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/

Friday, August 11, 2017

Waiting to Protect Intellectual Property Could Doom Your Startup; Kellogg Insight, August 3, 2017

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Mark McCareins and Pete Slawniak, Kellogg Insight;  Waiting to Protect Intellectual Property Could Doom Your Startup " Based on insig...
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Davehuman? Pirates had a hoot picking nicknames for alternate uniform; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 9, 2017

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STEPHEN J. NESBITT,  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette;  Davehuman? Pirates had a hoot picking nicknames for alternate uniform [Kip Currier: Tradema...
Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Ireland Opens E-Health Open Data Portal; Huff Post, August 8, 2017

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Adi Gaskell, Huff Post;  Ireland Opens E-Health Open Data Portal "I’ve written extensively about the growing importance of data in he...

Open house held for Open Data Buffalo Portal; WGRZ, August 5, 2017

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WGRZ;  Open house held for Open Data Buffalo Portal " "Open Data Buffalo is an initiative to open up Buffalo's data to the p...

LeVar Burton sued in 'Reading Rainbow' copyright infringement lawsuit; Philly.com, August 9, 2017

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Nick Vadala,  Philly.com;  LeVar Burton sued in 'Reading Rainbow' copyright infringement lawsuit " WNED makes a number of all...

United States: The Defend Trade Secrets Act: A Q&A With Neil Mckittrick; Mondaq, August 7, 2017

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James McGrew, Mondaq;  United States : The Defend Trade Secrets Act: A Q&A With Neil Mckittrick " JM:   What are some policies or...

Soon, nobody will read academic journals illegally, because the studies worth reading will be free; Quartz, August 9, 2017

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Akshat Rathi, Quartz;  Soon, nobody will read academic journals illegally, because the studies worth reading will be free " Now a  ne...

Podcast patent ruled invalid by court; BBC, August 8, 2017

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BBC;  Podcast patent ruled invalid by court " A company that charged others for uploading video and audio content on to their own web...
Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Ted Stanley, Whose Fentanyl Lollipop Treated Chronic Pain, Dies at 77; New York Times, August 4, 2017

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Sam Roberts, New York Times;  Ted Stanley, Whose Fentanyl Lollipop Treated Chronic Pain, Dies at 77 " The lollipop version was invent...
Monday, August 7, 2017

"Dangers of Counterfeit Solar Filter Glasses"; Global Intellectual Property Center, August 7, 2017

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"GIPC President and CEO David Hirschmann will join the Lars Larson Show  tonight  at  5:05 p.m. EST   to discuss...

Patent Validity Review Changes on Hold for Next PTO Director; Bloomberg BNA, August 3, 2017

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Malathi Nayak ,  Bloomberg BNA;  Patent Validity Review Changes on Hold for Next PTO Director " Plans to change patent validity r...
Sunday, August 6, 2017

For the sake of jobs and culture, copyright law must be protected; The Hill, August 2, 2017

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John Singleton, The Hill;  For the sake of jobs and culture, copyright law must be protected " The American film and television indus...

‘We can change the meaning’: Trademarks filed for n-word after Supreme Court decision; Washington Post, August 1, 2017

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Justin Wm. Moyer , Washington Post;  ‘We can change the meaning’: Trademarks filed for n-word after Supreme Court decision " Gene Quin...
Saturday, August 5, 2017

Brush Yourself Off And Try Again: An Invention Story; NPR, August 4, 2017

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Joe Palca, NPR;  Brush Yourself Off And Try Again: An Invention Story " We   told the story   of MD Brush in 2014. At that point, it ...

For Second Time, Appeals Court Hears GSU E-Reserves Case; Publishers Weekly, August 4, 2017

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Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly;  For Second Time, Appeals Court Hears GSU E-Reserves Case " In what the plaintiff publishers’ att...

Canada’s intellectual property strategy must play to the country’s strengths; The Globe and Mail, August 4, 2017

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Dan Breznitz and Mark Fox, The Globe and Mail;  Canada’s intellectual property strategy must play to the country’s strengths " In the...
Friday, August 4, 2017

Dunkin’ Donuts wants to leave a doughnut-sized hole in its name; Washington Post, August 4, 2017

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Andrew deGrandpre , Washington Post;  Dunkin’ Donuts wants to leave a doughnut-sized hole in its name " Today, Dunkin’ Donuts is   lo...

THE STAR WARS VIDEO THAT BAFFLED YOUTUBE'S COPYRIGHT COPS; Wired, August 2, 2017

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Jeremy Hsu, Wired;  THE  STAR WARS   VIDEO THAT BAFFLED YOUTUBE'S COPYRIGHT COPS " Still, the Auralnauts say they have few option...
Thursday, August 3, 2017

To Protect Voting, Use Open-Source Software; New York Times, August 3, 2017

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R. James Woolsey and Brian J. Fox, New York Times;  To Protect Voting,Use  Open-Source   Software " If the community of proprietary v...

Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC), August 2017

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"U.S. Chamber Applauds Approval of White House Intellectual Property Advisor WASHINGTON, D.C.  — U.S. Chamber Presi...

Can An AI Algorithm Copyright What It Creates?; Forbes, August 2, 2017

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Kalev Leetaru, Forbes;  Can An AI Algorithm Copyright What It Creates? " Today AI systems are still largely human guided, meaning tha...

What to do if you’re accused of patent infringement; Utah Business, August 2, 2017

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Katherine A. Hamer and Nathan E. Whitlock,  Utah Business;  What to do if you’re accused of patent infringement " Just as you are loo...
Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Math Journal Editors Quit for Open Access; Inside Higher Ed, July 31, 2017

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Lindsay McKenzie, Inside Higher Ed;  Math Journal Editors Quit for Open Access " The four editors in chief of the   Journal of Algebr...

New Bill Calling For Transparency In Music Is Surprisingly Opaque; NPR, August 1, 2017

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Andrew Flanagan, NPR;  New Bill Calling For Transparency In Music Is Surprisingly Opaque " Recently, Republican congressman Jim Sense...
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Intellectual Property 101: What Your Business needs to know about Trade Secret Law; Forbes, July 31, 2017

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Art Neill, Forbes;  Intellectual Property 101: What Your Business needs to know about Trade Secret Law " Co-author Teri Karobonik con...

Intellectual Property 101: What Your Business Needs To Know About Patent Law; Forbes, July 13, 2017

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Art Neill, Forbes;  Intellectual Property 101: What Your Business Needs To Know About Patent Law Co-author Teri Karobonik contributed to t...
Saturday, July 29, 2017

Open data comes to Syracuse; WRVO, July 27, 2017

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Ellen Abbott, WRVO;  Open data comes to Syracuse "Mayor Stephanie Miner says this kind of open data policy is the wave of the future....

A Boston firm labeled a ‘patent troll’ by some says it is actually performing a service; Boston Globe, July 29, 2017

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Andy Rosen, Boston Globe;  A Boston firm labeled a ‘patent troll’ by some says it is actually performing a service " Whether known by...
Friday, July 28, 2017

Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription journals are doomed, data analyst suggests; Science, July 27, 2017

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Lindsay McKenzie, Science;  Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription journals are doomed, data analyst suggests " Q:...

Caution: misleading notices; U.S Patent and Trademark Office, July 2017

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" Caution: misleading notices Don't be fooled by potentially misleading offers and notices from private companies Some trade...
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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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