Intellectual Property, Software, and Information: Law and Practice, 2012 Cumulative Supplement

The 2012 Cumulative Supplement provides updates on the latest cases, including: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision confirming that when parties enter into a Memorandum of Understanding or Letter of Intent, the parties are bound to negotiate in good faith on the terms contained in the documents The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision noting that the copyright misuse doctrine has been applied sparingly and that copyright misuse does not prohibit the use of license conditions, but does prevent the copyright holder from using conditions to stifle competition The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Integrated Genomics, Incorporated v. Gerngross, regarding data use for commercial purposes versus educational purposes The Federal Circuit case addressing whether patent exhaustion has occurred even though the patentee licensor has not received royalties from its licensees Phonedog v. Kravitz, in which a California district court opened the door for trade secret subject matter to cover social network accounts and passwords.