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/

Monday, October 31, 2016

He dreamed of screams: Meet the man behind the modern haunted house; Washington Post, 10/26/16

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John Kelly, Washington Post; He dreamed of screams: Meet the man behind the modern haunted house : " Itsi Atkins always believed that ...
Sunday, October 30, 2016

Guess What’s Back From the Grave? ‘Night of the Living Dead’; New York Times, 10/27/16

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Glenn Kenny, New York Times; Guess What’s Back From the Grave? ‘Night of the Living Dead’ : "The film’s original distributor, the Wal...

Change at the Copyright Office; Publishers Weekly, 10/28/16

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Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly; Change at the Copyright Office : "Could Pallante’s departure spur Congress to finally appropriate ...

This ‘Stranger Things’ / ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Mashup Is — Wait, Come Back, It’s Actually Really Good; Comics Alliance, 10/28/16

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Chris Sims, Comics Alliance; This ‘Stranger Things’ / ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Mashup Is — Wait, Come Back, It’s Actually Really Good : ...

Patent Trolls Undermine Open Access; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 10/28/16

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Elliot Harmon, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); Patent Trolls Undermine Open Access : "...[E]ven as university research becomes a...

Amazon nets patent for mini police drones; SeattlePI.com, 10/28/16

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Daniel Demay, SeattlePI.com; Amazon nets patent for mini police drones : "Forget police body cameras, Amazon was just granted a patent...

Sorry, Trump. Someone Else Just Got Dibs on the Trump TV Trademark; Fortune, 10/27/16

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Tory Newmyer, Fortune; Sorry, Trump. Someone Else Just Got Dibs on the Trump TV Trademark : "Trump could almost certainly secure the t...

Chicago Cubs Counter Trademark Filings During World Series; 10/24/16

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Darren Heitner, Forbes; Chicago Cubs Counter Trademark Filings During World Series : "The Chicago Cubs have made it to the World Serie...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

The Importance of Intellectual Property to the U.S. Economy; Inside Counsel, 10/27/16

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Amanda Ciccatelli, Inside Counsel; The Importance of Intellectual Property to the U.S. Economy : "...[T]he U.S. Department of Commerce...

Lawrenceville’s Arsenal Cider House Trademark Challenged By European Soccer Club; KDKA.com, 10/27/16

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KDKA.com; Lawrenceville’s Arsenal Cider House Trademark Challenged By European Soccer Club : "Arsenal Cider House shares part of its n...

Maria Pallante's Departure From the Copyright Office: What It Means, And Why It Matters; Billboard, 10/25/16

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Robert Levine, Billboard; Maria Pallante's Departure From the Copyright Office: What It Means, And Why It Matters : "Although Hayd...
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

USPTO pushes trademark message at National Expo; exhibitors call for more public outreach efforts; World Trademark Review, 10/24/16

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Tim Lince, World Trademark Review; USPTO pushes trademark message at National Expo; exhibitors call for more public outreach efforts : ...
Monday, October 24, 2016

How the Copyright Act of 1976 Left Comic Artists, Like Jack Kirby, at the Mercy of Big Studios; New Hampshire Public Radio, 10/24/16

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[Podcast] Devan Roehrig, New Hampshire Public Radio; How the Copyright Act of 1976 Left Comic Artists, Like Jack Kirby, at the Mercy of Big ...

Maria Pallante Removed as U.S. Register of Copyrights; Billboard, 10/21/16

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Robert Levine, Billboard; Maria Pallante Removed as U.S. Register of Copyrights : "U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante was remo...
Saturday, October 22, 2016

National Trademark Expo [U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)], October 21-22, 2016, Washington, D.C.

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National Trademark Expo [U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)], October 21-22, 2016, Washington, D.C. Kip Currier: Just returned from a...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

About the USPTO's National Trademark Expo on 10/21/16 & 10/22/16; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); About the USPTO's National Trademark Expo : " 2016 National Trademark Expo The 2016 Na...

‘The Great British Bake Off’ Changes the Way the British Bake; New York Times, 10/18/16

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Melissa Clark, New York Times; ‘The Great British Bake Off’ Changes the Way the British Bake : "Nobody expected a baking competition t...
Monday, October 17, 2016

[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

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[Open Access Week Event at University of Pittsburgh] Open in Action: The Government, the University, and You; Presenter: Congressman Mike Do...

DISNEY SUES LIGHTSABER ACADEMY FOR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT; Comic Book Resources, 10/17/16

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Jacob Hill, Comic Book Resources; DISNEY SUES LIGHTSABER ACADEMY FOR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT : "According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mi...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Tell the Copyright Office: Copyright Law Shouldn't Punish Research and Repair; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 10/11/16

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Corynne McSherry, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); Tell the Copyright Office: Copyright Law Shouldn't Punish Research and Repair : ...

Abbott and Costello Heirs Lose Appeal Over Broadway Play's Use of "Who's on First" Routine; Hollywood Reporter, 10/11/16

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Eriq Gardner, Hollywood Reporter; Abbott and Costello Heirs Lose Appeal Over Broadway Play's Use of "Who's on First" Routi...

The Man Musicians Call When Two Tunes Sound Alike; New York Times, 10/11/16

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Alex Marshall, New York Times; The Man Musicians Call When Two Tunes Sound Alike : "People often hear similarities between songs when ...

What spoons have to do with the Samsung-Apple patent lawsuit; PBSNewsHour, 10/11/16

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Gretchen Frazee, PBS NewsHour; What spoons have to do with the Samsung-Apple patent lawsuit : "The court’s task is not to determine wh...

Apple-Samsung iPhone patent feud leaves U.S. top court struggling; Reuters, 10/11/16

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Andrew Chung, Reuters; Apple-Samsung iPhone patent feud leaves U.S. top court struggling : "The fierce, big-money patent fight between...
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

The government and the courts are finally getting fed up with patent trolls — and stupid patents; Los Angeles Times, 10/11/16

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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times; The government and the courts are finally getting fed up with patent trolls — and stupid patents : ...
Sunday, October 9, 2016

Among Pressing Campaign Issues, Don’t Forget About Copyright; Variety, 10/7/16

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Ruth Vitale, Variety; Among Pressing Campaign Issues, Don’t Forget About Copyright : "Last week, CreativeFuture and Copyright Alliance...

Hamilton Producers Sue Over Copyright; Playbill, 10/8/16

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Adam Hetrick, Playbill; Hamilton Producers Sue Over Copyright : "Online t-shirt companies SunFrog and GearLaunch are being sued by the...
Saturday, October 8, 2016

WVU library offers patent, trademark resources; West Virginia Record, 10/7/16

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Taryn Phaneuf, West Virginia Record; WVU library offers patent, trademark resources : "The only official Patent & Trademark Resour...

Improving the Trademark Register; Director's Forum: A Blog from USPTO's Leadership, 10/5/16

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Guest Blog from Commissioner for Trademarks Mary Boney Denison, Director's Forum: A Blog from USPTO's Leadership; Improving the Trad...

Dramatic twists could upend patent battle over CRISPR genome-editing method; Science, 10/5/16

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Jon Cohen, Science; Dramatic twists could upend patent battle over CRISPR genome-editing method : "The 9-month-old patent battle over ...
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Suboxone Creator’s Shocking Scheme to Profit Off of Heroin Addicts; Daily Beast, 10/5/16

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Christopher Moraff, Daily Beast; Suboxone Creator’s Shocking Scheme to Profit Off of Heroin Addicts : "The case against Reckitt Bencki...

U.S. Justice Department Defends Copyright Anti-Hacking Law as "Unquestionably Constitutional"; Hollywood Reporter, 9/30/16

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Eriq Gardner, Hollywood Reporter; U.S. Justice Department Defends Copyright Anti-Hacking Law as "Unquestionably Constitutional" :...
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Here's Why Software Patents Are in Peril After the Intellectual Ventures Ruling; Fortune, 10/3/16

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Jeff John Roberts, Fortune; Here's Why Software Patents Are in Peril After the Intellectual Ventures Ruling : " Software Patents a...

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...

Tito's Tacos to change name following trademark tangle; Brattleboro Reformer, 10/3/16

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Robert Audette, Brattleboro Reformer; Tito's Tacos to change name following trademark tangle : "Victoroff requested that the Refor...

Big Week For WIPO Marrakesh Treaty On Access For Visually Impaired; Human Rights Side Under Focus; Intellectual Property Watch, 10/3/16

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William New, Intellectual Property Watch; Big Week For WIPO Marrakesh Treaty On Access For Visually Impaired; Human Rights Side Under Focus ...

Libraries, Orphan Works, and the Future of Copyright; Information Today, 10/4/16

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Nancy K. Herther, Information Today; Libraries, Orphan Works, and the Future of Copyright : "Harvard Library recently released a comp...
Sunday, October 2, 2016

Library offers workshop ‘Copyright and Fair Use for Graduate Students’; University of Delaware, 9/28/16

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UDaily Staff, University of Delaware; Library offers workshop ‘Copyright and Fair Use for Graduate Students’ : "The University of Del...

Thanks to copyright law, Donald Trump Jr.’s controversial Skittles photo is now gone; Boston Globe, 9/28/16

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Nicole Hernandez, Boston Globe; Thanks to copyright law, Donald Trump Jr.’s controversial Skittles photo is now gone : "Copyrights: Ev...

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’ : ...
Saturday, October 1, 2016

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

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University of Pittsburgh; Concept to Commercialization course for Pitt faculty and grad students : "Concept to Commercialization is a ...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Affect Redskins Trademark; NPR, 9/29/16

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Eyder Peralta, NPR; Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Affect Redskins Trademark : "The Supreme Court has decided to hear a case t...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

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

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[Press Release] University of Pittsburgh; Pitt Innovation Showcase : "The Pitt Innovation Showcase is your opportunity to see firstha...

Can You Trademark a Cocktail Recipe?; Daily Beast, 9/27/16

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Philip Greene, Daily Beast; Can You Trademark a Cocktail Recipe? : "One of the most stressful drinks for a bar to put on its menu is ...

U.S. man held for allegedly breaching trademark of Tokyo games logo; Japan Times, 9/28/16

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Japan Times; U.S. man held for allegedly breaching trademark of Tokyo games logo : "A U.S. citizen living in southwestern Japan has be...

The man who created the Hamdog is now selling his US patent; CNBC, 9/28/16

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Matt Clinch, CNBC; The man who created the Hamdog is now selling his US patent : "Following a week of intense media attention, the man...

"Phonebooks"; Pearls Before Swine, GoComics, 9/28/16

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Stephan Pastis, Pearls Before Swine, Go Comic; "Phone Books" : [Kip Currier: Yesterday in my IP and "Open" Movements ...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

STRANGER THINGS GETS BUFFY-STYLE CREDITS IN FAN VIDEO; Comic Book Resources, 9/26/16

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Jacob Hill, Comic Book Resources; STRANGER THINGS GETS BUFFY-STYLE CREDITS IN FAN VIDEO : "Considering its heavily ’80s-influenced ton...

Commemorating Five Years of the America Invents Act; USPTO Director's Forum Blog: Guest Blog by Dana Robert Colarulli, Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs, 9/26/16

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USPTO Director's Forum Blog: Guest Blog by Dana Robert Colarulli, Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs; Commemorating Five Yea...

Las Vegas NHL team files trademark applications for Silver Knights, Desert Knights and Golden Knights nicknames; IPWatchdog, 9/26/16

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Steve Brachmann, IPWatchdog; Las Vegas NHL team files trademark applications for Silver Knights, Desert Knights and Golden Knights nicknames...
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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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