On this page, you'll find some suggested readings for the course. They are arranged to match each week's lecture content. Note: these are links to external webpages outside of the course and the edX platform. Neither edX nor the IPLAW1x Team controls the content of these pages.
Week 1
An article discussing why the "sharks" on the TV show Shark Tank like to think about IP rights: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/252522
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
Read about Prof. Wagner's paper, co-authored with University of Pennsylvania Law School professor David Abrams, on the impact of first-to-file on small inventors, here on the Freakonomics blog: http://freakonomics.com/2011/09/20/will-first-to-file-hurt-small-inventors/
WEEK 5
Markman v. Westview Instruments
Warner-Jenkinson v. Hilton-Davis