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Intellectual Property

Intellectual property (IP) rights help creators limit who uses their work without giving value in return. This protection encourages innovation in thought and expression. Academics featured on this site research topics such as open source licensing, digital rights management, patent reform, IP and technical standards, trademarks, and trade secrets.

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TAP Academics

Joel R. Reidenberg
Fordham University
Intellectual Property, Privacy and Security, Patents, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Internet

Urs Gasser
Technical University of Munchen
Interoperability, Intellectual Property, Copyright and Trademark, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence

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TAP Blog

Sonia Katyal and Charles Graves Explore the Use of Trade Secrecy to Conceal Algorithmic Decisionmaking

In their article, “From Trade Secrecy to Seclusion,” UC Berkeley law professor Sonia Katyal and UC Hastings adjunct law professor Charles Graves argue that trade secret law is being applied beyond its intended purpose of protecting intellectual property and increasingly being used as a tool for open-ended concealment.

TAP Staff Blogger

April 27, 2022

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Upcoming Events

4th Annual Berkeley-Tsinghua Conference on Transnational IP Litigation: Cross-Border Conflicts in Litigation and Licensing - Day 1

June 13, 2022,

4th Annual Berkeley-Tsinghua Conference on Transnational IP Litigation: Cross-Border Conflicts in Litigation and Licensing - Day 2

June 15, 2022,

4th Annual Berkeley-Tsinghua Conference on Transnational IP Litigation: Cross-Border Conflicts in Litigation and Licensing - Day 3

June 16, 2022,

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Fact Sheets

Piracy and IP Enforcement

In the context of technology, “piracy” is a colloquial term for the illegal copying of copyrighted works. The related problem of counterfeiting is the illegal reproduction of patented or trademarked products.

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Quote

Waymo Sues State DMV to Keep Robotaxi Safety Details Secret

“Corporate and government actors have pushed to transform the law of trade secrecy into one of the most — if not the most — powerful tools to ensure concealment of information.” — Sonia Katyal, Professor of Law, UC Berkeley

Sonia Katyal
Los Angeles Times
January 28, 2022

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Extended Collective Licensing to Enable Mass Digitization: A Critique of the U.S. Copyright Office Proposal

The Copyright Office has proposed that an extended collective license (ECL) be created to allow mass digitization of some copyrighted works. For several reasons, the Copyright Office plan is not workable.

By: Pamela Samuelson

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