For two days in June of 2010, sixteen scholars and practitioners discussed topics such as barriers to efficient licensing, remedies for unlicensed use, and the limits of contractual solutions to licensing problems. Video and podcasts are now available from the Licensing of Intellectual Property conference.
While the U.S. Senate is in recess, review a few of the hearings held this past session on antitrust, patents, and intellectual property.
In an article in the Financial Times, Richard Epstein explains the impact of the Bilski v. Kappas decision that was handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this summer.
Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard Law School, discusses the recent exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act on NPR’s “On the Media.” Excerpts and link to the show’s segment available.
Podcast of public radio station discussion to understand the consequences of US District Court decision to strike down patents on two genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer.
TAP academics have written extensively on patent issues. Here are key articles that explore a few patent issues: the impact on innovation; proposed changes to existing patent law; and the nuances of software patents.
Copyright @ 300: Looking Back at The Statute of Anne and Looking Forward to the Challenges of the Future -- Audio and slides are now available from the conference.
Jacques Cremer of the Toulouse Network for Information Technology (TNIT) interviewed Josh Lerner this past December. They discussed Professor Lerner’s thoughts on the challenges of innovation over the next few years, patent reform, and his new book, “Boulevard of Broken Dream.”
This edition of IP Colloquium sets out to understand the first sale doctrine, tracing its public policy justifications and comparing copyright's approach to that of antitrust.
Lawrence Lessig's talk will explore copyright in a digital age, and the importance of a doctrine like fair use for free expression on the Internet.