The paper aims to introduce the types of and the trends related to the latest new generation free trade agreements (FTAs) of the European Union (EU). The paper introduces how the EU has constantly broadened the scope of the copyright chapters of the FTAs it signed with its global partners. The...

This paper consists in the “Lens of London” documentary which is created by Queen Mary students of Intellectual Property Law under the US jurisdiction. The focus of this paper are the issues such as: what is a performer, who owns the copyright of the work, credit and pre-existing work...

Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, like companies, rely on secrets to maintain their competitive advantage over rivals. In baseball, these secrets (signs) communicate what pitch to throw, when to steal, and when to bunt. MLB teams that steal their opponent’s signs eliminate their opponent’s...

The beneficiary of an inheritance has the right to disclaim (i.e., decline) it, within limits ordinarily set by state law. This Article examines situations where a beneficiary’s right to disclaim might instead be governed by federal law, as a matter of both existing doctrine and public policy....

משטר הנאמנות הישראלי שלפי חוק הנאמנות היה, בעת שנחקק, חריג בקרב משטרי הנאמנות בעולם. בניגוד לרובם המכריע של משטרים אלה, החוק התיר יצירתה של נאמנות ללא העברת הבעלות...

Rejecting the competing positions of Swadling and Chambers, this article argues that the law of presumed resulting trusts reflects a very old rule that, upon a voluntary transfer, the fate of the beneficial interest in the property depends on the intention of the transferor. The case law shows...

In 1992, Congress passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), a statute designed to prevent the further spread of state-sponsored sports-wagering. The statute’s language has the effect of granting a property right to sports leagues, implicating the Constitution’s...

This contains the basic rules of procedure in filing cases for violation of intellectual property rights. Jurisprudence on infringement of patents, trademarks/tradenames and copyrights are also discussed

Martha Griffith filed suit in 1794 against the executors of her late husband's estate. His will had left her a large, waterfront plantation on Swan Creek for the remainder of her life, but she wanted more. The suit demanded a large share of the family's working capital, specifically, livestock,...

This article is about the pharma patent litigation sparked by Lundbeck’s blockbuster drug for 'escitalopram', a drug used for treating depression and generalized anxiety disorder. The article focuses on the trials and tribulations before the Dutch Patent Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court,...