly K. Towle, E-Signatures-Basics of the U.S. Structure, 38 Hous. L. Rev. 921 (2001)Chris Reed, Managing Regulatory Jurisdiction: Cross-Border Online Financial Services and the European Union Single Market for Information Society Services, 38 Hous. L. Rev. 1003 (2001)