Houston Law Review

Symposium by the University of Houston Law Center's Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law

Upcoming IPIL Symposium
"Patent Law in Perspective" - including such perspectives as innovation economics, information theory, technology drivers, research policy, public welfare, and related disciplines.
June 7, 2008 in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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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:

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).

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)