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Dan L. Burk

University of California, Irvine School of Law

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4500 Berkeley Place

Irvine, CA 92697-1000

United States

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1.

Federalism in Cyberspace

28 U. Conn. L. Rev. 1095 (1996)
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Feb 1997 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 5,666 (904)
Citation 8

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Policy Levers in Patent Law

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 89, p. 1575, 2003, Minnesota Public Law Research Paper No. 03-11, UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 135
Number of pages: 122 Posted: 07 Aug 2003 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2015
Mark A. Lemley and Dan L. Burk
Stanford Law School and University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 2,599 (2,879)
Citation 15

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patents, intellectual property, innovation, rules, standards, biotechnology, software, pharmaceuticals, cumulative innnovation, prospect theory

3.

Open Source Patenting

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-7
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 08 Jan 2005
Sara Boettiger and Dan L. Burk
Independent and University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 2,296 (4,077)
Citation 4

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open source, patents, licensing, intellectual property

4.

Is Patent Law Technology-Specific?

Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Vol. 17, p. 1155, 2002, Minnesota Public Law Research Paper No. 02-14, UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 106
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 14 Nov 2002 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk and Mark A. Lemley
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 1,594 (7,559)
Citation 13

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patents, biotechnology, software, PHOSITA, patent scope, Federal Circuit

5.

The Trouble with Trespass

Journal of Small and Emerging Business Law, Vol. 4, 2000
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 1,578 (8,115)
Citation 14

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6.

Fair Use Infrastructure for Copyright Management Systems

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Citation 11

Fair Use Infrastructure for Copyright Management Systems

Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 239731
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Sep 2000
Dan L. Burk and Julie E. Cohen
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
Downloads 928 (19,116)
Citation 11

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copyright, rights management systems, fair use, technical measures, key escrow, trusted third party

Fair Use Infrastructure for Copyright Management Systems

Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 15, pp. 41-83, 2001, Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 239731
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Aug 2007
Dan L. Burk and Julie E. Cohen
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
Downloads 613 (34,493)
Citation 11

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copyright, rights management systems, fair use, technical measures, key escrow, trusted third party

7.

Biotechnology's Uncertainty Principle

Case Western Reserve Law Review, Vol. 54, p. 691, 2004, Minnesota Public Law Research Paper No. 03-4, UC Berkeley Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 125
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 04 Jun 2003 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk and Mark A. Lemley
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 1,158 (13,100)

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patents, biotechnology, law and economics, obviousness, PHOSITA

8.

Anti-Circumvention Misuse

UCLA Law Review, Vol. 50, 2003, Minnesota Public Law Research Paper No. 02-10
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 16 Aug 2002 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 957 (17,171)
Citation 4

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DMCA, copyright, DRM, misuse, technical protection, intellectual property, patent, anti-circumvention

9.

Designing Optimal Software Patents

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-11; Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 108
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Apr 2005
Dan L. Burk and Mark A. Lemley
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 906 (18,458)
Citation 1

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software, innovation policy, patents

10.

Inherency

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 47, No. 2, 2005
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 30 Nov 2005
Dan L. Burk and Mark A. Lemley
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 887 (19,564)

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11.

Law and Economics of Intellectual Property: In Search of First Principles

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Law and Economics of Intellectual Property: In Search of First Principles

UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper, 2012-60
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 792 (24,163)

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patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, public goods, intellectual property, economic analysis

Law and Economics of Intellectual Property: In Search of First Principles

Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Vol. 8, pp. 397-414, 2012
Posted: 31 Oct 2012
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law

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12.

The Market for Digital Piracy

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 Feb 1997
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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13.

The Patent Crisis and How Courts Can Solve It

UC Irvine School of Law Research Working Paper No. 2009-8, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working No. 370, Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 1349950
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 26 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 14 May 2014
Dan L. Burk and Mark A. Lemley
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 739 (23,710)
Citation 7

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14.

Legal and Technical Standards in Digital Rights Management Technology

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-16
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 05 Apr 2005 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 708 (27,640)
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Fence Posts or Sign Posts: Rethinking Patent Claim Construction

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 157, p. 1743, 2009, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2009-10, Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 1358460
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 13 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk and Mark A. Lemley
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 614 (31,924)
Citation 4

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patents, intellectual property, claim construction, peripheral claiming, central claiming, Markman

16.

Intellectual Property in the Context of E-Science

12 Journal of Computer-Meidiated Communication 600 (2007), Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-47
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 12 Sep 2006 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 591 (35,240)
Citation 1

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e-Science, cyberinfrastructure, patent, copyright, open source, copyleft, open science

17.

Privacy and Property in the Global Datasphere

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-17
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 04 May 2005
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 571 (35,095)
Citation 3

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privacy, data protection, intellectual property, indigenous culture, information policy, TRIPs, international treaty

18.

Quantum Patent Mechanics

Lewis & Clark Law Review, Vol. 9, p. 29, 2005 , Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 102
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Dec 2004 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk and Mark A. Lemley
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 547 (37,836)
Citation 1

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19.

Intellectual Property and the Firm

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-13
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 20 Apr 2005 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 527 (40,638)
Citation 8

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Coase, patent, copyright, theory of the firm, trade secrecy, residual rights, innovation, shop right, work for hire

20.

The Goldilocks Hypothesis: Balancing Intellectual Property Rights at the Boundary of the Firm

University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2007, No. 2, Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-11
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 21 Mar 2006 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk and Brett McDonnell
University of California, Irvine School of Law and University of Minnesota Law School
Downloads 485 (41,547)
Citation 3

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intellectual property, patent, copyright, trade secrecy, theory of the firm

21.

The Mereology of Digital Copyright

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 18, pp. 711-739, 2008, Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-66
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 07 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 433 (51,591)
Citation 1

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copyright, Google, database, metadata, Tasini, Hyperlaw, search engine, intellectual property, digital library, fixation, anti-comons

22.

Muddy Rules for Cyberspace

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Citation 14

Muddy Rules for Cyberspace

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 16 May 2000
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Citation 14

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Muddy Rules for Cyberspace

Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 21, October 1999
Posted: 04 May 2000
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law

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23.

RAND Patents and Exclusion Orders: Submission of 19 Economics and Law Professors to the International Trade Commission

Santa Clara Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 07-12, UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 2102865
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 10 Jul 2012
Colleen V. Chien, Richard Gilbert, Carl Shapiro, Thomas F. Cotter, Stefania Fusco, Shubha Ghosh, Eric Goldman, Dan L. Burk, Daniel R. Cahoy, Michael A. Carrier, Jorge L. Contreras, Joseph Scott Miller, Michael Risch, Jason Schultz, Ted M. Sichelman, Arti K. Rai, Katherine J. Strandburg, Esther van Zimmeren and Christal A. Sheppard
Santa Clara University - School of Law, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, University of Minnesota Law School, Notre Dame Law School, Syracuse University College of Law, Santa Clara University - School of Law, University of California, Irvine School of Law, Pennsylvania State University - Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal College of Business Administration, Rutgers Law School, University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Georgia School of Law, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, New York University School of Law, University of San Diego School of Law, Duke University School of Law, New York University School of Law, University of Leuven and University of Nebraska - College of Law
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The Problem of Process in Biotechnology

Houston Law Review, Vol. 43, p. 561, 2006, Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-57
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 17 Oct 2006
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 423 (53,604)
Citation 2

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biotechnology, patent, process patent, Shannon, entropy, information theory, 35 USC 271(f), 35 USC 271(g)

25.

DNA Rules: Legal and Conceptual Implications of Biological Lock-Out Systems

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-10
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 25 Mar 2005
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 413 (55,270)

Abstract:

intellectual property, agriculture, GURTs, DRM, property, terminator, GMO, biotechnology, PVPA, PPA, bag-tag, seed wrap

26.

Legal Constraint of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-09
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 04 Feb 2005
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 413 (50,573)

Abstract:

GURTs, seeds, intellectual property, PVPA, patents, trade secrets, licensing, Terminator, bag-tag, seed-wrap

27.

Patents, Tax Shelters, and the Firm

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 07-05
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 07 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk and Brett McDonnell
University of California, Irvine School of Law and University of Minnesota Law School
Downloads 390 (58,459)
Citation 2

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patents, business methods, investment strategy, tax shelters, taxation, tax patents, intellectual property, theory of the firm

28.

Feminism and Dualism in Intellectual Property

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, Vol. 15, 2007, Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-43
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Sep 2006 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 328 (65,481)
Citation 2

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feminism, dualism, patent, copyright, intellectual property, gender

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Intellectual Property Issues in Electronic Collaborations

ELECTRONIC COLLABORATION IN SCIENCE, Stephen H. Koslow & Michael F. Huerta, eds., 2000, Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-66
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 19 Oct 2006
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 317 (73,481)
Citation 1

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intellectual property, jurisdiction, patents, private goods, public goods, copyright, trade secrecy, trademark, Robert Merton, scientific norms, shrinkwrap licenses, open science, ARPAnet, choice of law, clickwrap licenses, contracts, DRM, CMS

30.

Patenting Speech

Texas Law Review, Vol. 79, 2000
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 25 May 2000 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 312 (71,993)
Citation 6

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software, patents, First Amendment, speech, expression, communication, fair use, copyright, encryption

31.

Copyright and Feminism in Digital Media

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2006, Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-12
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 25 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 310 (75,520)
Citation 4

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Feminism, hypertext, copyright, intellectual property, authorship

32.

Method and Madness in Copyright Law

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 07-34
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 296 (76,553)
Citation 2

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copyright, determinism, fact, expression, intellectual property, software, processes

33.

Information Ethics and the Law of Data Representations

Ethics and Information Technology, Vol. 10, pp. 135-147, 2008, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2008-5
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 10 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 292 (75,279)
Citation 2

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Floridi, information ethics, data representations avatar, copyright, privacy, right of publicity, right of privacy, information entity, information law

34.

The Role of Patent Law in Knowledge Codification

Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2014, pp. 1009-1034, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2008-7
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 11 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 273 (85,685)
Citation 4

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patents, intellectual property, tacit knowledge, codification, codified knowledge, knowledge production

35.

Patent Reform in the United States: Lessons Learned

Downloads 262 ( 97,156)

Patent Reform in the United States: Lessons Learned

Regulation, Vol. 35, No. 4, Winter 2012-2013, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper, No. 2013-84
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 05 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2013
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 211 (120,781)

Abstract:

AIA, patent law, legislation, policy levers, America Invents Act, patent reform

Patent Reform in the United States: Lessons Learned

Regulation, p. 20, Winter 2012-2013
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 11 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2013
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 51 (333,615)

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America Invents Act, Patent Reform, Patent Laws, Intellectual Property Rights, U.S. federal government, American patent laws

36.

The Curious Incident of the Supreme Court in Myriad Genetics

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 90, No.2, 2014, pp.505-542, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2014-29
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 12 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 252 (66,096)

Abstract:

patents, intellectual property, biotechnology, gene patents, AMP v. Myriad Genetics, DNA patenting

37.

Law as a Network Standard

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-15
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 05 Apr 2005
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 252 (97,550)

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law, network effects, Tiebout, race to the bottom, standard-setting, Internet

38.

Courts and the Patent System

Regulation, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 18-23, Summer 2009, Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 1432452, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2009-29
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 05 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2010
Dan L. Burk and Mark A. Lemley
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 243 (100,399)

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PHOSITA, Person having ordinary skill in the art, Patent Act, PTO, Patent and Trademark Office, defensive patents, IP, intellectual property, property rule

39.

Copyright and Paratext in Computer Gaming

EMERGING ETHICAL ISSUES OF LIFE IN VIRTUAL WORLDS, Charles Wankel, Sean Malleck, eds., Information Age Publishing, Forthcoming, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2009-22
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 21 May 2009 Last Revised: 19 Jul 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 236 (91,230)
Citation 1

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copyright, paratext, gaming capital, MMORPG, role-playing, computer games, video games, derivative work, substantial similarity, cheating

40.

Cybermarks

Minnesota Law Review, Vol. 94, 2010, pp.1375-1416, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2010-11
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 07 May 2010 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 228 (100,399)

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trademarks, internet, metatags, Adwords, Google, functionality, intellectual propery, cyberlaw

41.

Expression, Selection, Abstraction: Copyright's Golden Braid

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-14
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 05 Apr 2005
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 222 (106,047)
Citation 2

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Copyright, levels of abstraction, artificial intelligence, cognition, holism, reductionism, digital media

42.

Trademarks and the Boundaries of the Firm

UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2009-28, Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-34
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 26 Aug 2009
Dan L. Burk and Brett McDonnell
University of California, Irvine School of Law and University of Minnesota Law School
Downloads 188 (128,709)
Citation 2

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trademark, intellectual property, reputation, Coase, theory of the firm, franchise

43.

Federalism in Cyberspace Revisited

WHO RULES THE NET? ESSAYS ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE AND JURISDICTION 119, Adam Theier & Wayne Crews, eds., 2003
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 19 Apr 2005
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 181 (131,729)
Citation 7

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federalism, Tiebout, commerce clause, dormant commerce, jurisdiction, Internet, race to the bottom, race to the top

44.

Do Patents Have Gender?

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law, Vol. 19, No.3, 2011, pp.881-919, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2010-17
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 04 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 180 (130,466)
Citation 1

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gender, feminism, intellectual property, patents, PHOSITA, objectivity, situated knowledge, standpoint theory

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Declaration on Patent Protection - Regulatory Sovereignty under TRIPS

IIC - International Review of Intellectual Property & Competition Law, 2014, Vol. 45, Is. 6, pp 679-698 , Intellectual Property Law and Policy Journal, 2014, Vol. 45, pp.1 - 32 (in Japanese), Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper No. 14-19
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 26 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 24 Dec 2015
Matthias Lamping, Reto Hilty, Dan L. Burk, Carlos M. Correa, Peter Drahos, N.S. Gopalakrishnan, Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan, Annette Kur, Geertrui Van Overwalle, Jerome H. Reichman and Hanns Ullrich
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, University of California, Irvine School of Law, University of Buenos Aires (UBA) - Faculty of Social Sciences, Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, KU Leuven - Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP), Duke University School of Law and Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
Downloads 175 (84,065)

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46.

The Inventive Concept in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l.

IIC - Int'l Review of Intellectual Property & Competition Law, Vol. 45, 2014, pp. 865-867, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2014-51
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 23 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 175 (109,384)

Abstract:

patent, Supreme Court, Alice Corp., software, business methods, intellectual property

47.

Critical Analysis: Property Rules, Liability Rules, and Molecular Futures - Bargaining in the Shadow of the Cathedral

GENE PATENTS AND CLEARING MODELS: FROM CONCEPTS TO CASES, Geertrui Van Overwalle, ed., Cambridge University Press, 2009, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2009-12
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 14 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 160 (145,600)

Abstract:

intellectual property, seeds, small molecules, pharmaceuticals, real options, patents, property rules, liability rules, trade secrets, FAO treaty

48.

Owning E-Sports: Proprietary Rights in Professional Computer Gaming

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 161, No. 6, 2013, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2014-12
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 28 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 143 (48,091)
Citation 1

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Dynamic Claim Interpretation

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE COMMON LAW, Shyam Balganesh, ed., 2012, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2012-13
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 15 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 136 (162,972)

Abstract:

patent, claims, Eskridge, construction, interpretation, common law, canons, formalism

50.

Toward an Epistemology of ISP Secondary Liability

Philosophy & Technology, Vol. 24, No.4, 2011, pp.437-454, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2011-45
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 31 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 130 (158,496)

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ISP, copyright, DMCA, contributory infringement, secondary liability, corporate knowledge, scienter

51.

Autonomy and Morality in DRM and Anti-Circumvention Law

Burk, Dan and Gillespie, Tarleton. AUTONOMY AND MORALITY IN DRM AND ANTI-CIRCUMVENTION LAW, Triple C: Cognition, Communication, Cooperation, Vol.4, No. 2, November 2006 , UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 16 Jun 2008
Dan L. Burk and Tarleton L. Gillespie
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Cornell University - Department of Communication
Downloads 128 (173,449)
Citation 1

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intellectual property, DRM, digital rights management, copyright, autonomy, DMCA

52.

Are Human Genes Patentable?

IIC International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Vol.44, 2013, pp.747-749, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2013-139
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 28 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 112 (177,502)

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patent, intellectual property, Myriad, cDNA, gDNA, genes, product of nature

53.

Intellectual Property in the Cathedral

ACCESS CHALLENGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY, Dana Beldiman, et al. eds., 2013, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper, 2012-77
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 02 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2012
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 109 (185,091)

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property rules, liability rules, compulsory licenses, patents, intellectual property, call, put, options

54.

Patent Law's Problem Children: Software and Biotechnology in Transatlantic Context

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON PATENT LAW 187 (Ruth Okediji & Margo Bagley. eds., 2014)., UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2014-50
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 17 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 107 (150,291)

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software, biotechnology, patent, intellectual property, subject matter, patent eligibility, comparative law

55.

Copyright and the Architecture of Digital Delivery

19 First Monday (2014), UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2014-57
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 27 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 102 (185,091)

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copyright, intellectual property, Aereo, Napster, Grokster, design, streaming media, cloud, patent, inventing around, music, MP3

56.

Inventing Around Copyright

109 Northwestern University Law Review Online (2014), UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2014-41
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 01 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 83 (204,703)

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copyright, patent, intellectual property, patent racing, inventing around, Aereo, Napster, Grokster

57.

Copyright, Culture, and Community in Virtual Worlds

5 Laws 40 (2016), UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2012-74
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 12 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 74 (239,214)

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copyright, virtual worlds, fair use, intellectual property, computer games

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Patents as Genre: A Prospectus

Law & Literature, Vol. 26, No.2, 2014, pp.163-190, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2013-126
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 26 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk and Jessica Reyman
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Northern Illinois University
Downloads 73 (207,357)

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patent, intellectual property, genre, composition studies, rhetoric

59.

Means and Meaning in Patent Remedies

Texas Law Review See Also, Vol. 92, 2014, pp.13-23, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2014-28
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 09 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 65 (255,454)

Abstract:

patent, injunction, liability rule, property rule, damages, FRAND, Hatch-Waxman, call option, put option, reverse liability rule, patent troll, NPE, non-practicing entity, PAE, patent assertion entity, pay for delay

60.

Authorization and Governance in Virtual Worlds

First Monday, Vol. 15, 2010, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2012-33
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 10 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 19 Jul 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 63 (265,270)
Citation 1

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61.

Edifying Thoughts of a Patent Watcher: The Nature of DNA

60 UCLA Law Review Discourse 92 (2013) , UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper, No. 2013-103
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 13 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 61 (269,434)

Abstract:

patent, product of nature, DNA, genes, intellectual property, AMP v. Myriad

62.

Copyright and the New Materialism

Intellectual Property and Access to Im/Material Goods, Jessica Lai & Antoinette Maget, eds., 2015, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2015-69
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 30 May 2015 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Abstract:

copyright, materiality, dualism, digital media, First Sale, exhaustion, public goods, intellectual property, Deleuze, assemblage

63.

Copyrightability of Recombinant DNA Sequences

Jurimetrics, Vol.29, No.4, 1989, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2013-90
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 03 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 51 (271,478)
Citation 1

Abstract:

copyright, DNA, patent, intellectual property, biotechnology, innovation, sui generis

64.

Ancillary Patent Markets and the Firm

Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property, Vol. 4 (2014), Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-15, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2014-30
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 25 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2014
Dan L. Burk and Brett McDonnell
University of California, Irvine School of Law and University of Minnesota Law School
Downloads 46 (314,114)

Abstract:

patent, intellectual property, contributory infringement, transaction cost analysis, theory of the firm, indirect infringement

65.

Patents as Data Aggregators in Personalized Medicine

Boston University Journal of Science and Technology Law, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2015, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2015-47
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 23 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 44 (221,719)

Abstract:

patent, VUS, Myriad, intellectual property, trade secret, database, personalized medicine, genomics

66.

Ethical Approaches to Robotic Data Gathering in Academic Research

International Journal of Internet Research Ethics, Vol.1, No.1, 2008, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2012-35
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 10 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 19 Jul 2016
G. N. Allen, Dan L. Burk and Charles Ess
Brigham Young University - J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott School of Management, University of California, Irvine School of Law and Department of Media and Communication
Downloads 41 (308,848)
Citation 1

Abstract:

67.

Failure to Prepare: Who's Liable in a Data Processing Disaster?

Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, Vol. 5, p. 19, 1989
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 May 2009 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2009
Dan L. Burk and Laurence H. Winer
University of California, Irvine School of Law and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Downloads 37 (362,806)

Abstract:

Computer disaster recovery, corporations, liability

68.

The 'Creating Around' Paradox

Harvard Law Review Forum, Vol. 128, p. 118, 2015, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2015-27
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 21 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 34 (325,426)

Abstract:

patent, copyright, creativity, licensing, rent dissipation, patent racing, transaction cost, intellectual property, innovation

69.

Virtual Exit in the Global Information Economy

Chicago-Kent Law Review, v.73, 1999, pp.943-996 , UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2012-32
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 10 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2012
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 31 (359,377)
Citation 9

Abstract:

70.

Dolly and Alice

2 Journal of Law and the Biosciences (2015), UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2016-39
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 16 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 26 (230,994)

Abstract:

clone, cloning, patent, intellectual property, subject matter, In re Roslin, Myriad Genetics, Dolly the sheep

71.

Diversity Levers

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy, Vol. 23, 2015, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2015-79
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Abstract:

patent, diversity, gender, PHOSITA, intellectual property, gender gap, discrimination, innovation, policy levers, innovation policy

72.

Beyond Abstraction: Applying the Brakes to Runaway Patent Ineligibility

3 Journal of Law & Biosciences 697 (2016), UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2016-53
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 30 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2017
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Downloads 0 (322,540)

Abstract:

Patent, Process, Product, Subject Matter, Eligibility, Intellectual Property, Myriad Genetics, Federal Circuit, Cloning, Software, Biotechnology

73.

Patent Silences

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 69, 2016, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2016-40
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 27 Dec 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Abstract:

patent, intellectual property, disclosure, enablement, written description, boundary object, STS, innovation

74.

Patents and Allied Rights: A Global Kaleidoscope

The Oxford Handbook of Intellectual Property Law (Rochelle C. Dreyfuss & Justine Pila eds, Forthcoming), UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2016-25
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 May 2016 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Abstract:

patent, plant breeders' rights, PVPA, utility model, petty patent, doctrine of equivalents, patent eligibility, PHOSITA, inventive step, non-obviousness, claim construction

75.

Perverse Innovation

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 58, 2016, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2016-16
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 12 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 27 Dec 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Abstract:

innovation, loophole, avoision, patent racing, regulation, regulatory compliance, Aereo, Grokster, Napster, CAFE, incentives

76.

On the Sociology of Patenting

101 Minnesota Law Review, 421 (2016), UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2016-15
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 06 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 27 Dec 2016
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Abstract:

patent, sociology, innovation, new institutionalism, intellectual property, myth

77.

The Milk-Free Zone: Federal and Local Interests in Regulating Recombinant bST

Columbia Journal of Environmental Law Vol. 22, 1997
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 12 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Citation 1

Abstract:

rBST, biotechnology, federalism, preemption, Supremacy Clause, equal protection, FDA, food safety, dormant commerce, bovine somatotropin, diary, cows, milk, farm production, interstate commerce, agricultural policy, scientific evidence, food labeling, FDCA, Food and Drug Administration, agribusiness

78.

Anticipating Patentable Subject Matter

Stanford Law Review Online, Vol 69, pp. 109, 2013, UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper, No. 2013-97
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 25 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2015
Dan L. Burk
University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Abstract:

patents, biotechnology, DNA, product of nature, M/yriad, subject matter, inherency, genes

79.

Academic Data Collection in Electronic Environments: Defining Acceptable Use of Internet Resources

MIS Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 599-610, 2006, Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-48
Posted: 12 Sep 2006
Gove N. Allen, Dan L. Burk and Gordon B. Davis
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, University of California, Irvine School of Law and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management

Abstract:

Internet, research, automated data collection, trespass, ethics

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