West Virginia University College of Law professor  S. Sean Tu recently published a new Special Communication in JAMA. The article is titled  "Differential Legal Protections for Biologics vs Small-Molecule Drugs in the US," and explores the premise that biologics require more time and resources to develop and have weaker patent protection, necessitating additional protections for manufacturers to recoup their development costs and generate adequate returns on investment.

Professor Tu co-authored with work with Olivier J. Wouters, London School of Economics and Political Science, Matthew Vogel, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, William B. Feldman, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Reed F. Beall, Cumming School of Medicine at University of Calgary; and Aaron S. Kesselheim, also of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. It was published online by the journal on November 24, 2024.

West Virginia University College of Law professor  Anne Marie Lofaso recently published in the ABA's PREVIEW of United States Supreme Court Cases. Professor Lofaso comments on an upcoming employment law case, E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, Docket No. 23-217, which was heard on November 5, 2024. The article is titled "What Standard of Proof Must Employers Satisfy to Demonstrate the Applicability of a Fair Labor Standards Act Exemption?" Professor Lofaso's contribution appears in volume 52, issue 2 of the journal, published in November 2024.

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West Virginia College of Law professor  S. Sean Tu recently published a new opinion piece in J AMA. The article, titled  "Characteristics of Academic Inventors on Government-Linked US Drug Patents" is co-authored by Professor Tu with Matthew J. Martin, MA, Sarah M.E. Gabriele, LLM, MBE, and Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH, all affiliated with the Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and Law at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. It was published online by the journal on November 21, 2024.

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During October 2024, the contents of the WVU College of Law community in the Research Repository @ WVU had 11,813 new full-text downloads of the 5,814 total works archived in our collections. Readers came from 990 different institutions across 143 different countries and territories. This brings the total full-text downloads of scholarship from the College of Law collections to 771,756.

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During September 2024, the contents of the WVU College of Law community in the Research Repository @ WVU had 11,284 new full-text downloads of the 5,814 total works archived in our collections. Readers came from 818 different institutions across 147 different countries and territories. This brings the total full-text downloads of scholarship from the College of Law collections to 759,979.

Law faculty scholarship was downloaded a total of 3,165 times in September 2024. The most downloaded articles from the  faculty scholarship collection last month are: