Intellectual Property in New Technological Age

By Peter S. Menell, Robert P. Merges, Mark A. Lemley

Book Overview

Known for its broad, accessible coverage of both traditional and cutting-edgeissues, Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age is thecornerstone of a proven teaching package.Strengthened and refined through years of successful classroom use, thecasebook:* covers the full range of legal protections for intellectual property: tradesecret, patent law, copyright law, trademarks/trade dress, state and federalintellectual property protections, protections for computer software, and ageneral overview of antitrust law* integrates cases and materials with challenging practice problems* is enriched by a law and economics perspective that provides students withan analytical tool for a meaningful examination of the subject* offers outstanding treatment of new media issues, such as computer software* is reinforced by an annual statutory and case supplement which includes anintroduction to biotechnology as well as all of the latest legal developmentsin IP* features an extremely helpful Teacher's Manual with alternative syllabi forteaching the book in three- and four-credit comprehensive courses Look forthis important new material in the Fourth Edition:* coverage of the Supreme Court's decision in Ebay v.MercExchange and its effect on patent remedies* many new problems and updated references to scholarly literature* Companion Website:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/institutes/bclt/pubs/ipnta/

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735569894
• ISBN13: 9780735569898
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law and Business
• Length: 1239 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.8" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Very topical and thorough casebook

I'm very happy with this casebook. It's well written, generally well edited by some of the most notable IP mavens in the US (there's a good share of international law covered, but since my class glossed over it, so did I).

Top case-book on IP

The authors are luminaries of Boalt, UC Berkeley. The book is for students, and therefore concentrates on precedents. For European lawyers, better versed in commentaries and systematic works, this always is a problem. As such the work is the best, talking of high tech and intellectual property law. Do not forget "Software and Internet Law" by the same authors + Pam Samuelson.In Europe the paramoutn work is The Modern Law of Copyright and Designs I-III by Mr. Justice Laddie et al. (£ 500 is a stiff price). In German there is Schricker, in French nothing really comparable.

Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age

This book is an excellent text dealing with multiple aspects of American intellectual property law. As a Canadian law student I found its approach of using first principles to introduce readers to the basics of intellectual property law very useful. From the first principles of copywright, trademark and patent law the book proceeds to give an insightful exposition of the developments of each of these areas of law in response to recent developments in the sciences. While some attention is paid to biotechnology in the patent section of the book, most of the work focusses on the impact of developments in intellectual property law as a result of information technology. Not only is this book timely but it also gives a very in depth analysis of these timely issues that I have not come across in other texts on the subject. I have just completed my LL.B at an excellent Canadian Law school. I specialised almost entirely in intellectual property law and found this to be my favourite text. Not just amongst my IP courses but amongst all the courses that it was my pleasure to take. If you are interested in IP and you want an understanding of it based Utilitarian first principles this book is an excellent resourse.