Some scenarios based on Glannon’s Examples & Explanations. Determine whether there is subject-matter jurisdiction. Explanations will be made available after we discuss the problems. P (California) sues D (New York) alleging copyright infringement arising from D’s copying P’s book. P joins a claim against D for an unrelated battery arising from a dispute over some rare […]
The Problem Read the Exxon case in the casebook carefully, along with the notes for that case. The scenarios below are based on Exxon, and involve suits with multiple plaintiffs and one defendant. In these cases, joinder was made of multiple plaintiffs under Rule 20 (or of a class under Rule 23) and not required joinder under Rule 19. […]
The subsections of 1367: Granteth, Taketh away, Punteth, and Saveth. Read 1367 carefully. Mark it up. Then work through this handout and re-review 1367 again. Carefully. Then read the cases. Carefully. Rinse, lather, repeat. Then and only then, do the problem set. Be prepared to discuss them, I will be calling on students. 1367(a): GRANTETH 1367(a) provides […]
Assignment for Project 1: trademark knock-out search Trademark knock-out search: scoring criteria Contact information for client USPTO resources: Search applications and registrations at USPTO using TESS Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual USPTO Trademarks main page (many resources) Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) (manual used by Trademark examiners) Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) (to find file history […]
