Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights and State Sovereign Immunity.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government.

Intellectual property.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2010

Summary:

Covers basics of intellectual property (IP) law; provides introduction to the Eleventh Amendment, which provides sovereign immunity to States from infringement of IP claims; and reviews Supreme Court decisions in Florida Prepaid and College Savings Bank. Discusses State waiver of sovereign immunity; Congressional abrogation of State sovereign immunity; and prospective injunctive relief. Reviews legislative response, and potential developments in relationship between State sovereign immunity and IP

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of CongressCongressional Research Service Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights and State Sovereign Immunity

Publisher Number:

CRS-2010-AML-0308

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