Intellectual Property: Economic and Legal Dimensions of Rights and Remedies

Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 11
one Introduction......Page 13
where this book will take us......Page 14
patents and trade secrets......Page 19
patent law......Page 20
patent policy......Page 25
trade secrets......Page 35
copyright......Page 38
trademarks......Page 44
property rules and liability rules......Page 50
the patent incentive......Page 54
deterring infringement......Page 57
implications of the simple model......Page 59
identifying the patentee\'s injury......Page 61
implications of the basic model for patent damages......Page 67
further refinements to the model......Page 69
challenging the but-for causation standard......Page 73
extending the model to trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks......Page 78
conclusion......Page 80
four Departures from the General Theory......Page 82
restitution in patent law......Page 83
statutory damages in copyright law......Page 86
statutory damages in practice......Page 92
the registration requirement......Page 95
limitations upon restitutionary damages in trademark law......Page 96
five Liability Standards for IPRs......Page 108
patent law: remedies are contingent upon the receipt of actual or constructive notice......Page 111
copyright law: liability is contingent upon proof of copying......Page 114
trademark law......Page 116
trade secrets......Page 117
should independent discovery be a defense to an infringement claim?......Page 118
the maurer-scotchmer thesis......Page 120
1. Strict Liability......Page 125
2. Simple Negligence......Page 127
3. Contributory Negligence......Page 130
strict liability with notice or knowledge as a precondition to damages recovery......Page 132
The Relevant Considerations......Page 133
Section 287 and Other Alternatives......Page 136
conclusion......Page 143
six Who Is an Infringer?......Page 144
patents, copyrights, and trademarks......Page 147
an economic analysis of the patent rule......Page 150
1. Trade Secret Law......Page 156
2. Copyright......Page 159
3. Trademarks......Page 163
4. The Internet......Page 164
conclusion......Page 170
seven Who Should Be Entitled to Sue for Infringement?......Page 172
standing and joinder in patent law......Page 174
copyrights......Page 191
trademarks......Page 195
the assignor-assignee relationship......Page 198
lump-sum fees......Page 199
continuing royalty payments......Page 202
the licensor-exclusive licensee relationship......Page 208
lump-sum fees......Page 210
per-unit royalties......Page 211
profit-sharing......Page 213
objections......Page 214
conclusions......Page 218
eight Calculating Monetary Damages......Page 220
the problem in perspective......Page 221
compensatory damages in u.s. patent cases......Page 223
Substitutability......Page 226
Apportionment......Page 227
The Panduit Factors......Page 229
 lost profits: toward adoption of a \"but for\" standard......Page 232
Market-Share Damages and the Death of Apportionment......Page 233
Lost Profits on Sales of Unpatented Goods......Page 234
reasonable royalties......Page 240
cause-in-fact......Page 245
lost profits: some mathematical examples......Page 247
Infringement: The Cournot Case......Page 248
Infringement: The Bertrand Case......Page 251
Infringement: Chamberlinian Behavior......Page 253
reasonable royalties revisited......Page 254
proximate cause: some general considerations......Page 255
the case of the idle patent......Page 258
complementary goods......Page 266
tying......Page 271
nine Concluding Remarks......Page 275
Cases......Page 279
Books, Articles, and Treatises......Page 285
U.S. Constitutional, Statutory, and Other Legislative Materials......Page 294
Other Materials......Page 295
Index......Page 297