Interfaces On Trial

Jonathan Band (A.B. Harvard, J.D. Yale Law) is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Morrison & Foerster. His areas of practice include intellectual property law and administrative litigation. Masanobu Katoh (LL.B. Tokyo, LL.M. Michigan Law) is the General Manager of the Washington, D.C. office of Fujitsu Limited, Japan's largest computer company.

• 1. The Technology and Industry Contexts 2. The Intellectual Property Law Context 3. The Unprotectability of Interface Specifications 4. The Permissibility of Software Reverse Engineering 5. The EC Software Directive and Its Progeny 6. The Interoperability Debate in Japan 7. The Next Frontiers 8. Conclusion