For more than sixty years," obviousness" has set the bar for patentability. Under this
standard, if a hypothetical" person having ordinary skill in the art" would find an invention …

Patent law is crucial to encourage technological innovation. But as the patent system
currently stands, diverse industries from pharmaceuticals to software to semiconductors are …

Patents as intangible assets are subjects of burgeoning empirical research. However, there
is limited knowledge of how patent quality and patent value can be conceptualized …

AI and people do not compete on a level-playing field. Self-driving vehicles may be safer
than human drivers, but laws often penalize such technology. People may provide superior …

A s an instrumentally driven entitlement, copyright has its limits. If, as most agree, copyright
law's primary purpose lies in providing individuals with an incentive to generate creative …

The US software industry is characterized by astonishing levels of growth, innovative activity,
and competition.'Some argue that innovation in software and related industries has driven …

The role of the patent system in promoting pharmaceutical innovation is widely seen as a
tremendous success story. This view overlooks a serious shortcoming in the drug patent …

NE fundamental premise of patent law, according to the courts, is that the system is a quid
pro quo between the state and the inventor; in exchange for disclosing his invention in the …

A half-century ago, author and physicist CP Snow warned of a" gulf of mutual
incomprehension" between the liberal arts and sciences. Snow's" Two Cultures" thesis is …

Property rights and contract law are two of our most basic legal categories. Many legal
scholars describe what makes them different; this Article describes how they work together …