Course Text
Trademarks and Unfair Competition Law and Policy, by Dinwoodie & Janis. There is a new edition coming out in a few weeks, so used versions are probably out of date.
The materials below are all recommended reading for the semester. I may assign them as required reading at some point. I will endeavor to provide links in the relevant syllabus entries, but you may be instructed to simply find the materials here.
Background and Overview Materials
- WIPO Overview of Trademark Law
- Dope Stamps Article
- Know Mind Enterprises v. Stockroom, Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (for distinctiveness discussion)
- Know Mind Enterprises v. Stockroom, Response to Motion for JOP (optional reading)
Cybersquatting Materials
- ACPA & UDRP “cheat sheet”
- The UDRP
- WIPO Supplemental Rules
- Julia Roberts v. Russell Boyd
- Lamparello v. Falwell
- PETA v. Doughney
- Chilling Effects discussion of trademark vs. First Amendment concerns in domain name disputes.
- Israel Harold Asper v. Communication X Inc., WIPO Case No. D2001-0540 (June 11, 2001) (discussing personal names)
Other Materials
- James A. Dimitrijevs, Who Gets the Rights to “Spontaneous” Trademarks?, INTA Bulletin
- Rogers v. Grimaldi (Discussing Lanham Act claims in movie titles)
- Tiffany v. Ebay – Contributory Liability
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