Professor Sean Tu Publishes New Research Letter in JAMA

West Virginia College of Law professor  S. Sean Tu recently published a new opinion piece in JAMA. The article, titled  "Biologic Patent Thickets and Terminal Disclaimers," is co-authored by Professor Tu with Rachel Goode (Fresenius Kabi USA) and William B. Feldman (Brigham and Women's Hospital).  It was published online by the journal on December 14, 2023.

The article discusses "terminal disclaimers", or stipulations added to patent applications that the follow-on patent will expire at the same time as the original.  Professor Tu analyzed the use and timing of terminal disclaimers in all biologic patents involved in litigation from 2010 to 2023.

Research Repository Update: November 2023

During November 2023, the contents of the  WVU College of Law community in the Research Repository @ WVU had 22,706 new full-text downloads of the 5,790 total works archived in our collections. Readers came from 1,557 different institutions across 168 different countries and territories. This brings the total full-text downloads of scholarship from the College of Law collections to 608,093.

Law faculty scholarship was downloaded a total of 7,631 times in November 2023. The most downloaded articles from the  faculty scholarship collection last month are:

Professor Anne Marie Lofaso Publishes New Review at Jotwell

West Virginia University College of Law professor Anne Marie Lofaso recently published a new review at JOTWELL. Professor Lofaso's review is titled "Fitting a Square Peg into a Round Hole: The Myriad Problems with Using Make-Whole Relief to Remedy Breaches of Labor Rights" in which she discusses "Consequences of a Mismatch: Remedial Philosophy and Statutory Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act" by Rita Trivedi. "Consequences of a Mismatch..." appears in volume 27 of the Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations.

Professor Anne Marie Lofaso Comments on Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri in PREVIEW of United States Supreme Court Cases

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, Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, Docket No. 22-193, to be heard in the October 2023 term. The article is titled "Does Title VII Prohibit Discrimination in Employment-Transfer Decisions Only if They Cause Materially Significant Disadvantages for Employees?" Professor Lofaso's contribution appears in volume 52, issue 3 of the journal, published in November 2023.

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Professor Jena Martin Presents at University of Ottawa in Business and Human Rights Speakers Series

West Virginia University College of Law professor Jena Martin spoke at the University of Ottawa on October 30, 2023. Professor Martin's talk was hosted by the university's Human Rights Research and Education Centre as part of the Gordon F. Henderson Chair Business & Human Rights Speaker Series. The title was "Environmental, social, goverance v. business and human rights frameworks: A taxonomy."

A promotional image with Professor Martin's photo and the name of the presentation: "Environmental, social, governance v. business and human rights frameworks: A taxonomy"