The companies that make our digital devices think – and act – like they still own them, even after we’ve bought them. Are we becoming digital serfs?
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The Supreme Court is considering two cases stemming from the merger of design and function that could reshape intellectual property law. Can we protect innovation without impeding fair competition?
Olympic organizers are known for fiercely protecting their many related trademarks. It helps maintain their value – but to whose advantage?
Copyright and trademark law mean that the body art inked into your skin may leave you open to an infringement lawsuit.
Google saves $9 billion, programmers and users get to keep a popular language and its apps – and a key Oracle product stays alive.
The new venture between Melbourne and Monash Universities will help bridge the gap that exists in commericialising medical research.
The generic drug industry has become essential to developing countries that need access to cheaper drugs to treat their heavy burdens of communicable diseases.
Top contributors
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, City St George's, University of London
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Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of Sheffield
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Associate Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Clemson University
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Clinical Professor of International Business, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, International Law; Asian Business Law, Monash University
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Professor of Computer Science, Georgia State University
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Professor of Business Law, University of Michigan
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Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
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Joel Lexchin is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Westminster
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Professor of Business Law, Penn State
