Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age

Aspen Casebook Series

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

Known for its broad, accessible coverage of both traditional and cutting-edge issues, Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age is the cornerstone of a proven teaching package.

Strengthened and refined through years of successful classroom use, the

• covers the full range of legal protections for intellectual trade secret, patent law, copyright law, trademarks/trade dress, state and federal intellectual property protections, protections for computer software, and a general overview of antitrust law

• integrates cases and materials with challenging practice problems

• is enriched by a law and economics perspective that provides students with an 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 an introduction to biotechnology as well as all of the latest legal developments in IP

• features an extremely helpful Teacher’s Manual with alternative syllabi for teaching the book in three- and four-credit comprehensive courses Look for this important new material in the Fourth

• 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

Genres: Law, Nonfiction, Legal

1239 pages, Hardcover

First published June 9, 1997

About the author

Robert Patrick Merges

Reviews

[sologdin · Rating 1 out of 5]

IP is kinda gross, but that's the world in which we live, so all attorneys should have as strong an understanding in this as in the rule against perpetuities and the fee simple absolute. this text is as good as any--which is to say, sucky.

[Ethan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the most recent edition, which was current through 2012. One of the best structured and laid-out law texts I've read. Good case selection and well-written notes. A wonderful introduction to a difficult and vast body of law.

[Allie Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Feel like it's one of the better law textbooks. Does help that it's a more interesting subject matter than other textbooks.