Professors Tu and Cyphert to Publish New Scholarship on AI and Patent Prosecution in Texas Tech Law Review

West Virginia University College of Law professors Sean Tu and Amy Cyphert co-authored new scholarship to be published in the Texas Tech Law Review. The article, "Limits of Using Artificial Intelligence and GPT-3 in Patent Prosecution", discusses the possible expansion of patent rights as a result of increased use of AI by inventors.

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Scholarship by Professor Amy Cyphert Citied by U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in U.S. v. Juliano

West Virginia University College of Law professor Amy Cyphert was recently cited by the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. The Court cited Professor Cyphert's article, Reprogramming Recidivism: The First Step Act and Algorithmic Prediction of Risk , 51 Seton Hall L. Rev. 331 (2020) for its discussion of the First Step Act in U.S. v. Juliano .

From the abstract of Reprogramming Recidivism: The First Step Act and Algorithmic Prediction of Risk :

Professor Amy Cyphert Cited by United States District Court, D. New Mexico in U.S. v. Gonzales

West Virginia University College of Law professor Amy Cyphert was recently cited by the United States District Court for New Mexico. The Court cited Professor Cyphert's article, Reprogramming Recidivism: The First Step Act and Algorithmic Prediction of Risk , 51 Seton Hall L. Rev. 331 (2020) for its discussion of the First Step Act and PATTERN in U.S. v. Gonzales.

From the abstract of Reprogramming Recidivism: The First Step Act and Algorithmic Prediction of Risk :

New Citations to WVU Law Faculty Scholarship, January - March 2021

The scholarship of West Virginia University College of Law faculty members is frequently cited as authority in numerous legal disciplines. The following is a list of faculty authored works cited this year between January 1 and March 31, 2021.

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New Scholarship by Professor Amy Cyphert Cited by Southern District of West Virginia in United States v. Johnson

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West Virginia University College of Law Professor Amy Cyphert recently published a new article in the Seton Hall Law Review. The articled is titled "Reprogramming Recidivism: The First Step Act and Algorithmic Prediction of Risk" and appears in volume 51 of the journal.

Shortly after publication, Professor Cyphert's article was cited by United States District Court, Southern District of West Virignia in an opinion written by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin: United States v. Johnson, No. 2:16-cr-00163-01, 2021 WL 297131 (S.D. W. Va Jan. 28, 2021).