Ryan G. Vacca

University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law

Columbia, MO MO 65211

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

19

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4,480

TOTAL CITATIONS

2

Scholarly Papers (19)

1.

Acting Like an Administrative Agency: The Federal Circuit En Banc

Missouri Law Review, Vol. 76, p. 733, 2011, U of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-5
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 09 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 03 Jan 2015
Ryan G. Vacca
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 689 (79,688)

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En Banc, Federal Circuit, Patent, Administrative Agency, Administrative, Sua Sponte, Rulemaking, Substantive Rulemaking, Patent Policy, Policy-Setting, Notice, Comment, Notice and Comment, Administrative Procedures Act, APA

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Viewing Virtual Property Ownership Through the Lens of Innovation

Tennessee Law Review, Vol. 76, p. 33, 2008, U of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2011
Ryan G. Vacca
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 633 (88,882)

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virtual worlds, Second Life, virtual property, safe harbor, innovation, property, copyright, intellectual property, creativity, incentive

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Intellectual Property and Public Health – A White Paper

Akron Intellectual Property Journal, Vol. 7, 2013, U of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-11, Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper No. 152-2013, Seton Hall Public Law Research Paper No. 2259089, Georgia State University College of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-22
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 02 May 2013 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2014
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law, Michigan State University - College of Law, University of Akron - School of Law, Regent University School of Law, University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, Georgia State University College of Law, Cornell Law School, University of Akron - School of Law, University of Akron - School of Law, New York University School of Law, Northeastern University - School of Law, University of Kansas School of Law and Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Downloads 580 (99,345)

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public health, intellectual property, TRIPS, patent, healthcare, health, big data, innovation, health care, pharmaceuticals, alternatives, Hatch-Waxman, prizes, collectively governed systems, clinical trials, black box, transparency, Obamacare, privacy, human rights

4.

3D Printing and US Copyright Law

UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 2859737
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 27 Oct 2016
Peter S. Menell and Ryan G. Vacca
UC Berkeley School of Law and University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 404 (153,522)

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3D Printing, Copyright

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Patent Reform and Best Mode: A Signal to the Patent Office or a Step Toward Elimination?

Albany Law Review, Vol. 75, p. 279, 2012, U of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-13
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2013
Ryan G. Vacca
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 384 (162,604)
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best mode, AIA, patent, patent reform, America Invents Act, Leahy-Smith, 112, disclosure, PTO, patent office

6.

Work Made for Hire – Analyzing the Multifactor Balancing Test

42 Florida State University Law Review 197 (2014), U of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-03
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 07 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2015
Ryan G. Vacca
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 254 (253,112)

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work made for hire, work for hire, Reid, CCNV, copyright, multifactor, Aymes, Bonelli, ownership, author, authorship, employee, independent contractor, factors, continuum, right to control

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Design Patents: An Alternative When the Low Standards of Copyright are Too High?

Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Vol. 31, p. 325, 2007, U of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2007
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2011
Ryan G. Vacca
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 238 (268,729)

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blank forms, copyright, design patent, patent, blank forms doctrine, Baker, originality, functionality, intellectual property

8.

Food for Thought: Genetically Modified Seeds as De Facto Standard Essential Patents

85 University of Colorado Law Review 313 (2014), U of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-07
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 11 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2015
Ryan G. Vacca, Benjamin M. Cole and Brent J. Horton
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law, Fordham University and Fordham University - Gabelli School of Business
Downloads 224 (285,009)

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genetically modified seeds, GM seed, Monsanto, patent, damages, standard essential patent, RAND, FRAND, reasonable royalty, farm, farming, infringement, contract, tort, license, established royalties, Bowman, Ralph, plants, soybean, cotton, herbicide, Roundup, farmer, SSO, standard setting, standard

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Revisiting and Confronting the Federal Judiciary Capacity 'Crisis': Charting a Path for Federal Judiciary Reform

108 California Law Review 789 (2020)
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 16 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2020
Peter S. Menell and Ryan G. Vacca
UC Berkeley School of Law and University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 205 (309,946)

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Federal Courts, Judiciary Reform, Hruska Commission, Judiciary History

10.

The Federal Circuit As an Institution

Research Handbook on the Economics of Intellectual Property Law, Peter S. Menell, David L. Schwartz, and Ben Depoorter, eds., Edward Elgar Publishing 2019
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 24 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2019
Ryan G. Vacca
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 153 (401,945)

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Federal Circuit, CAFC, uniformity, forum shopping, research, handbook, percolation, certainty, predictability, quality, formalism, patent, en banc, institution, intellectual property, IP, solicitor general, district court, USPTO, congress, empirical

11.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Copyright Jurisprudence

22 Nevada Law Journal 431(2022)
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 15 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2022
Ryan G. Vacca and Ann Bartow
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law and Franklin Pierce Center for IP at UNH Law
Downloads 125 (472,077)

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, RBG, copyright, jurisprudence, incrementalism, institutional capacity, intergovernmental dialogue, alternative remedies, stoicism, gender equality

12.

Breaking the Vicious Cycle Fragmenting National Law

2024 University of Illinois Law Review 353 (2024)
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2024
Peter S. Menell and Ryan G. Vacca
UC Berkeley School of Law and University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 105 (538,066)

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Judiciary Reform, En Banc Review, Supreme Court, Intercircuit Split, Rule of Law

13.

Who Knew? Admissibility of Subsequent Remedial Measures when Defendants are Without Knowledge of the Injuries

McGeorge Law Review, Vol. 38, May 2007, U of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2007
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2011
Ryan G. Vacca and Mark G. Boyko
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law and Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard
Downloads 105 (538,066)

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subsequent remedial measures, 407, evidence, knowledge, products liability, negligence, strict liability, injury, policy, safety, increased safety

14.

Revisiting the Federal Circuit En Banc

37 Harvard Journal of Law & Technology 501 (2024)
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 28 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2024
Ryan G. Vacca
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 95 (579,978)

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Federal Circuit, CAFC, en banc, patent

15.

Uncertainty in Employee Status Across Federal Law

92 Temple Law Review 121 (2019)
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 12 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2020
Ryan G. Vacca
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 95 (576,005)

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employee, independent contractor, right to control, empirical, NLRA, copyright, ERISA, OSHA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, labor, discrimination, occupational safety, work made for hire, work for hire, content analysis, multifactor

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Expanding Preferential Treatment Under the Record Rental Amendment Beyond the Music Industry

Lewis & Clark Law Review, Vol. 11, p. 605, 2007, U of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2007
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 17 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2011
Ryan G. Vacca
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 78 (648,079)

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record rental amendment, music, phonorecords, first sale doctrine, first sale, audiobook, sound recording

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Abolishing the Missing-Claim Rule for Judicial Cancellations

Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, Vol. 18, p. 297, 2010, U of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper 2010
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2011
Ryan G. Vacca
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 73 (672,015)

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trademark, servicemark, cancel, cancellation, cancelation, registration, register, 37, lanham act, TTAB, registration, claim, sua sponte, efficient, efficiency, invalid, invalidity, obx, missing-claim, generic, descriptive, functional, principal register, issue preclusion, claim preclusion, consumer

18.

Investigation Expenses

University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2025-10, 77 Alabama Law Review __ (forthcoming 2025)
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 03 Mar 2025
Ryan G. Vacca
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law
Downloads 23 (1,065,685)

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trade secret, investigation, cost, expenses, misappropriation, actual loss, remedies, damages, UTSA, DTSA, employment

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Copyright Law: Never Bet Against the House . . . or Senate

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 16 Sep 2024
Ryan G. Vacca and Ann Bartow
University of Missouri at Columbia - University of Missouri School of Law and Franklin Pierce Center for IP at UNH Law
Downloads 17 (1,141,180)

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copyright, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, incremental, deferential, jurisprudence, RBG