Re: An IP gripe

On Mon, Aug 16, 1999, Terry Carroll <carroll[_at_]tjc.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Robert Cumbow <rcumbow[_at_]grahamdunn.com> wrote:
> >
> > Whenever I get the opportunity, in CLEs or classes or client
> > briefings, I identify six kinds of intellectual property: patents,
> > trademarks, copyrights, domain names, trade secrets, and rights
> > of publicity.
>
> When I teach my licensing class, on the first day, I bring in a can of
> Guinness stout, and invite the students to suggest what IP might be
> present in the product. The answers I hope for are trade secret and
> know-how in the beer, copyright in the label, trademark and trade dress
> in the can, and patent in the can function (U.S. patent no. 4,832,968).

Who gets to drink the Guinness?

Bob

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Received on Tue Aug 17 1999 - 15:45:58 GMT