RIPL Issue 16-1 Now Online

The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law is proud to announce the publication of Issue 1 of Volume 16!  We are pleased to feature articles by Michael Sanzo, Andrew Christie, Chris Dent, John Liddicoat, Amir Khoury, Ron Bekkerman, and Tayla Ponchek covering a wide range of topics including the patenting of gene based diagnostic assays, an analysis of Patent Examination in different countries, the utilization of Big Data methods to determine prior art in patents, and an examination of the U.S. Patent Act.  Also included are student comments by Jeremy Aregood, Andrew Martin, and Daria Vasilescu-Palermo examining how music in copyright law should utilize technology, the issues associated with the PTAB’s current interpretation for claim construction, and the impact on software compatibility as the programming industry continues to evolve.

Articles

The Examination Effect: A Comparison of the Outcome of Patent Examination in the US, Europe and Australia, 16 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 21 (2016)
Andrew Christie, Chris Dent and John Liddicoat 

Automatic Discovery of Prior Art: Big Data to the Rescue of the Patent System, 16 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 44 (2016)
Amir Khoury and Ron Bekkerman

The Emergence of the Innovative Entity: Is the Patent System Left Behind?, 16 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 66 (2016)
Talya Ponchek

Comments
Blurring the Line: an Examination of Technological Fact-Finding in Music Copyright Law, 16 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 115 (2016)
Jeremy Aregood

Dueling Interpretations: The Conflict Arising from PTAB’s Use of Broadest Reasonable Interpretation for Claim Construction, 16 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 134 (2016)
Andrew Martin

APIs and Copyright Protection: The Potential Impact on Software Compatibility in the Programming Industry, 16 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 153 (2016)
Daria Vasilescu-Palermo

Best,
The Editorial Board
John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law