Happy to report that our paper—An Empirical Analysis of Patent Citation Relevance & Applicant Strategy—was accepted by @the_ablj. It analyzes tech similarity between citing/cited patents & what that tells us. Thanks to my co-author Kristen Valentine—@UgaTullAcct. SSRN link soon.

Advancing scholarship at the intersection of intellectual property and technology. @LinfordInfo , Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Loula Fuller & Dan Myers Professor, and FSU Law recently hosted the two-day Florida Intellectual Property & Technology Law Workshop. The event featured leading scholarship from @dbambauer (@UFLaw), Mark Edward Blankenship Jr. (@StThomasLaw), @brianrdowning (@umlaw1854 ), @Prof_Schuster (@universityofga ), and FSU Law professors Jake Linford and Justin Sevier, Charles W. Ehrhardt Professor of Litigation.

update: unclear that the patentsview site will come down today (no formal announcement yet), but just in case we've posted all data from the 12/31/2024 release. details here: linkedin.com/posts/mattmarx_…

Are you a former federal law clerk with an interest in academia? Mizzou Law has a terrific visiting assistant professor program for folks like you. You’d teach one class per semester, get paid way more than most VAPs (thanks to a generous donor!), have lots of time to write, 1/2

Finally ready to announce my winter break project that some of you already know about: I've created a website to keep track of all of the court cases shaping college sports. Introducing the College Sports Litigation Tracker. collegesportslitigationtrack…

CFP: Workshop on Empirical Methods in Intellectual Property sponsored by @DukeLaw @UTexasLaw @NorthwesternLaw May 28-29 in Chicago law.northwestern.edu/researc…… @cjbuccafusco @MelissaWasserma and I are excited to offer this chance for folks to present early stage projects.

UK Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal on Patentability of AI Inventions cms-lawnow.com/en/ealerts/20… Emotional Perception v Comptroller Re: artificial neural network (#ANNs) #patent

1/2 As a patent law professor and @PatentlyO author, I'm flagging the USPTO's Pre-Application Assessment Pilot (Dec 10-11). First-time inventors get 1:1 guidance from examiners on patent searches + application basics. Only 100 spots - email setd@uspto.gov if interested. #PatentLaw uspto.gov/about-us/events/le…

Come work with the Legal Studies team at the University of Georgia @universityofga! The @TerryCollege of Business is hiring a Legal Studies Lecturer (full-time, non-tenure-track) to start in Fall 2025. (application deadline 1/15/25) ugajobsearch.com/postings/40…

‘Phonetic’ is not. ‘Abbreviation’ is 12 letters. ‘Thesaurus’ doesn’t have a synonym. Say what you will about English, but it has a sense of humor.

Big legal win for Penn State as school defeats Vintage Brand in trademark law case over the sale of unauthorized apparel and merchandise. It's a case that legal scholars have debated and college athletics and apparel companies had a big stake in. My take: sportico.com/law/analysis/20….

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Hello, my fellow citizens! If you haven’t already, remember to VOTE VOTE VOTE LIKE A BABY GOAT 🗳️

This is called “non-obviousness”

New @NorthwesternLaw postdoc position available! 🎓 The @scales_okn team is seeking a fellow to work on empirical studies of federal litigation. Supervised by myself and @zclopton , with access to unique court data. Apply now! scales-okn.org/2024/11/01/th…

As expected

No, you can’t issue a court order to a non party to a civil case censoring their writing about that case. reason.com/volokh/2024/10/28… (reason.com/volokh/2024/10/28…) notice of noncompliance - randazza.com/wp-content/uplo… motion - randazza.com/wp-content/uplo…

"If prices are too high we shall charge them with monopoly." So, they should charge lower prices, General? "No. That shall be called predatory pricing." Then everyone's prices shall be the same? "No. That shall be called collusion."

Check out this Financial Times article discussing my @ChicagoKentLaw IP colleague @Jordi_Goodman's important research. We should all be asking: is our society missing out on life-changing inventions or solutions due to systemic barriers in the patent system? #patent #equity #IP

A dream job alert ❗ LSE Law School is hiring an Assistant Professor in Law (Data, AI and/or Technology Law, more info (app. deadline: 24.11); jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/4…

Universes collide, in all the best ways. (Spoiler: Derek loves the fit!)