Jeanne C. Fromer

New York University School of Law

Professor of Law

40 Washington Square South

New York, NY 10012

United States

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1.

Trade Secrecy in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory

THE LAW AND THEORY OF TRADE SECRECY: A HANDBOOK OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH, Rochelle C. Dreyfuss, Katherine J. Strandburg, eds., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1430463
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 07 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2011
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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trade secrets, trade secrecy, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl, candy, chocolate, Hershey, Mars, patent law

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Claiming Intellectual Property

University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 76, p. 719, 2009, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1273449
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 29 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2014
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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intellectual property, patent, copyright, claims, peripheral claims, central claims, characteristic claims, exemplar claims, doctrine of equivalents, dependent claims, best mode, fair use, substantial similarity, innovation

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A Psychology of Intellectual Property

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 104, p. 1441, 2010, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1575843
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 21 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2014
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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Intellectual Property, Patent, Copyright, Psychology, Creativity, Protectability, Novelty, Nonobviousness, Utility, Originality, Science, Engineering, Invention, Art, Problem Solving, Problem Finding

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Patent Disclosure

Iowa Law Review, Vol. 94, p. 539, 2009, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1116020
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 07 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2009
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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patent law, intellectual property, disclosure, innovation, invention, technology, information

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The Layers of Obviousness in Patent Law

Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 22, p. 75, 2008, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1119723
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 14 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 14 May 2014
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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obviousness, nonobviousness, patent law, intellectual property, KSR, conception, reduction to practice, software, biotechnology

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The Audience in Intellectual Property Infringement

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 112, p. 1251 (2014), NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 13-31, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-19, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 447, Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 2272235
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 31 May 2013 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2015
Jeanne C. Fromer and Mark A. Lemley
New York University School of Law and Stanford Law School
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intellectual property, patent, copyright, trademark, design patent, audience, infringement, PHOSITA, substantial similarity

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Fashion's Function in Intellectual Property Law

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 93, p. 51, 2017
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 05 Feb 2020
Christopher Buccafusco and Jeanne C. Fromer
Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Copyright, Patent, Design, Trademark, Function, Utility, Cheerleading, Costume, Dress, Clothing, Garment

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Experimental Tests of Intellectual Property Laws’ Creativity Thresholds

Texas Law Review, Vol. 93, p. 1921, 2014, Chicago-Kent College of Law Research Paper No. 2014-13, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-15
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 31 May 2014 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2014
Christopher Buccafusco, Zachary C. Burns, Jeanne C. Fromer and Christopher Jon Sprigman
Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, University of San Francisco School of Management, New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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intellectual property, copyright, patent, creativity, experiment, incentive, thresholds

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Taking Intellectual Property into Their Own Hands

California Law Review, Vol. 107, p. 1455, 2019, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 18-36, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 18-20
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 06 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2020
Amy Adler and Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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intellectual property, copyright, trademark, self-help, law and norms, remedies, shaming, shame, social media, Gucci, GucciGhost, Dapper Dan, Richard Prince, Suicide Girls, Diet Prada, Ivanka Trump, Aquazzura, Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls, diss songs, Drake, James Turrell, #MeToo, cancel culture

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Expressive Incentives in Intellectual Property

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 98, p. 1745, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 12-45
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 19 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2013
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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intellectual property, IP, copyright, patent, incentive, utilitarianism, moral rights, expressive, pecuniary

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Patentography

New York University Law Review, Vol. 85, p. 1444, 2010, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1565169
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 05 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2014
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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patent, Federal Circuit, district courts, venue, geography, forum shopping

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Are We Running Out of Trademarks? An Empirical Study of Trademark Depletion and Congestion

Harvard Law Review, Vol. 131, No. 4, p. 945, 2018, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 18-19, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 18-09
Number of pages: 101 Posted: 21 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 24 Dec 2018
Barton Beebe and Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Trademark, Intellectual Property, Depletion, Congestion, PTO, Trademark Case Files Dataset

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An Information Theory of Copyright Law

Emory Law Journal, Vol. 64, p. 71, 2014, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-27, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-60
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 25 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2014
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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copyright, information theory, redundancy, redundant, copyrightability, idea-expression, infringement, fair use

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Should the Law Care Why Intellectual Property Rights Have Been Asserted?

Houston Law Review, Vol. 32, p. 549, 2015, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 16-04
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 12 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2016
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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intellectual property, IP, copyright, patent, motivation, motive

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Fake Trademark Specimens: An Empirical Analysis

Columbia Law Review Forum, Vol. 121, p. 217 (2020), NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 20-37, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 20-37
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2020
Barton Beebe and Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Trademark, Trademark Modernization Act, Fake, Specimens, China, Registration, PTO

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The Role of Creativity in Trademark Law

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 86, p. 1885, 2011, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1972412
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Dec 2011
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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trademark, creativity, distinctive marks, goodwill, good will

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Claiming Design

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 167, p. 123, 2018, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 18-32, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 18-17, Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 1856
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 30 May 2018 Last Revised: 28 Dec 2018
Jeanne C. Fromer and Mark P. McKenna
New York University School of Law and Notre Dame Law School
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design, intellectual property, design patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, fashion, claims, notice, overlap

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Machines as the New Oompa-Loompas: Trade Secrecy, the Cloud, Machine Learning, and Automation

New York University Law Review, Vol. 94, p. 706, 2019, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 19-18, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 19-12
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 11 Nov 2019
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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trade secret law, trade secrecy, Willy Wonka, Oompa-Loompas, data, computers, software, cloud computing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, automation, intellectual property, reverse engineering, employment

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Minds, Machines, and the Law: The Case of Volition in Copyright Law

Columbia Law Review, Vol. 119, p. 1887, 2019, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 19-15, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 19-24
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2020
Mala Chatterjee and Jeanne C. Fromer
NYU School of Law and New York University School of Law
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artificial intelligence, AI, copyright, volition, machines, technology, consciousness, mental states, liability, infringement, John Searle, David Chalmers, Chinese Room

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The Unregulated Certification Mark(et)

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 69, p. 121, 2017, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 17-05, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 17-06
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 03 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2017
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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certification, certification mark, trademark, antitrust, competition, kosher, film ratings, Swiss watches

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The Compatibility of Patent Law and the Internet

Fordham Law Review, Vol. 78, p. 2783, 2010, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1600864
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 06 May 2010 Last Revised: 14 May 2014
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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patent, Internet, Zittrain, Post, exclusivity, inclusiveness, generativity, Thomas Jefferson, Bilski

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The New Copyright Opportunist

67 Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Forthcoming, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 19-49, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 19-55
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 14 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2020
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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copyright, opportunist, troll, tattoo, videogame, paparazzi, social media, music

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Market Effects Bearing on Fair Use

Washington Law Review, Vol. 90, p. 615, 2015, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 15-08, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 15-30
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2015
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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fair use, copyright, Campbell, market effect, market harm, market benefit

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The Intellectual Property Clause's External Limitations

Duke Law Journal, Vol. 61, p. 1329, April 2012, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2061233
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 16 May 2012
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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IP Clause, intellectual property, patent, copyright, constitutional law, trade secrecy, antibootlegging

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An Exercise in Line-Drawing: Deriving and Measuring Fairness in Redistricting

Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 93, p. 1547, 2005
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 02 Nov 2004 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2008
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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democracy, election law, redistricting, gerrymandering, legal algorithms, Vieth v. Jubilerer

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Immoral or Scandalous Marks: An Empirical Analysis

NYU Journal of Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law, Vol. 8, p. 169, 2019, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 19-09, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 19-14
Number of pages: 142 Posted: 08 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2019
Barton Beebe and Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Brunetti, Supreme Court, immoral or scandalous marks, PTO, trademark, registration, empirical, First Amendment, vagueness, scrutiny

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Forgetting Functionality

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online, Vol. 166, p. 119 (2017), Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 525, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 17-33, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 17-41
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 22 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2017
Christopher Buccafusco and Jeanne C. Fromer
Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Copyright, Patent, Design, Function, Utility, PGS, Useful Articles, Statutory Interpretation, Cheerleading, Dress, Clothing, Garment

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The Intellectual Property Clause's Preemptive Effect

Intellectual Property and the Common Law 265 (Shyam Balganesh, ed., Cambridge University Press, 2013) , NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 12-71
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 30 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 01 Jan 2015
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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preemption, intellectual property, IP, patent, copyright, IP Clause, Bonito Boats

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Dynamic Patent Disclosure

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 69, p. 1715, 2016, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 16-51, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 16-41
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 30 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 14 Dec 2016
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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patent, disclosure, dynamic, commercialization, market, marking, Orange Book

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A Legal Tangle of Secrets and Disclosures in Trade: Tabor v. Hoffman and Beyond

Intellectual Property at the Edge: The Contested Contours of IP 271 (Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss and Jane C. Ginsburg, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2014), NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 13-44, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-26
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 10 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2014
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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trade secrecy, trade secret, Tabor v. Hoffman, patent, disclosure

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Looking to Statutory Intertext: Toward the Use of the Rabbinic Biblical Interpretive Stance in American Statutory Interpretation

Harvard Law Review, Vol. 115, p. 1456, 2002
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 23 Sep 2008
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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biblical interpretation, statutory interpretation, intertext

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Sixth Circuit Classifies Computer Source Code as Protected Speech: Junger V. Daley, 209 F.3d 481 (6th Cir. 2000)

Harvard Law Review, Vol. 114, p. 1813, 2001
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 23 Sep 2008
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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First Amendment, computer source code, symbolic conduct, Junger v. Daley, Spence v. Washington, protected speech

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District Courts as Patent Laboratories

UC Irvine Law Review, Vol. 1, p. 307, 2011, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1969534
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 07 Dec 2011
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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patent, patent litigation, district courts, Federal Circuit, Dan Burk, Mark Lemley, patentography

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Clean Water Act: Applicability of the Constitutional Doubt Canon: Comment on Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001)

Harvard Law Review, Vol. 115, p. 528, 2001
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 23 Sep 2008
Jeanne C. Fromer
New York University School of Law
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SWANCC, Clean Water Act, constitutional doubt canon, Chevron, deference, statutory interpretation, agency review

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A Theory of Legal Protection for Industrial Design

NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 17-37
Posted: 18 Sep 2017
Jeanne C. Fromer and Christopher Jon Sprigman
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law

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design patent, utility patent, industrial design, industrial organization, form, function