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No Patent Attorney In Their Right Mind: How Jepson Claims Clarify Subject Matter Eligibility Post-Mayo, Jared M. Brown

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

Patent practitioners have gradually shelved Jepson claims for four decades. In those four decades, Supreme Court patent subject matter eligibility jurisprudence has taken a roller-coaster ride from an ancient point-of-novelty approach through the days of Diamond v. Diehr and back to a modernized arguably point-of-novelty-focused approach again in Mayo and Alice. In the absence of congressional action, the Federal Circuit has been left to deal with the aftermath. The inventive landscape—particularly with regard to biotech and software—is shifting fast, and our patent scheme is struggling to keep up.

In the case of software inventions, the Federal Circuit has largely …

Patents In Paradise: The Evolution Of Patent Law In The Cayman Islands, Andrew W. Torrance, Andrew P. Morriss, Lisa C. Friedman

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

This study examines the Cayman Islands’ unique position in the global intellectual property (IP) landscape, contrasting its success as an exporter of financial and legal services with the inherently domestic nature of patent protection. We hypothesize that due to this limitation, the Cayman Islands functions as a strategic, cost-effective jurisdiction for augmenting patent protection initially obtained elsewhere. Our research provides the first comprehensive analysis of Caymanian patents, and through a quantitative examination of patent family data—including filing trends, economic valuation, geographic distribution, and assignee profiles—we find strong empirical evidence to support this thesis.
Our findings reveal a disproportionate presence of …

The Transatlantic Clinical Trial Transparency Gap, Gabriela Lenarczyk

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

Clinical trial data occupy a contested space between private commercial assets and public goods. While the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has historically shielded these data through expansive trade-secret interpretations, the European Union (EU) has adopted a more open disclosure regime. This Article compares the two regimes and traces how the EU’s two-decade journey toward transparency has become a key reference for researchers and advocates of open data-sharing.

Focusing on EU practices—targeted redactions, time-bound access, granular disclosure guidelines—the paper shows that U.S. objections to broader transparency often rest on overstated concerns about competitive harm. A Filspari (sparsentan) case …

Editorial: Welcome To The Journal Of Online Mentoring!, Lee Stadtlander

Journal of Online Mentoring

I am pleased to welcome you to Walden University’s new Journal of Online Mentoring (JOM), sponsored by the Institute for Faculty Mentoring Excellence. This open access, peer reviewed journal is dedicated to advancing evidence based practices, scholarship, and innovation in virtual mentoring. The inaugural issue explores how online mentoring strengthens scholarly identity, ethical research practices, and doctoral student success in digitally mediated environments.

Blur (The Interior Of A Diagnosis), Ruth Gila Berger

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Weird Science, Michael G. Stephens

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Proud Flesh, Mara Gorman

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The Lightning In My Eyes, Jean Hanson

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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With Enough Aspirin: Living For Now In Pain's Company, Luanne Armstrong

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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In The Dark, Geoffrey Alexander

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Earthquake Country, Susan Mann

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Front Matter

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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History Of My Hair, Christopher Buckley

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Love, War And Deer Hunting, John Hales

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Action De Grace, Madison Smartt Bell

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Pilot Evaluation Of The Health Passport (Hse) For People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities (Pwidd), Sarah Halupa

Alpha Omega Alpha Research Symposium

Purpose: People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (PWIDD) have disparities in health outcomes that are in part due to communication barriers. The Health Passport (HSE) application was developed in Ireland to promote participation and inclusion of PWIDD in their own healthcare experience. This evaluation’s aim was to examine the acceptability, usability, and feasibility of the Health Passport (HSE) among three United States (US) stakeholder groups: PWIDD, care partners, and healthcare and community service providers.

Methods: A sequential exploratory mixed-methods approach was used in this evaluation. In Phase 1, semi-structured qualitative interviews examined usability, acceptability, and feasibility of the …

Patient Geographical Area As A Risk Factor For Postoperative Outcomes Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery, Brady Stillman, Bs

Alpha Omega Alpha Research Symposium

Introduction: Rural communities have limited spine surgery care, which disproportionately affects older adults. Research has evaluated how hospital location affects patient outcomes; however, minimal work has investigated the impact of home location. This work’s purpose was evaluating the impact of patient geographical classification (rural/suburban/urban) on lumbar fusion outcomes.

Methods: Adult patients who underwent elective lumbar fusion (2017-2022) at a single tertiary center were identified via Structured Query Language search. Patient demographic/surgical characteristics, surgical outcomes, and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were collected. Rural/urban/suburban was assigned by zip code.

Results: 461 patients were included (11.9% urban [U], 78.3% suburban [S], 9.8% rural …

History Of My Hair, Christopher Buckley

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Love, War And Deer Hunting, John Hales

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Action De Grace, Madison Smartt Bell

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Rapid Ascent: Rocky Mountain National Park In The Great Acceleration: 1945-Present, Mark Boxwell

Rocky Mountain National Park

A Master's Thesis asserting that wat-time technologies cheap fossil fuels, and a culture of techno-optimism—epitomized by the Mission 66 development program—helped foster a “Great Acceleration” of human alterations of Earth’s natural systems.

Rocky Mountain National Park; Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research; Roaring River; La Poudre Pass; Left-hand Reservoir; Lake Isabelle; Mount. Ida Ridge Pond.

Statement For Management: Rocky Mountain National Pak, James B. Thompson

Rocky Mountain National Park

An inventory of the Rocky Mountain National Park's condition and analysis of its problems for the calendar year of 1992. The report includes photos, charts and maps.

Mills, Enos; Mirror Lake; Harbison Ditch; Grand Ditch; Eureka Ditch; Lee, Jay; Holzwarth Ranch; Housman Ranch; Selak Ditches; Pole Creek; Elk Management; Fire Management; natural Resource management Plan; Maintenance Management System; Bear Lake; Sprague Lake; Wild Basin Ranger Station; Beaver Meadows; Alpine Visitor Center; Longs Peak; Wild Basin; Mill Creek; Bear Lake road; Fall River Road; Utility Area Historic District; Holzwarth Historic District; Timber Creek Campground; Cultural Resource Management Plan; Kawuneech Valley; Lily …

Rocky Mountain National Park: Historical Background Data, F. Ross Holland Jr.

Rocky Mountain National Park

A study undertaken to furnish historical background information Rocky Mountain National Park for master planning.  Includes photographs and a map.

Adams, Henry; Adams, Jane; Baker, William; Bird, Isabella; Bryan, William Jennings; Byers, William; Chubbock, Clarence; Churchill, Hiram; Colfax, Schuler; Cudahy, Edward; Darrow, Clarence; Dickinson, Anna; Estes, Joel; Estes, Milton; Evans, Griffith; Fall, Albert; Farrell, Ned; Garman, Samuel; Gaskill, L. D. C.; Godsmark, Joseph; Hague, Arnold; Hayden, F. V.; Howard, J. E.; Hughes, Charles Evans; King, Clarence; Lamb, E. J.; March, M. E.; Mather, Stephen; McKelvey, Russell; Mills, Enos; Moomaw, Jack; Nichols, George; Nugent. James; Powell, John Wesley; Rigdon, John; Roosevelt, …

Rocky Mountain National Park: How Might Future Warming Alter Visitation, National Park Service Of The United States

Rocky Mountain National Park

An executive report for the calendar year of 2017.

Mills, Enos; Mirror Lake; Harbison Ditch; Grand Ditch; Eureka Ditch: Lee, Jay; Holzwarth Ranch; Housman Ranch; Selak Ditches; Pole Creek; Elk Management; Fire Management; natural Resource management Plan; Maintenance Management System; Bear Lake; Sprague Lake; Wild Basin Ranger Station; Beaver Meadows; Alpine Visitor Center; Longs Peak; Wild Basin; Mill Creek; Bear Lake road; Fall River Road; Utility Area Historic District; Holzwarth Historic District; Timber Creek Campground; Cultural Resource Management Plan; Kawuneech Valley; Lily Lake; Baldpate Estates; Grand Lake Cemetery; Lawn Lake Dam; Cascade Dam; national Parks Service Acts; United States Reclamation …

The Role Of Science Through A Century Of Elk Habitat Management At Rocky Mountain National Park, Therese Johnson

Rocky Mountain National Park

A report on the  role of science through a century of Elk habitat management at Rocky Mountain National Park.

Rocky Mountain National Park; Rocky Mountain National Park Elk; Elk and Vegetation Management Plan;

Climate Change In Rocky Mountain National Park: Preservation In The Face Of Uncertainty, Jason Vogel, John Gross, Peter Allen, Dave Augeri, Stan Austin, Vaughn Baker

Rocky Mountain National Park

A short report on a Climatology Conference with attention on birds, mammals, hydrology, wetlands, lakes, streams, and fire.

Rocky Mountain National Park; Tatra Mountain Range; Green Valley Lake Colorado Front Range;

The Politics Of Solitude: Listening To Environmental Change In Rocky Mountain National Park, 1945-Present, Mark Boxwell

Rocky Mountain National Park

A telling of the history of mechanical nose's proliferation in RMNP and people's reactions to tourist and their machines.  A sensory and environments history of the park.

Rocky Mountain National Park; Boxwell, Mark; Smith, Mark; Marx, Leo; Sutter, Paul; Coates, Peter; Estes Park; McNeill; Crutzen, Paul ;Nash, Roderick; Brooks Range; Darling, Fraser; Echhorn, Noel; Harvey, Mark; Wilderness Act; Abbey, Edward; Mooney, David; Estes Park Trail Gazette; Estes Park Board of Trustees; Estes Park Airport Committee; Love, John Arthur; Beau; Lucas; Bussey, Woodrow; Federal Aviation Administration; Louter, David; Black, Brian; Eisenhower, Dwight; Drury. Newton; Mission 66;

Mountaineering In The Rocky Mountain National Park, Roger Toll, Robert Sterling Yard

Rocky Mountain National Park

Mountaineering in the Rocky Mountain National Park: Including a Map of the Park Circa 1917 and Various Photos

The History Of Fisheries Management On The West Side Of Rocky Mountain National Park, Christopher M. Kennedy

Rocky Mountain National Park

An Outline of the History of Fisheries Management on the West Side of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Rocky Mountain Fisheries; Rocky Mountain National Park; Grand Lake; Grand Lake Fish Hatchery; Sulphur Springs; Grand County water; Big Thompson River; Forest Canyon.

High Elevations Under Threat From Nitrogen Deposition: Air Quality Monitoring, Research, And Management At Rocky Mountain National Park, Kathy Toinnessen

Rocky Mountain National Park

The focus of this discussion is nitrogen deposition in rain and snow and how it affects park ecosystems. This is a story of how state and federal agencies, and university researchers have partnered to collect air quality information and craft a policy approach to help protect the park’s air quality and high-elevation ecosystems from the threat caused by nitrogen deposition.