Meeting Time:
Monday 8:00 – 9:50 am
Meeting Location:
Boalt 121
Lecturer:
Samuel R. Miller
Sidley Austin LLP
555 California St., Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: 415-772-7447
Facsimile: 415-772-7400
e-mail: srmiller@sidley.com
Class Schedule:
August 17 | Introduction and discussion of whether intellectual property laws and antitrust laws are complementary or are in conflict |
Session 1 |
Reading :
Supplemental Reading:
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August 24 | Recent Antitrust Complaints and Pleadings |
Session 2 |
Reading :
Supplemental Reading:
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August 31 | The Microsoft antitrust cases – Part I |
Session 3 |
Reading :
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September 7 | LABOR DAY – NO CLASS |
September 14 | The Microsoft antitrust cases – Part II |
Session 4 |
Reading :
Supplemental Reading:
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September 21 | FALL BREAK WEEK – NO CLASS |
September 28 | Litigation of intellectual property rights and “sham” litigation |
Session 5 |
Reading :
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October 5 | The “essential facilities” doctrine and refusals to deal |
Session 6 |
Reading :
Supplemental Reading:
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October 12 | Antitrust Issues involving intellectual property standards |
Session 7 |
Reading :
Supplemental Reading:
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October 19 | Licensing Issues in the U.S. and the EU |
Session 8 |
Reading :
Supplemental Reading:
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October 26 | Tying, Bundling, and Package Licensing |
Session 9 |
Reading :
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November 2 | Cross-licensing and patent pooling |
Session 10 |
Reading :
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November 9 | Merger enforcement in technology markets |
Session 11 |
Reading :
Supplementary Reading: |
November 16 | Antitrust issues in settling intellectual property litigation; the pharmaceutical cases |
Session 12 |
Reading :
Supplementary Reading:
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November 23 | Student presentations |