West Virginia University College of Law professor  S. Sean Tu recently published a new Research Letter in JAMA. The article, titled "Changes in the Number of Continuation Patents on Drugs Approved by the FDA", is the result of a comprehensive study of all drug patents from 2000-2015.  Professor Tu and co-authors examine the frequency of continuation patents on brand-name drugs and how they contribute to the creation of patent thickets. Professor Tu co-authored this new work with Aaron S. Kesselheim, and William B. Feldman of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and with Kathrine Wetherbee of Duke University. It was published online by the journal on August 1, 2023.

Professor Tu has also been interviewed by media outlets on this topic following the article's publication: 

This week, WVU Law faculty members are presenting and discussing their scholarship at the 2023 SEALS Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, Florida. On Friday, July 28, 2023, Professors Elaine Waterhouse Wilson and Valarie Blake participated in a work-in-progress workshop and a panel discussion, respectively. 

Professor Wilson participated in a workshop as part of the Works-in-Progress Series at the conference.  The workshop gathered scholars in the fields of interdisciplinary tax and corporate law to both give and receive reviews of in-progress scholarship. The session was moderated by Professor Andrew Appleby of Stetson University College of Law.

This week, WVU Law faculty members are presenting and discussing their scholarship at the 2023 SEALS Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, Florida. On Thursday, July 27, 2023, Professor Kirsha Trychta participated in a discussion group at the conference.

Professor Trychta was a discussant at a Newer Law Professor's Workshop titled "Formative Feedback in Theory and Practice" moderated by Professor Olympia Duhart of Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law.

This week, WVU Law faculty members are presenting and discussing their scholarship at the 2023 SEALS Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, Florida. On Monday, July 24, 2023, Professor Caroline Osborne participated in two discussion groups at the conference.

Professor Osborne was first a discussant in a program titled "Legal Research on the NextGen Bar Exam" moderated by Professor Kristina L. Niedringhaus of Georgia State University College of Law.

This week, WVU Law faculty members are presenting and discussing their scholarship at the 2023 SEALS Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, Florida. On Sunday, July 23, 2023, Professor Joshua Weishart participated in a panel discussion at the conference.

Professor Weishart spoke on a panel titled "San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez at 50: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward" moderated by Professor Kimberly Robinson of the University of Virginia School of Law.