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Recommended Reading: Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, "The Problem With Intellectual Property Rights: Subject Matter Expansion"

The Yale Journal of Law and Technology has published a new article by Professor Andrew Beckerman-Rodau of Suffolk University Law School, entitled "The Problem With Intellectual Property Rights: Subject Matter Expansion," 13 YALE J.L. & TECH. 35 (2010-2011 Fall Issue). [pdf here]. Andy is professor of law and co-director of the Intellectual Property Law Concentration at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. The abstract is reproduced below.This article examines the expansion of the subject matter that can be protected under intellectual property law. Intellectual property law has developed legal rules that carefully balance competing interests. The goal has long been to provide enough legal protection to maximize incentives to engage in creative and innovative activities while also providing rules and doctrines that minimize the effect on the commercial marketplace and minimize interference with the free flow of ideas generally...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on March 16, 2011 (boomark / email).