I wouldn't be surprised if there is a split between Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews too - especially those who left Iran and have family who left Iran around the time of the Iranian revolution.
I teach a class called DEI in IP at Chicago-Kent College of Law. I also teach property law, where we feature current events. I would be honored to host Bill Siemering in my class on Zoom any time. Please reach out!
New paper workshopped by co-authors Jillian Grennan and Joan Farre-Mensa at #ASSA2026. Prelim findings show that patent grants don’t just matter for firms—they shape inventors’ careers. See LinkedIn for further details: buff.ly/KPhCzus
@aeainformation.bsky.social @assameeting.bsky.social #EconSky
If I've learned one thing from the news lately, it's this.
Thank you for your work! As you say in your article, "Data transparency should become the norm rather than the exception." I empathize with your experience about having difficulty replicating results and then finding coding errors! Scholarly consensus must start with readily available data!
It's up to 3,277 downloads in just a few hours. This is one of the most important pieces of legal scholarship right now!
I cannot thank our contributors enough: @marklemley.bsky.social, @patentscholar.bsky.social, @denverfrakes.bsky.social, Melissa Wasserman, @emptydoors.bsky.social, Janet Freilich, @jessicasilbey.bsky.social, @davidlschwartz.bsky.social, and Neel Sukhatme. Looking forward to more years of research!
Thanks to @northwesternlaw.bsky.social's Technology & IP Journal, I am happy to share that the essay Ten Tips for Legal Empiricists, co-edited by me and @christalaser.bsky.social is now published.
It is available on SSRN here: lnkd.in/gHbPQVBP.
And also... "Those with funding can continue to invent – and even fail to acknowledge their AI-inventive tools – while others will be struggling to recreate patented inventions due (in part) to their lack of access." policylabs.frontiersin.org/content/defi...
scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcont... ("if DABUS cannot be named as the inventor, either all AI-generated inventions would enter the public domain once disclosed or a natural person who does not meet the inventorship criteria will be improperly listed on the patent.")
This is great! So helpful! The only thing I'm likely adding for my students is: "If I ask you to tell me whether you think someone is liable, I want an answer." The call of the question in your hypothetical is about analyzing liability, so there's no need - even in the A+++ version.
LSAC has this report for applicants and enrollees: report.lsac.org/view.aspx?re... You need to contact them to get the data because someone put a non-functional scroll bar and drop down in the PDF, but it's there!
Bright side: LinkedIn now has games!
Clients must understand that each section symbol is worth at least 0.1-0.2 hours of billable time.😜
I added in a shortcut autocorrect for the section symbol, so I can just type S* and it'll automatically change to §.
It seems to add to the moral myopia!
Maria Corina Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump (and the people of Venezuela) economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...
Here We Go AgAIn (or something with the Ag-AI-n pun)?
Excited to watch Jesse Appell talk about "Small Businesses in the Age of Digital Influence" with the House Committee on Small Business today! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyla...
Due process is not a liberal concept.
I'm so excited that you'll be joining us! I'm happy to find time to discuss my experience teaching at Chicago-Kent. I love the students and faculty - they're helping me to become the best professor I can be, and I'd love to pass on their wisdom! Message me if you'd like to find time to chat :)
I like local-only swag (like little bags of Garrett's popcorn in Chicago or mini chocolates from a local shop). I also once got a chip clip with a strong magnet on the back - it's great for putting things on the fridge and also sealing open bags). +1 for socks and umbrellas!
Then I ask: “Have you ever been confident about something you later found out was wrong?” We discuss how everyone is "programmed" by life experiences—some good, some flawed. Growth comes from engaging with different views. It’s a great way to start a class built on open, respectful dialogue! (2/2)
I do an experiment with this in my class! Last year, students asked ChatGPT “How many R’s are in strawberry?” ChatGPT gives the wrong answer (usually it says 2). Then, they have to persuade it that it’s wrong. After sharing results, we talk about persuasion and how tech isn’t always right. (1/2)
Thanks so much for sharing! I emailed you a few thoughts, and I really appreciate this piece!
I had an amazing time at WEMIP at Northwestern Law! Mike Schuster and I discussed our project about interactions between attorneys, inventors, and examiners in patent law (or what we lovingly call "The Patent Trifecta")! Special thanks to our exceptional discussant, Melissa Wasserman.
Special shout out to Sean Harrington, whose paper (papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....) is cited in the international search report as relevant prior art!
The search report found a relevant piece of prior art (for a 102 or 103 rejection) for every claim filed, and the applicant later rectified the gap between claims 14 and 16 in the originally filed document. We'll have to wait and see how the applicant responds to the first OA (which hasn't come out)
I agree with M. Scott Boone. Although the title may specifically refer to legal research, independent claim 1 does not mention legal research (and seems quite broad and generic). Claim 20 (the other independent claim) is the only claim that even mentions the term "legal".
Unfortunately, it's not available on Svahausa.com anymore, but sometimes you can get lucky and find it on resale websites!! There was also a patent collared shirt and a unisex t-shirt.
