Patenting Psychedelic Drugs
Research and investment in psychedelic drugs have exploded in recent years. Clinical trials have shown promising results using long-stigmatized drugs like psilocybin (found in magic mushrooms), LSD, and MDMA to…
Clearing Opacity on Machine Learning Models for Health Data
Knowledge is power. Ask an owner of a valuable trade secret, and they will provide multiple reasons for taking their secret to the grave. Trade secret law is credited with…
Can the U.S. Government Use Patents to Address the Coronavirus?
Last semester I worked with NYU Law’s Technology Law and Policy Clinic to publish a Guide to Government Patent Use under 28 U.S.C. § 1498. The Guide explains how, with…
A Return to Normal: The Helsinn Decision and the Rejection of Secret Sales
Eric M. Pecci is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. On January 22, 2019, the Supreme Court decided a case that, despite confirming law that had been…
Under the Shadow of a Pandemic: Fair Use in Patent Law
Lvxiao Chen is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps through the world, many hard-hit countries, like the United States and Italy, are…
License to Pill: China, Coronavirus, and the International IP Regime
Neil Chitrao is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. As Chinese authorities scramble to respond to the domestic public health crisis associated with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), international…