Background Materials:

William Fisher, "Theories of Intellectual Property," forthcoming in New Essays in the Legal and Political Theory of Property (S. Munzer ed., Cambridge Univ. Press, 2000)

William Fisher, "The Growth of Intellectual Property: A History of the Ownership of Ideas in the United States,"  Eigentumskulturen im Vergleich (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1999), 265-91

International Developments in Patent Law (June 21-22)

Paris Convention, Article 4

Patent Cooperation Treaty  [Roam around in this site; don't feel obliged to read the whole thing]

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Articles 27-36

William Fisher, "Managing Genetic Resources," in Legal Reform in Central America (2000), chpt. 16

United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity

Classroom Presentations:

• Multinational Patent Agreements
• Incentive Theory of Intellectual Property
• Bioprospecting

International Developments in Copyright Law (June 23-24)

Berne Convention  [Roam around in this site; don't feel obliged to read the whole thing]

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Articles 9-14

EC Database Directive

William Fisher, Promises to Keep: Technology, Law, and the Future of Entertainment (forthcoming 2004), Introduction

Classroom Presentations:

• International Copyright Systems
• Legal Protection for Software
• Legal Regulation of Digital Media
  

International Developments in Trademark Law (June 25)

 Paris Convention, Article 6-9

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Articles 15-24

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. v. The South Australian Brewing Company, No. NG 155 of 1996

MacDonald's Corp. v. Joburgers Drive-Inn Restaurant, No. 54/95 (South Africa 1996)

Diane Cabell, "Foreign Domain-Name Disputes" (April 2, 2000)

Classroom Presentations:
International Trademark Systems
Domain Names