Intellectual Property (IP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Movements (OM)

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM. My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published in January 2026 and includes chapters on IP, AI, OM, and other emerging technologies (IoT, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, VR/AR). Preorders are available via this webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Pitt’s national patent ranking improved to No. 14 in 2023; PittWire, June 4, 2024

Pitt ranks in top 20 for patents granted to universities worldwide; PittWire, February 15, 2024

Rory Cooper honored at White House by President Biden; University Times, University of Pittsburgh, November 2, 2023

Pitt is a top 20 leader in patents in the U.S.; Pittwire, University of Pittsburgh, September 15, 2023

Provost’s office accepting OER grant applications; The Pitt News, January 16, 2020

Pitt Tells Student Groups Not to Use Pitt in Their Names; Inside Higher Ed, September 13, 2019

Pittsburgh is filled with people trying to win patents. PPG is at the front of the line. One of an occasional series: Patented in Pittsburgh; The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 20, 2018

Why Pittsburgh’s Innovation and Performance team takes an open-source approach to open data; Technical.ly, August 1, 2018

After trademark dispute, Voodoo Brewery relaunches Pitt-themed beer with tongue-in-cheek name; The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 12, 2018

Pitt Rises to 21st in Annual Global Patent Ranking; University of Pittsburgh, June 7, 2018

Patent Record Broken 2 Years in a Row; PittWire, June 21, 2017

[Open Access Week Event at University of Pittsburgh] Open in Action: The Government, the University, and You: Presenter: Congressman Mike Doyle, Thursday, 10/27/16 4 PM - 6 PM

Concept to Commercialization course for Pitt faculty and grad students; University of Pittsburgh, 1/29/16

Pitt Innovation Showcase; University of Pittsburgh, 9/28/16

Revised IP/copyright policy being readied; University Times, 9/15/16

University of Pittsburgh Announces U.S. Patents Issued in July 2016; 8/15/16

President Obama to Host White House Frontiers Conference in Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh Press Release, 8/30/16

Pitt Law Professor Michael Madison will give a talk on intersections among academic freedom, copyright and publishing, and new media and communication platforms on Tuesday, 1/12/16 4 PM, University of Pittsburgh

Healthful alliance: UPMC, Pitt and CMU join forces in a big way; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/19/15

Pitt, CMU and UPMC hope to remake health care via new big data alliance; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/16/15