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Artificial Stupidity, Clark D. Asay
Artificial Stupidity, Clark D. Asay
William & Mary Law Review
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. And yet, the experts tell us, it is not yet actually anywhere. This is because we are yet to achieve artificial general intelligence, or artificially intelligent systems that are capable of thinking for themselves and adapting to their circumstances. Instead, all the AI hype—and it is constant—concerns narrower, weaker forms of artificial intelligence, which are confined to performing specific, narrow tasks. The promise of true artificial general intelligence thus remains elusive. Artificial stupidity reigns supreme.
What is the best set of policies to achieve more general, stronger forms of artificial intelligence? Surprisingly, scholars have paid little …
Nonexcludable Surgical Method Patents, Jonas Anderson
Nonexcludable Surgical Method Patents, Jonas Anderson
William & Mary Law Review
A patent consists of only one right: the right to exclude others from practicing the patented invention. However, one class of patents statutorily lacks the right to exclude direct infringers: surgical method patents are not enforceable against medical practitioners or health care facilities, which are the only realistic potential direct infringers of such patents. Despite this, inventors regularly file for (and receive) surgical method patents. Why would anyone incur the expense (more than $20,000 on average) of acquiring a patent on a surgical method if that patent cannot be used to keep people from using the patent?
The traditional answer …
The Nature Of Sequential Innovation, Christopher Buccafusco, Stefan Bechtold, Christopher Jon Sprigman
The Nature Of Sequential Innovation, Christopher Buccafusco, Stefan Bechtold, Christopher Jon Sprigman
William & Mary Law Review
When creators and innovators take up a new task, they face a world of existing creative works, inventions, and ideas, some of which are governed by intellectual property (IP) rights. This presents a choice: Should the creator pay to license those rights? Or, alternatively, should the creator undertake to innovate around them? Our Article formulates this “build on/build around decision” as the fundamental feature of sequential creativity, and it maps a number of factors—some legal, some contextual—that affect how creators are likely to decide between building on existing IP or building around it. Importantly, creators are influenced by more than …
A Pasture Theory Of Creative Controls: A New Approach To Copyright And Patent Subject Matter Overgrowth, Maximilian Meese
A Pasture Theory Of Creative Controls: A New Approach To Copyright And Patent Subject Matter Overgrowth, Maximilian Meese
William & Mary Law Review
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Extraterritoriality In U.S. Patent Law, Timothy R. Holbrook
Extraterritoriality In U.S. Patent Law, Timothy R. Holbrook
William & Mary Law Review
Globalization has eroded traditional territorial limits on intellectual property laws. Although this pressure was first seen in trademark and copyright law, recent court decisions have demonstrated that the territorial lines of U.S. patents are also under assault. Indeed, the Supreme Court recently considered extraterritoriality in U.S. patent law in its 2007 decision in Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp., discussed thoroughly in this Article. Courts and commentators have offered two primary approaches to deal with the issue of the extraterritorial reach of U.S. patents. First, many courts, including the Supreme Court, continue to adhere to a strict view of a patent's …
Purging The Misuse - Suggestions For A Reasonable Balance Of Conflicting Policies, Alan J. Statman
Purging The Misuse - Suggestions For A Reasonable Balance Of Conflicting Policies, Alan J. Statman
William & Mary Law Review
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Patent Law Reform: A Legislative Perspective Of An Extended Gestation, Hugh Scott, Dennis Unkovic
Patent Law Reform: A Legislative Perspective Of An Extended Gestation, Hugh Scott, Dennis Unkovic
William & Mary Law Review
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Patent Infringement In Government Procurements: Gao's Role, J. Edward Welch
Patent Infringement In Government Procurements: Gao's Role, J. Edward Welch
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Rules Defining The Use Of Trade Terms In Patent Applications, F. Prince Butler
Rules Defining The Use Of Trade Terms In Patent Applications, F. Prince Butler
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.