A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is the holy grail of our generation, necessary to resurrect our societies, save millions of lives, and protect our economies from collapse. Patent protection is the primary legal mechanism for ensuring timely development of such a vaccine. The patent system...

Women do not get a fair share when it comes to patenting and are far less likely to own patents. This disparity is in part because of not only the inherent biases in science and technology and in the patent system itself, but also because of the high costs of even applying for patents. This...

Although all should be treated equally under the law, patent law has long been known to favor some less than others. Patentable technology is highly heterogeneous, covering everything from minute improvements in electronics to pioneering new artificial organs, but patent protection itself is...

This Article explores whether abstract ideas can and should be patentable. Historically, the patent system's scope has been restricted to protecting tangible products or processes as opposed to abstract ideas.Ongoing advances in information technologies, however, have blurred the boundaries of...

In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., the United States Supreme Court purports to import patent law inducement doctrine into copyright law. The Court's decision emphasizes particularly stark evidence that it finds would support liability for active inducement. However, close...