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USPTO to Decide Who Will Own the Pioneer Gene Editing Patent for the Next Billion-Dollar Industry
January 28, 2016
Na An, MJLST Staffer Earlier this month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) declared an interference to determine which one of the two...
The Affordable Care Act, Meant to Increase Medical Care Accessibility, May in Practicality Hurt That Accessibility Through Narrow Networks
January 28, 2016
Natalie Gao, MJLST Staffer The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) continues to perpetuate some of the issues of medical inaccessibility it was meant...
Long-Term Success of Autonomous Vehicles Depends on Its First-Generation Market Share
January 25, 2016
Vinita Banthia, MJLST Articles Editor In its latest technology anticipations, society eagerly awaits a functional autonomous car. However, despite the current hype, whether or not...
General Motor’s $500 Million Investment in Lyft: A Reminder to State Legislatures to Quickly Act to Resolve Legal Issues Surrounding Self-Driving Cars
January 20, 2016
Emily Harrison, MJLST Editor-in-Chief On January 4, 2016, General Motors’ (G.M.) invested $500 million in Lyft, a privately held ridesharing service. G.M. also pledged to...
Recent Developments in Automated Vehicles Suggest Broad Effects on Urban Life
January 20, 2016
J. Adam Sorenson, MJLST Staffer In “Climbing Mount Next: The Effects of Autonomous Vehicles on Society” from Volume 16, Issue 2 of the Minnesota Journal...
Patent Damages
January 20, 2016
Tianxiang (Max) Zhou, MJLST Staffer In Dec. 2015, almost five years after Apple sued Samsung for infringing a smartphone design patent, Samsung agrees to pay...
Requiring Backdoors Into Encrypted Cellphones
January 20, 2016
Steven Groschen, MJLST Managing Editor The New York State Senate is considering a bill that requires manufacturers and operating system designers to create backdoors into...
Are News Aggregators Getting Their Fair Share of Fair Use?
January 20, 2016
Mickey Stevens, MJLST Note & Comment Editor Fair use is an affirmative defense to copyright that permits the use of copyrighted materials without the author’s...