West Virginia University College of Law professor  S. Sean Tu recently published a new article in Nature Biotechnology. The article, titled  "The prevalence of drug patent term extensions in the United States, 2000–2018," analyzes the impact of patent term extension (PTE) on drug market exclusivity.  Professor Tu co-authored with work with Victor L. Van de Wiele, Aaron S. Kesselheim, and  Sarosh Nagar, all of whom are affiliated with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, It was published online by the journal on July 14, 2023.

Find more of Professor Tu's scholarship on  SSRN.

During June 2023, the contents of the  WVU College of Law community in the Research Repository @ WVU had 12,770 new full-text downloads of the 5,772 total works archived in our collections. Readers came from 861 different institutions across 152 different countries and territories. This brings the total full-text downloads of scholarship from the College of Law collections to 518,562.

Law faculty scholarship was downloaded a total of 3,471 times in June 2023. The most downloaded articles from the  faculty scholarship collection last month are:

West Virginia University College of Law professor Matthew Titolo authored a new book, released in June 2023, titled "Privatization and Its Discontents: Infrastructure, Law, and American Democracy." The book is published by Cambridge University Press.

West Virginia University College of Law professor S. Sean Tu was recently interviewed on West Virginia Public Radio.  Professor Tu was interviewed by Eric Douglas on the topic of the pharmaceutical industry and "orphan drugs."

Listen to Professor Tu's interview, "WVU Professor: Pharma Industry Making Billions on Orphan Drugs," online at WV Public Broadcasting: https://wvpublic.org/wvu-professor-pharma-industry-making-billions-on-orphan-drugs/

West Virginia University College of Law professor Patrick McGinley spoke at the University of Richmond Law Review Symposium, titled "Overlooked America: Addressing Legal Issues Racing Rural United States" earlier this year. Professor McGinley also published new scholarship in the subsequent symposium issue of the journal.  The symposium was held in Richmond, Virginia on Friday, February 17, 2023.  

First, Professor McGinley participated in a panel discussion on opioid litigation talk and article are titled "With a Wink and a Nod: How Politicians, Regulators, and Corrupt Coal Companies Exploited Appalachia."