Celebrating intellectual property and the innovative spirit
Former President Abraham Lincoln once referred to intellectual property as “adding the fuel of interest to the fire of genius.” But according to Susan Barbieri Montgomery, executive professor of law...
View Article3Qs: What the Apple-Samsung ruling means for design patents
A jury in San Jose, Calif., recently found that Samsung Electronics infringed on Apple’s patents, awarding the iPod manufacturer more than $1 billion in damages. We asked Susan Barbieri Montgomery,...
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3Qs: Supreme Court rules human genes can’t be patented
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision Thursday that naturally occurring human genes can’t be patented. The case centered on Myriad Genetics Inc.’s patents on popular breast and ovarian...
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Should human organs be for sale?
Why does federal law prohibit the sale of human organs, as specified in the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984? The answer, according to Kara Swanson, an associate professor of law at Northeastern...
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The legal landscape of information security
Some lawyers thrive on change and evolution, according to new Northeastern University School of Law professor Andrea Matwyshyn. She is a prime example, devoting her legal career to what she describes...
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Northeastern researchers examine the Zika pandemic
The Zika virus continues its inexorable spread. April 6 updates from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide the latest numbers: A total of 62 countries...
View ArticleTwo Northeastern professors receive prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships
Two Northeastern University professors—Jessica Silbey and Theo Davis—are among a diverse group of 173 scholars, artists, and scientists to be awarded fellowships this year from the Simon Guggenheim...
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Should pharmaceutical companies give up their patent protections to find a...
The race for a COVID-19 vaccine is on, and as the disease continues to upend societies around the world, public health officials are calling upon pharmaceutical companies to share their intellectual...
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Intellectual property in the 21st century will be shaped by values of justice...
If a monkey takes a selfie in a jungle, using equipment that doesn’t belong to him, does he own the rights to the photo? It’s a debate that intellectual property lawyers, scholars, and experts have...
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