Recently added articles from The Journal of High Technology Law:
Technology transfer to combat climate change: opportunities and obligations under trips and Kyoto.
Jan 01, 2009; Adam, Alexander ... Cite as 9 J. HIGH TECH. L. 1 (2009) "[T]here should not be, nor need be, any policy contradiction between upholding and safeguarding an open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system on the one hand, and acting for the protection of the environment, and the ...
Gene protection: how much is too much? Comparing the scope of patent protection for gene sequences between the United States and Germany.
Jan 01, 2009; Bryan, Erin ... Cite as 9 J. HIGH TECH. L. 52 (2009) I. Introduction The drive to map the human genome and identify genes led to the establishment of the Human Genome Project ("HGP"). (1) The HGP estimates that the human genome consists of 20,000 to 25,000 genes. (2) The U.S. Patent ...
Protecting cuisine under the rubric of intellectual property law: should the law play a bigger role in the kitchen?
Jan 01, 2009; Cunningham, Emily ... Cite as 9 J. HIGH TECH. L. 21 (2009) I. Introduction In June 2007, Rebecca Charles, chef-owner of Pearl Oyster Bar ("Pearl") in New York City's Greenwich Village, sued her former sous chef, Ed McFarland, now chef and part owner of Ed's Lobster Bar in New York's SoHo ...
Tongue-in-cheek: how Internet defamation laws of the United States & China are shaping global Internet speech.
Jan 01, 2009; Hostettler, Nicole ... Cite as 9 J. HIGH TECH. L. 66 (2009) I. Introduction In the summer of 2007, a scandal broke out in the United States. Toys sold by American corporation Mattel were found to contain hazardous amounts of lead paint. (1) Mattel issued an enormous recall and blamed toy ...