Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Most-Cited IP Law Articles Published in the Last 10 Years

Guest Post by Ted Sichelman, University of San Diego School of Law 

(A description of the methodology used to construct these lists follows the tables.)

Intellectual Property (All) (2005-2009) 

Rank Cites Author(s) Title Journal
1 423 Lemley, Mark A. Property, Intellectual Property, and Free Riding [article]  83 Tex L. Rev. 1031 (2005)
2 322 Lemley, Mark A.; Shapiro, Carl  Patent Holdup and Royalty Stacking [article]  85 Tex. L. Rev. 1991 (2007)
3 232 Frischman, Brett M.; Lemley, Mark A. Spillovers [comments]  107 Colum. L. Rev. 257 (2007)
4 195 Gibson, James Risk Aversion and Rights Accretion in Intellectual Property Law [article]  116 Yale L.J. 882 (2007)
5 181 Raustiala, Kal; Sprigman, Christopher Piracy and Paradox: Innovation and Intellectual Property in Fashion Design, The [article]  92 Va. L. Rev. 1687 (2006)
6 176 Beebe, Barton Empirical Study of U.S. Copyright Fair Use Opinions, 1978-2005, An [article]  156 U. Pa. L. Rev. 549 (2008)
7 162 McKenna, Mark P. Normative Foundations of Trademark Law, The [article]  82 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1839 (2007)
8 147 Parchomovsky, Gideon; Wagner, R. Polk Patent Portfolios [article]  154 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1 (2005)
9 144 Samuelson, Pamela Unbundling Fair Uses [article]  77 Fordham L. Rev. 2537 (2009)
10 139 Moore, Kimberly A. Markman Eight Years Later: Is Claim Construction More Predictable [article]  9 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 231 (2005)
11 138 Schwartz, David L. Practice Makes Perfect - An Empirical Study of Claim Construction Reversal Rates in Patent Cases [article]  107 Mich. L. Rev. 223 (2008)
11 138 Smith, Henry E. Intellectual Property as Property: Delineating Entitlements in Information [article]  116 Yale L.J. 1742 (2007)
13 133 Golden, John M. Patent Trolls and Patent Remedies [comments]  85 Tex. L. Rev. 2111 (2007)
14 130 Beebe, Barton Empirical Study of the Multifactor Tests for Trademark Infringement, An [article]  94 Cal. L. Rev. 1581 (2006)
15 124 Hemphill, C. Scott Paying for Delay: Pharmaceutical Patent Settlement as a Regulatory Design Problem [article]  81 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1553 (2006)
17 123 Nard, Craig Allen; Duffy, John F. Rethinking Patent Law's Uniformity Principle [article]  101 Nw. U. L. Rev. 1619 (2007)
16 121 Lemley, Mark A.; Weiser, Philip J. Should Property or Liability Rules Govern Information [article] 85 Tex. L. Rev. 783 (2007)
17 115 Lichtman, Doug; Lemley, Mark A.  Rethinking Patent Law's Presumption of Validity [article]  60 Stan. L. Rev. 45 (2007)
17 115 Dogan, Stacey L.; Lemley, Mark A.  Merchandising Right: Fragile Theory or Fait Accompli, The [article]  54 Emory L.J. 461 (2005)
19 113 Benjamin, Stuart Minor; Rai, Arti K.  Who's Afraid of the APA - What the Patent System Can Learn from Administrative Law [article]  95 Geo. L.J. 269 (2007)
19 113 Sunder, Madhavi IP3 [article] 59 Stan. L. Rev. 257 (2006)
21 111 Samuelson, Pamela; Wheatland, Tara Statutory Damages in Copyright Law: A Remedy in Need of Reform [article]  51 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 439 (2009)
22 110 Goldman, Eric Deregulating Relevancy in Internet Trademark Law [article]  54 Emory L.J. 507 (2005)
23 107 McDonough, James F, III Myth of the Patent Troll: An Alternative View of the Function of Patent Dealers in an Idea Economy, The [comments]  56 Emory L.J. 189 (2006)
24 106 Bone, Robert G. Hunting Goodwill: A History of the Concept of Goodwill in Trademark Law [article]  86 B.U. L. Rev. 547 (2006)
25 103 Graham, Stuart J.H.; Merges, Robert P.; Samuelson, Pam; Sichelman, Ted High Technology Entrepreneurs and the Patent System: Results of the 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey [article]  24 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 1255 (2009)
25 103 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna  Foreseeability and Copyright Incentives [article]  122 Harv. L. Rev. 1569 (2009)


Intellectual Property (All) (2010-2014) 

Rank Cites Author(s) Title Journal
1 106 Sichelman, Ted Commercializing Patents [article]  62 Stan. L. Rev. 341 (2010)
2 96 Lemley, Mark A.; Risch, Michael; Sichelman, Ted; Wagner, R. Polk Life after Bilski [article]  63 Stan. L. Rev. 1315 (2011)
3 90 Chien, Collen V.; Lemley, Mark A. Patent Holdup, the ITC, and the Public Interest [article]  98 Cornell L. Rev. 1 (2012)
4 86 Chien, Colleen V. From Arms Race to Marketplace: The Complex Patent Ecosystem and Its Implications for the Patent System [article]  62 Hastings L.J. 297 (2010)
5 76 Lemley, Mark A.; McKenna, Mark Irrelevant Confusion [article]  62 Stan. L. Rev. 413 (2010)
6 75 Lemley, Mark A. Myth of the Sole Inventor, The [article]  110 Mich. L. Rev. 709 (2012)
7 74 Allison, John R.; Lemley, Mark A.; Walker, Joshua Patent Quality and Settlement among Repeat Patent Litigants [article]  99 Geo. L.J. 677 (2011)
8 72 Beebe, Barton Intellectual Property Law and the Sumptuary Code [article]  123 Harv. L. Rev. 809 (2010)
9 71 Golden, John M. Principles for Patent Remedies [article]  88 Tex. L. Rev. 505 (2010)
10 70 Tushnet, Rebecca Worth a Thousand Words: The Images of Copyright [article]  125 Harv. L. Rev. 683 (2012)
11 69 Lee, Peter Patent Law and the Two Cultures [article]  120 Yale L. J. 2 (2010)
12 66 Abramowicz, Michael; Duffy, John F. Inducement Standard of Patentability, The [article]  120 Yale L. J. 1590 (2011)
13 64 Lemley, Mark A.; Melamed, Douglas A. Missing the Forest for the Trolls [article]  113 Colum. L. Rev. 2117 (2013)
14 62 Madison, Michael J.; Frischmann, Brett M.; Strandburg, Katherine J. Constructing Commons in the Cultural Environment [article]  95 Cornell L. Rev. 657 (2010)
15 61 Risch, Michael Patent Troll Myths [article]  42 Seton Hall L. Rev. 457 (2012)
16 60 Perzanowski, Aaron; Schultz, Jason Digital Exhaustion [article]  58 UCLA L. Rev. 889 (2011)
17 58 Netanel, Neil Weinstock Making Sense of Fair Use [article]  15 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 715 (2011)
18 57 Epstein, Richard A. Disintegration of Intellectual Property - A Classical Liberal Response to a Premature Obituary, The [article] 62 Stan. L. Rev. 455 (2010)
18 57 Nard, Craig Allen Legal Forms and the Common Law of Patents [article]  90 B.U. L. Rev. 51 (2010)
20 56 Bridy, Annemarie Coding Creativity: Copyright and the Artificially Intelligent Author [article]  2012 Stan. Tech. L. Rev. 1 (2012)
21 55 Gergen, Mark P.; Golden, John M.; Smith, Henry E Supreme Court's Accidental Revolution - The Test for Permanent Injunctions, The [article]  112 Colum. L. Rev. 203 (2012)
21 55 Samuelson, Pamela Copyright Principles Project: Directions for Reform, The [article]  25 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 1175 (2010)
21 55 Litman, Jessica Real Copyright Reform [article]  96 Iowa L. Rev. 1 (2010)
24 54 Bessen, James; Meurer, Michael J. Direct Costs from NPE Disputes, The [comments]  99 Cornell L. Rev. 387 (2014)
25 53 Pallante, Maria A. Next Great Copyright Act, The [article]  36 Colum. J.L. & Arts 315 (2013)


Copyright (2005-2009) 

Rank Cites Author(s) Title Journal
1 181 Raustiala, Kal; Sprigman, Christopher Piracy and Paradox: Innovation and Intellectual Property in Fashion Design, The [article]  92 Va. L. Rev. 1687 (2006)
2 176 Beebe, Barton Empirical Study of U.S. Copyright Fair Use Opinions, 1978-2005, An [article]  156 U. Pa. L. Rev. 549 (2008)
3 144 Samuelson, Pamela Unbundling Fair Uses [article]  77 Fordham L. Rev. 2537 (2009)
4 111 Samuelson, Pamela; Wheatland, Tara Statutory Damages in Copyright Law: A Remedy in Need of Reform [article]  51 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 439 (2009)
5 103 Balganesh, Shyamkrishna  Foreseeability and Copyright Incentives [article]  122 Harv. L. Rev. 1569 (2009)
6 102 Litman, Jessica Lawful Personal Use [article]  85 Tex. L. Rev. 1871 (2007)
7 99 Cohen, Julie E. Creativity and Culture in Copyright Theory [article]  40 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 1151 (2007)
8 98 Cohen, Julie E. Place of the User in Copyright Law, The [contents] 74 Fordham L. Rev. 347 (2005)
8 98 Urban, Jennifer M.; Quilter, Laura Efficient Process or Chilling Effects - Takedown Notices under Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act [comments]  22 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L.J. 621 (2006)
10 94 Carroll, Michael W. Fixing Fair Use [article]  85 N.C. L. Rev. 1087 (2007)
11 87 Van Houweling, Molly Shaffer Distributive Values in Copyright [article]  83 Tex L. Rev. 1535 (2005)
12 83 Arewa, Olufunmilayo B. From J.C. Bach to Hip Hop: Musical Borrowing, Copyright and Cultural Context [article]  84 N.C. L. Rev. 547 (2006)
13 82 Kwall, Roberta Rosenthal Inspiration and Innovation: The Intrinsic Dimension of the Artistic Soul [article]  81 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1945 (2006)
14 81 Parchomovsky, Gideon; Goldman, Kevin A. Fair Use Harbors [comments]  93 Va. L. Rev. 1483 (2007)
14 81 Hemphill, C. Scott; Suk, Jeannie Law, Culture, and Economics of Fashion, The [article] 61 Stan. L. Rev. 1147 (2009)
14 81 Van Houweling, Molly Shaffer New Servitudes, The [article] 96 Geo. L.J. 885 (2008)
17 80 Oliar, Dotan; Sprigman, Christopher There's No Free Laugh (Anymore): The Emergence of Intellectual Property Norms and the Transformation of Stand-Up Comedy [article] 94 Va. L. Rev. 1787 (2008)
18 75 Elkin-Koren, Niva What Contracts Cannot Do: The Limits of Private Ordering in Facilitating a Creative Commons [comments]  74 Fordham L. Rev. 375 (2005)
19 72 Lee, Edward Warming up to User-Generated Content [article] 2008 U. Ill. L. Rev. 1459 (2008)
20 71 Tehranian, John Infringement Nation: Copyright Reform and the Law/Norm Gap [comments]  2007 Utah L. Rev. 537 (2007)
20 71 Tushnet, Rebecca Economies of Desire: Fair Use and Marketplace Assumption [article]  51 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 513 (2009)


Copyright (2010-2014) 

Rank Cites Author(s) Title Journal
1 70 Tushnet, Rebecca Worth a Thousand Words: The Images of Copyright [article]  125 Harv. L. Rev. 683 (2012)
2 60 Perzanowski, Aaron; Schultz, Jason Digital Exhaustion [article]  58 UCLA L. Rev. 889 (2011)
3 58 Netanel, Neil Weinstock Making Sense of Fair Use [article]  15 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 715 (2011)
4 56 Bridy, Annemarie Coding Creativity: Copyright and the Artificially Intelligent Author [article]  2012 Stan. Tech. L. Rev. 1 (2012)
5 55 Samuelson, Pamela Copyright Principles Project: Directions for Reform, The [article]  25 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 1175 (2010)
5 55 Litman, Jessica Real Copyright Reform [article]  96 Iowa L. Rev. 1 (2010)
7 53 Pallante, Maria A. Next Great Copyright Act, The [article]  36 Colum. J.L. & Arts 315 (2013)
8 51 Yu, Peter K. Graduated Response, The [article]  62 Fla. L. Rev. 1373 (2010)
9 43 Seltzer, Wendy Free Speech Unmoored in Copyright's Safe Harbor: Chilling Effects of the DMCA on the First Amendment [article]  24 Harv. J. L. & Tech. 171 (2010)
10 38 Bridy, Annemarie Graduated Response and the Turn to Private Ordering in Online Copyright Enforcement [article]  89 Or. L. Rev. 81 (2010)
10 38 Buccafusco, Christopher; Sprigman, Christopher Jon Creativity Effect, The [article] 78 U. Chi. L. Rev. 31 (2011)
10 38 Sag, Matthew Predicting Fair Use [article]  73 Ohio St. L.J. 47 (2012)
10 38 Zimmerman, Diane Leenheer Copyrights as Incentives: Did We Just Imagine That [article]  12 Theoretical Inq. L. 29 (2011)
14 37 Bridy, Annemarie Is Online Copyright Enforcement Scalable [article]  13 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 695 (2011)
15 35 Rothman, Jennifer E. Liberating Copyright: Thinking beyond Free Speech [article]  95 Cornell L. Rev. 463 (2010)
16 34 Samuelson, Pamela Google Book Search and the Future of Books in Cyberspace [article]  94 Minn. L. Rev. 1308 (2010)
17 33 Van Houweling, Molly Shaffer Author Autonomy and Atomism in Copyright Law [article]  96 Va. L. Rev. 549 (2010)
18 32 Fagundes, David Property Rhetoric and the Public Domain [article]  94 Minn. L. Rev. 652 (2010)
19 31 Carver, Brian W. Why License Agreements Do Not Control Copy Ownership: First Sales and Essential Copies [article]  25 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 1887 (2010)
20 29 Lee, Edward Technological Fair Use [article]  83 S. Cal. L. Rev. 797 (2010)
20 29 Carrier, Michael A. Copyright and Innovation: The Untold Story [article]  2012 Wis. L. Rev. 891 (2012)
20 29 Ginsburg, Jane C. U.S. Experience with Mandatory Copyright Formalities: A Love/Hate Relationship, The [article]  33 Colum. J.L. & Arts 311 (2010)


Patent (2005-2009) 

Rank Cites Author(s) Title Journal
1 423 Lemley, Mark A. Property, Intellectual Property, and Free Riding [article]  83 Tex L. Rev. 1031 (2005)
2 322 Lemley, Mark A.; Shapiro, Carl  Patent Holdup and Royalty Stacking [article]  85 Tex. L. Rev. 1991 (2007)
3 147 Parchomovsky, Gideon; Wagner, R. Polk Patent Portfolios [article]  154 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1 (2005)
4 139 Moore, Kimberly A. Markman Eight Years Later: Is Claim Construction More Predictable [article]  9 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 231 (2005)
5 138 Schwartz, David L. Practice Makes Perfect - An Empirical Study of Claim Construction Reversal Rates in Patent Cases [article]  107 Mich. L. Rev. 223 (2008)
6 133 Golden, John M. Patent Trolls and Patent Remedies [comments]  85 Tex. L. Rev. 2111 (2007)
7 124 Hemphill, C. Scott Paying for Delay: Pharmaceutical Patent Settlement as a Regulatory Design Problem [article]  81 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1553 (2006)
8 123 Nard, Craig Allen; Duffy, John F. Rethinking Patent Law's Uniformity Principle [article]  101 Nw. U. L. Rev. 1619 (2007)
9 115 Lichtman, Doug; Lemley, Mark A.  Rethinking Patent Law's Presumption of Validity [article]  60 Stan. L. Rev. 45 (2007)
10 113 Benjamin, Stuart Minor; Rai, Arti K.  Who's Afraid of the APA - What the Patent System Can Learn from Administrative Law [article]  95 Geo. L.J. 269 (2007)
11 107 McDonough, James F, III Myth of the Patent Troll: An Alternative View of the Function of Patent Dealers in an Idea Economy, The [comments]  56 Emory L.J. 189 (2006)
12 103 Graham, Stuart J.H.; Merges, Robert P.; Samuelson, Pam; Sichelman, Ted High Technology Entrepreneurs and the Patent System: Results of the 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey [article]  24 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 1255 (2009)
13 98 Mann, Ronald J. Do Patents Facilitate Financing in the Software Industry [article]  83 Tex L. Rev. 961 (2005)
14 94 Holbrook, Timothy R. Possession in Patent Law [article]  59 S.M.U. L. Rev. 123 (2006)
14 94 Lemley, Mark A. Ignoring Patents [article]  2008 Mich. St. L. Rev. 19 (2008)
16 91 Lemley, Mark A. Are Universities Patent Trolls [article] 18 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 611 (2008)
16 91 Chien, Colleen V. Of Trolls, Davids, Goliaths, and Kings: Narratives and Evidence in the Litigation of High-Tech Patents [article]  87 N.C. L. Rev. 1571 (2009)
16 91 Mossoff, Adam Who Cares What Thomas Jefferson Thought about Patents - Reevaluating the Patent Privilege in Historical Context [article] 92 Cornell L. Rev. 953 (2007)
19 88 Fromer, Jeanne C. Patent Disclosure [article]  94 Iowa L. Rev. 539 (2009)
20 87 Cotropia, Christopher A.; Lemley, Mark A. Copying in Patent Law [article]  87 N.C. L. Rev. 1421 (2009)
20 87 Kesan, Jay P.; Ball, Gwendolyn G. How Are Patent Cases Resolved - An Empirical Examination of the Adjudication and Settlement of Patent Disputes [article] 84 Wash. U. L. Rev. 237 (2006)


Patent (2010-2014) 

Rank Cites Author(s) Title Journal
1 106 Sichelman, Ted Commercializing Patents [article]  62 Stan. L. Rev. 341 (2010)
2 96 Lemley, Mark A.; Risch, Michael; Sichelman, Ted; Wagner, R. Polk Life after Bilski [article]  63 Stan. L. Rev. 1315 (2011)
3 90 Chien, Collen V.; Lemley, Mark A. Patent Holdup, the ITC, and the Public Interest [article]  98 Cornell L. Rev. 1 (2012)
4 86 Chien, Colleen V. From Arms Race to Marketplace: The Complex Patent Ecosystem and Its Implications for the Patent System [article]  62 Hastings L.J. 297 (2010)
5 75 Lemley, Mark A. Myth of the Sole Inventor, The [article]  110 Mich. L. Rev. 709 (2012)
6 74 Allison, John R.; Lemley, Mark A.; Walker, Joshua Patent Quality and Settlement among Repeat Patent Litigants [article]  99 Geo. L.J. 677 (2011)
8 71 Golden, John M. Principles for Patent Remedies [article]  88 Tex. L. Rev. 505 (2010)
8 69 Lee, Peter Patent Law and the Two Cultures [article]  120 Yale L. J. 2 (2010)
9 66 Abramowicz, Michael; Duffy, John F. Inducement Standard of Patentability, The [article]  120 Yale L. J. 1590 (2011)
10 64 Lemley, Mark A.; Melamed, Douglas A. Missing the Forest for the Trolls [article]  113 Colum. L. Rev. 2117 (2013)
11 61 Risch, Michael Patent Troll Myths [article]  42 Seton Hall L. Rev. 457 (2012)
12 57 Nard, Craig Allen Legal Forms and the Common Law of Patents [article]  90 B.U. L. Rev. 51 (2010)
13 55 Gergen, Mark P.; Golden, John M.; Smith, Henry E Supreme Court's Accidental Revolution - The Test for Permanent Injunctions, The [article]  112 Colum. L. Rev. 203 (2012)
14 54 Bessen, James; Meurer, Michael J. Direct Costs from NPE Disputes, The [comments]  99 Cornell L. Rev. 387 (2014)
15 52 Feldman, Robin; Ewing, Tom Giants among Us, The [article]
2012 Stan. Tech. L. Rev. 1 (2012)
16 49 Menell, Peter S. Forty Years of Wondering in the Wilderness and No Closer to the Promised Land: Bilski's Superficial Textualism and the Missed Opportunity to Return Patent Law to Its Technology Mooring [article]   63 Stan. L. Rev. 1289 (2011)
17 48 Shrestha, Sannu Trolls or Market-Makers - An Empirical Analysis of Nonpracticing Entities [notes]  110 Colum. L. Rev. 114 (2010)
18 44 Durie, Daralyn J.; Lemley, Mark A. Structured Approach to Calculating Reasonable Royalties, A [article]  14 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 627 (2010)
19 43 Fromer, Jeanne C. Patentography [article] 85 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1444 (2010)
20 40 Seymore, Sean B. Teaching Function of Patents, The [article]  85 Notre Dame L. Rev. 621 (2010)
20 40 Gugliuzza, Paul R. Rethinking Federal Circuit Jurisdiction [article] 100 Geo. L.J. 1437 (2012)


Trademark (2005-2009) 

Rank Cites Author(s) Title Journal
1 162 McKenna, Mark P. Normative Foundations of Trademark Law, The [article]  82 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1839 (2007)
2 130 Beebe, Barton Empirical Study of the Multifactor Tests for Trademark Infringement, An [article]  94 Cal. L. Rev. 1581 (2006)
3 115 Dogan, Stacey L.; Lemley, Mark A.  Merchandising Right: Fragile Theory or Fait Accompli, The [article]  54 Emory L.J. 461 (2005)
4 110 Goldman, Eric Deregulating Relevancy in Internet Trademark Law [article]  54 Emory L.J. 507 (2005)
5 106 Bone, Robert G. Hunting Goodwill: A History of the Concept of Goodwill in Trademark Law [article]  86 B.U. L. Rev. 547 (2006)
6 104 Tushnet, Rebecca Gone in Sixty Milliseconds: Trademark Law and Cognitive Science [article]  86 Tex. L. Rev. 507 (2008)
7 94 Dogan, Stacey L.; Lemley, Mark A. What the Right of Publicity Can Learn from Trademark Law [article]  58 Stan. L. Rev. 1161 (2006)
8 92 Dinwoodie, Graeme B.; Janis, Mark D. Confusion over Use: Contextualism in Trademark Law [article]  92 Iowa L. Rev. 1597 (2007)
9 88 Rothman, Jennifer E. Initial Interest Confusion: Standing at the Crossroads of Trademark Law [article]  27 Cardozo L. Rev. 105 (2005)
10 84 Dogan, Stacey L.; Lemley, Mark A. Grounding Trademark Law through Trademark Use [article]  92 Iowa L. Rev. 1669 (2007)
11 73 Long, Clarisa Dilution [article]  106 Colum. L. Rev. 1029 (2006)
12 81 McGeveran, William Rethinking Trademark Fair Use [article]  94 Iowa L. Rev. 49 (2008)
13 72 Barrett, Margreth Internet Trademark Suits and the Demise of Trademark Use [article]  39 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 371 (2006)
14 58 Beebe, Barton Search and Persuasion in Trademark Law [comments]  103 Mich. L. Rev. 2020 (2005)
15 52 Desai, Deven R.; Rierson, Sandra L. Confronting the Genericism Conundrum [article]  28 Cardozo L. Rev. 1789 (2007)
16 51 Beebe, Barton Defense of the New Federal Trademark Antidilution Law, A [comments]  16 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 1143 (2006)
17 47 Ramsey, Lisa P. Increasing First Amendment Scrutiny of Trademark Law [article]  61 S.M.U. L. Rev. 381 (2008)
18 46 Heymann, Laura A.  Birth of the Authornym: Authorship, Pseudonymity, and Trademark Law, The [article]  80 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1377 (2005)
19 44 Port, Kenneth L. Trademark Extortion: The End of Trademark Law [article]  65 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 585 (2008)
20 43 Fagundes, David Crystals in the Public Domain [article]  50 B.C. L. Rev. 139 (2009)


Trademark (2010-2014) 

Rank Cites Author(s) Title Journal
1 76 Lemley, Mark A.; McKenna, Mark Irrelevant Confusion [article]  62 Stan. L. Rev. 413 (2010)
2 72 Beebe, Barton Intellectual Property Law and the Sumptuary Code [article]  123 Harv. L. Rev. 809 (2010)
3 48 Lemley, Mark A.; McKenna, Mark Owning Mark(et)s [article]  109 Mich. L. Rev. 137 (2010)
4 43 Grinvald, Leah Chan Shaming Trademark Bullies [article]  2011 Wis. L. Rev. 625 (2011)
5 33 Tushnet, Rebecca Running the Gamut from A to B: Federal Trademark and False Advertising Law [article]  159 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1305 (2011)
6 29 McKenna, Mark P. Consumer Decision-Making Theory of Trademark Law, A [article]  98 Va. L. Rev. 67 (2012)
7 28 McKenna, Mark P. (Dys)Functionality [article]  48 Hous. L. Rev. 823 (2011)
7 28 Gerhardt, Deborah R. Consumer Investment in Trademarks [article]  88 N.C. L. Rev. 427 (2010)
9 26 Desai, Deven R. From Trademarks to Brands [article]  64 Fla. L. Rev. 981 (2012)
9 26 Desai, Deven R.; Waller, Spencer Brands, Competition, and the Law [article]  2010 BYU L. Rev. 1425 (2010)
9 26 Katyal, Sonia K. Trademark Intersectionality [article]  57 UCLA L. Rev. 1601 (2010)
9 26 Lemley, Mark A.; McKenna, Mark Is Pepsi Really a Substitute for Coke - Market Definition in Antitrust and IP [article]  100 Geo. L.J. 2055 (2012)


Trade Secret (2005-2009) 

Rank Cites Author(s) Title Journal
1 78 Lemley, Mark A.  Surprising Virtues of Treating Trade Secrets as IP Rights, The [article]  61 Stan. L. Rev. 311 (2008)
2 40 Risch, Michael Why Do We Have Trade Secrets [article]  11 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 1 (2007)
2 36 Levine, David S. Secrecy and Unaccountability: Trade Secrets in Our Public Infrastructure [article]  59 Fla. L. Rev. 135 (2007)
4 29 Samuelson, Pamela Principles for Resolving Conflicts between Trade Secrets and the First Amendment [article]  58 Hastings L.J. 777 (2006)
5 26 Rustad, Michael L. Negligent Enablement of Trade Secret Misappropriation, The [comments]  22 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L.J. 455 (2005)


International IP (2005-2009)

Rank Cites Author(s) Title Journal
1 113 Sunder, Madhavi IP3 [article] 59 Stan. L. Rev. 257 (2006)
2 93 Kapczynski, Amy  Access to Knowledge Mobilization and the New Politics of Intellectual Property, The [article] 117 Yale L.J. 804 (2008)
3 90 Chon, Margaret Intellectual Property and the Development Divide [article] 27 Cardozo L. Rev. 2821 (2006)
4 71 Kapczynski, Amy  Addressing Global Health Inequalities: An open Licensing approach for University Innovations [article] 20 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 1031 (2005)


I first performed a search in HeinOnline to retrieve all law journal articles published since 2005, ordered by citation count. (At my request, HeinOnline corrected a number of errors in order to return all such articles and report accurate citation counts. For this reason, several articles appear on this year’s lists that should have been on last year’s lists. I believe HeinOnline has corrected all material errors now, but if you believe an article should be on this list and is not, please email me at tsichelman@sandiego.edu.)

Then, I reviewed the title of the 1500 most-cited law review articles and the content of those articles that could plausibly be classified in the area of intellectual property law. I also reviewed all articles with at least 25 citations containing one or more of the following terms anywhere in the text: “intellectual property,” “copyright,” “copyrights,” “patent,” “patents,” “trademark,” “trademarks,” “trade secret,” and “trade secrets.” I excluded articles primarily in cyberlaw, privacy, media law, antitrust, communications law, and other tangentially related subjects. Of course, some of these determinations required judgment, but no more than a few of the articles were close calls in my view.

For the separate periods 2005-2009 and 2010-2014 (there were no articles published in 2015 or 2016 that would have made any of the lists), I constructed tables of the top 25 most-cited articles in IP, and up to the top 20 most-cited articles in the sub-fields (some sub-fields had fewer than 20 articles with at least 25 citations). However, I only included the top 5 most-cited articles in international IP, although I will expand this list next year. Moreover, there were no trade secret articles with more than 25 citations published since 2010, and there was only one international IP article with more than 25 citations, so I did not include these sub-fields for 2010-2014.

Note that the citation counts only reflect citations to published law review articles, and not books, cases, practitioner materials, unpublished articles, non-law articles, and other sources. As a check, I ran about ten articles through Lexis and generally found the citation counts on HeinOnline were within 15% of article-specific citation counts tabulated in Lexis’s “Law Review and Journals” category, so it does not appear that the rankings would change much using Lexis or similar databases. Last, I only report total citations, which biases the rankings towards older articles. However, I will continue to update this list annually, so more recent articles that are highly cited will appear in later iterations. Again, if you believe an article should be included, please let me know (tsichelman@sandiego.edu), and I’ll do my best to promptly make any deserving corrections.

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