Standard Essential Patent (SEP) disputes over the determination of fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing rates stand at the unique intersection of intellectual property, competition law, and contract law. While the…

Following its meteoric rise in both use and relevance, AI has come to exist in the forefront of public consciousness. While much of the discussion has centered around the ways…

Wentong Zheng * Download a PDF version of this article here. . This Article offers a systematic examination of jurisdictional competition on standard-essential patents (“SEPs”). SEPs are patents essential to…

Our Fall 2024 Issue–Volume 14, Number 1–addresses various questions that our intellectual property systems are currently facing or will soon face. First, Professor Zheng compares how the U.S., Europe, and…

Danny Friedmann * Download a PDF version of this article here. . There is a de facto double standard in copyright eligibility. Despite the insistence of the U.S. Copyright Office…

Alex Lee * Download a PDF version of this article here. . Introduction I. The Protein Folding Challenge A. How Close Are We? 1. Community Cooperation 2. Growth of Protein-Structure…

Ben Tauber * Download a PDF version of this article here. . Introduction I. Relation of the De Minimis Doctrine to Legal Copying II. Extending De Minimis to “Trivial Use”…

Clark D. Asay,* LaReina Hingson,** & Stephanie Plamondon*** Download a PDF version of this article here. . Theoretical accounts of trademark law suggest that trademarks serve multiple marketplace functions, including…

Glynn S. Lunney, Jr. * Download a PDF version of this article here. . In the United States, the fate of fair use, and by extension, copyright itself, hang in…

The practice of offering “one size only” clothing, as seen with brands like Brandy Melville, has sparked intense debates surrounding inclusivity and discrimination in the fashion industry. Critics argue that…