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Gotta Catch ‘Em All! The Rise Of Esports And The Evolution Of Its Regulations, Elizabeth Chung

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Agriculture & Blockchain: Identifying Liability And Guaranteeing Quality, Morgan Crider

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Regulations For Smart Mobility: Proceed With Caution, Connor Saenz

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Intellectual Property Law, David Mccombs, Phillip B. Philbin, Brett Bostrom, Katharyn Zagorin

SMU Annual Texas Survey

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Emerging Technologies Challenging Current Legal Paradigms, W. Keith Robinson, Joshua T. Smith

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

U.S. patent law has made assumptions about where new inventions will be created, who will create them, and how they will be infringed. Throughout history, emerging technologies have challenged these paradigms. This decade’s emerging technologies will allow humans to create in virtual worlds, connect billions of every day devices via the Internet, and use artificial intelligence to invent across technology fields. If countries like the U.S. wish to encourage inventors to seek patent protection in these emerging areas, then a paradigm shift in the law must occur. Specifically, the law must clarify patent eligibility, recognize the increasing role of artificial …

Presuming Patent Inventorship Without Further Examination: A Double-Edged Sword For Aerospace Companies, Jake Winslett

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Intellectual Property Law, David Mccombs, Phillip B. Philbin, Jamie Raju, Catherine Reynolds

SMU Annual Texas Survey

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Final Report Of The Berkeley Center For Law & Technology Section 101 Workshop: Addressing Patent Eligibility Challenges, Jeffrey Lefstin, Peter Menell, David O. Taylor

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Over the past five years, the Supreme Court has embarked upon a drastic and far-reaching experiment in patent eligibility standards. Since the founding era, the nation’s patent statutes have afforded patent protection to technological innovations and practical applications of scientific discoveries. However, the Supreme Court’s 2012 decision in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories imposed a new limitation on the scope of the patent system: a useful application of a scientific discovery is ineligible for patent protection unless the inventor also claims an “inventive” application of the discovery. The following year, the Court ruled that discoveries of the location and …

Monitoring Behavior: Universities, Nonprofits, Patents, And Litigation, Teo Firpo, Michael S. Mireles

SMU Law Review

This paper examines the confluence of two important issues concerning patent law. The two issues are the merits of the debate concerning the supposed “patent troll” crisis and the increased patenting and licensing of university and other nonprofit inventions, including the litigation of those patents.

First, there is a debate in the literature concerning the presence and scope of the problem concerning so-called “patent trolls.” To some, supposed “patent troll” behavior is ordinary litigation behavior, and to others, it points to problems with the patent litigation system. Indeed, some may argue that the benefits of “patent trolls” may outweigh the …

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SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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The Privacy, Probability, And Political Pitfalls Of Universal Dna Collection, Meghan J. Ryan

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

Watson and Crick’s discovery of the structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) in 1953 launched a truth-finding mission not only in science but also in the law. Just thirty years later–after the science had evolved–DNA evidence was being introduced in criminal courts. Today, DNA evidence is heavily relied on in criminal and related cases. It is routinely introduced in murder and rape cases as evidence of guilt; DNA databases have grown as even arrestees have been required to surrender DNA samples; and this evidence has been used to exonerate hundreds of convicted individuals. DNA evidence is generally revered as the “gold …

The Wisdom Of Universal Dna Collection: A Reply To Professor Meghan J. Ryan, Arnold Loewy

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Lost Esi Under The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure, Jeffrey A. Parness

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

In 2006, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 37(e) came into effect, declaring that lost electronically stored information (ESI) could not prompt “sanctions … on a party” absent “exceptional circumstances.” Sanctions were limited to where the loss resulted from “the routine, good-faith operation of an electronic information system.” Effective December 1, 2015, Rule 37(e) now contemplates limited “measures … to cure the prejudice” caused by lost and irreplaceable ESI arising from a party’s failure “to take reasonable steps to preserve,” where the lost ESI “should have been preserved in the anticipation or conduct of litigation.” For more culpable conduct, the …

Is Your Roommate A Felon? Considering The Effect Of Criminalizing Password Sharing In Nosal Ii, London Ryynanen England

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Vmg Salsoul, L.L.C. V. Ciccone: The Ninth Circuit Strikes A Pose, Applying The De Minimis Exception To Music Sampling, Jacob Quinn

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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You Can Run But You Can't Hide: Cell Phone Tracking Data Do Not Receive Fourth Amendment Protection, Merissa Sabol

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Foreword, Xuan-Thao Nguyen

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Thinking About The Trans-Pacific Partnership (And A Mega-Regional Agreement On Life Support), Peter K. Yu

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Much Ado About The Tpp’S Effect On Pharmaceuticals, Emily Michiko Morris

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Patents, Industrial Designs, And The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Articles 18.37–18.46 And 18.55–18.56, David O. Taylor, Aaron Pirouznia

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

This essay summarizes the articles of the Trans-Pacific Partnership dealing with patents and industrial designs, and compares and contrasts those articles with U.S. law and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).

Trade Secrets, Safe Harbors, And International Trade, W. Keith Robinson

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed trade agreement that establishes terms for trade and business between the United States and eleven Pacific Rim nations. The United States has withdrawn from the TPP, but interest in the agreement remains because some of its provisions serve as a template for future international trade deals. This article focuses on the TPP provisions concerning trade secrets and Internet Service Provider (ISP) Safe Harbors. While both provisions mirror U.S. law, they do lack certain "safeguards." Commentators have observed that the absence of these safeguards unfairly favor the interests of large corporations and rights holders …

Copyright, Rights Management, And The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Best Practices, Cole Davis

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Trademark Boundaries: The Geography Of Non-Conventional Marks, Constance R. Lindman

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Ip Enforcement Under The Tpp: Civil And Administrative Procedures And Remedies, Provisional Measures In Tpp (Articles 18.71–18.76), J. Janewa Osei-Tutu

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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Criminal Sanctions And The Tpp: Section 18.77, Shawn Marie Boyne

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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From Tpp To University: Transforming Technology Transfer, Hamid Piroozi

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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