Resources

Simulations

(1)  Patent Claim Construction

(2) Trademark Preliminary Injunction

(3) Trade Secret Preliminary Injunction and Summary Judgment Motion

 

Case Management Guides

(1) Patent Case Management Judicial Guide

(2) WIPO International Guide to Patent Case Management

(3) Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide

 

Presentation and Background Material

(1) Patent Law

• Patent Primer Slides
• Early Patent Case Management Slides
  • N.D. Cal. Patent Local Rules (2023)
  • Sedona Conference Commentary on Patent Litigation Best Practices: Streamlining Lower-Value Patent Cases
    • Proposed Standing Order for Streamlined Patent Cases
• Patent Claim Construction Slides
  • Arlington (Plaintiff) Markman Presentation
  • Bridgeport (Defendant) Markman Presentation
  • Federal Circuit “Split” Decision
• Patent Remedies Slides
  • Patent Remedies Outline
• Mixed Question of Fact and Law Slides
  • Mixed Question of Fact and Law Outline

(2) Copyright Law

• Copyright Primer Slides – Protection, Infringement
• Copyright Primer Slides – Fair Use and More
• Music Copyright Law and Copyright Case Management Slides
• Fair Use Materials
  • AWF v Goldsmith, 598 U.S. 508 (2023)
  • Balganesh & Menell, Going “Beyond” Mere Transformation: Warhol and Reconciliation of the Derivative Work Right and Fair Use, 47 Colum. J. L. & the Arts 413 (2024)

(3) Trademark Law

• Trademark Primer Slides
• Trademark PI Simulation Slides
  • VitaminWater
  • Pepsi (Life Water)
• Trademark Case Management Slides

(4) Trade Secret Law

• Trade Secret Law Primer Slides
• Trade Secret Case Management Slides