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

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM, examined in the IP and tech ethics graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. 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). Kip Currier, PhD, JD

Showing posts with label scandalous immoral or disparaging (SIOD) trademarks. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

U.S. Supreme Court justices fret over offensive trademarks; Reuters, 1/18/17

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Andrew Chung, Reuters; U.S. Supreme Court justices fret over offensive trademarks " The justices during the arguments seemed to ag...

In Battle Over Band Name, Supreme Court Considers Free Speech And Trademarks; NPR, 1/18/17

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Nina Totenberg, NPR; In Battle Over Band Name, Supreme Court Considers Free Speech And Trademarks " "Vagueness means that a l...

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

SCOTUS To Hear From Band The Slants For Right To Trademark Name; Here & Now, WBUR, 1/17/17

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Here & Now, WBUR; SCOTUS To Hear From Band The Slants For Right To Trademark Name " The Asian-American band The Slants will ap...

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

U.S. top court refuses to hear Redskins trademark appeal; Reuters, 10/3/16

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Lawrence Hurley, Reuters; U.S. top court refuses to hear Redskins trademark appeal : "The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hea...

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Warning: This article on trademarks may include language deemed ‘scandalous, immoral or disparaging’; Washington Post, 9/30/16

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Fred Barbash, Washington Post; Warning: This article on trademarks may include language deemed ‘scandalous, immoral or disparaging’ : ...

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Kip Currier, PhD, JD: Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section

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