Free online article written by Roger V. Skalbeck, librarian at George Mason University School of Law in Arlington Virginia, and published on LLRX.com in September 2003. The article provides background information to the lawsuit filed by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) against the Library Hotel for alleged trademark violations and explains what is meant by copyrights, patents and trademarks, gives examples of other marks held by OCLC and summarises the 3 causes of action which include trademark infringement, unfair competition and diluting of OCLC's trademarks. The article has references to legislation and caselaw and provides links to online news sources covering the story and to related organisations. The author also makes his own suggestions for settling the case. Although not current, the article does contain useful background information on intellectual property law. LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Xchange) is a free online web journal for legal information professionals.
How Dewey Classify OCLC's Lawsuit
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