- Mining the Common Heritage of Our DNA: Lessons Learned From Grotius and PardoBy: Jasper A. Bovenberg The Human Genome Project generated oceans of DNA sequence data and spurred a multinational race to grab the bounties of these oceans. In response to these DNA property grabs, UNESCO, ...
- Patent Misuse in Patent Pool Licensing: From National Harrow to “The Nine No-Nos” to Not LikelyBy: Daniel P. Homiller Courts and the Justice Department’s Antitrust division have become increasingly tolerant of patent licensing practices that were previously viewed with suspicion. This trend has put pressure on the doctrine of ...
- When Discrimination Is Good: Encouraging Broadband Internet Investment Without Content NeutralityBy: Christopher E. Fulmer Cable television and traditional telephone companies are increasingly offering the same set of services: telephone, television, and broadband Internet access. Competition between these two types of companies would ordinarily require ...
- Internet Sales Taxes From Borders to Amazon: How Long Before All of Your Purchases Are Taxed?By: Walter J. Baudier What so many internet consumers believe to be tax-free is actually subject to a state use tax. Faced with pressure from states that realize very little of the use tax ...
- Barriers to Innovation: Intellectual Property Transaction Costs in Scientific CollaborationBy: Megan Ristau Baca The institution of university science research has evolved over the past century, from one of open science and free information to one of competition and jealously guarded intellectual property rights. ...