Patents and trade secrets serve a common purpose of promoting scientific progress and competition, but they fulfill this Constitutional mandate through opposing means. While trade secrets rely on nondisclosure, the…

This September, the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) was introduced in the United States (US) House of Representatives, following its introduction in the Senate in 2023. Much of the motivation…

Our Spring 2024 Issue—Volume 13, Number 2—looks to how intellectual property (IP) shapes culture and society in various spaces. Our authors consider the effects of governance—social, technological, and legal—as places…

Richard Chused * Download a PDF version of this article here. Introduction I. Benefits and Burdens of Enhancing Access to Art A. The Theory B. Introduction: Roadblocks to Enhancement of…

Mindy Nunez Duffourc*, Sara Gerke** & Konrad Kollnig*** Download a PDF version of this article here. Introduction I. Generative AI II. The Legal Framework Governing Personal Data in the US…

Taorui Guan * Download a PDF version of this article here. In the era of digitization, data has become a pivotal force driving advancements across various sectors and transforming legal…

Amanda Cort * Download a PDF version of this article here. Reality television has become embedded in our cultural zeitgeist. These unscripted shows have entertained countless households since their inception—resulting…

Victoria Thede * Download a PDF version of this article here. Art historian Hal Foster and his colleagues write of the accelerating convergence between fine art and consumer goods: “artistic…

On November 18, 1928, Disney introduced Mickey Mouse to the world through the release of Steamboat Willie, a short animated film. On January 1, 2024, as allowed by U.S. Copyright…

As you read this article, you may notice that the JIPEL website does not feature advertisements. Most likely, a majority of the websites you visit – or mobile applications and…