Timothy R. Holbrook
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Emory University Click here for Prof. Holbrook's faculty listing
The digital revolution has moved beyond music and video files. A person can now translate three-dimensional objects into digital files and, at the press of a button, recreate those items through additive manufacturing, colloquially known as 3D printing. Just as digitization placed pressure on the copyright system, so will these digital computer-aided design (CAD) files stress the patent system. How can the patent system respond to protect patent owners against the appropriation of their inventions via these digital files? Should there be some sort of digital patent infringement triggered by the CAD files themselves? If so, what are the implications for remedies and the territorial limits of US patent law? This talk will offer a theory of digital patent infringement, and then explore what consequences would flow from such a theory.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 5:30 pm Reception 6:15 pm Lecture
The Houston Club 910 Lousiana Houston, TX 77002
To RSVP, email ipil@uh.edu One hour of CLE credit
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