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 and made available on Westlaw Precision between April 1, 2024 and June 30, 2024.
The West Virginia University College of Law Research Paper Series published Volume 12, Issue 2 on September 19, 2024. The following authors were featured for their new scholarship recently published to SSRN:
Anne Marie Lofaso, The Dobbs Effect on West Virginia, No. 2024-010
West Virginia College of Law professor S. Sean Tu recently published a new opinion piece in JAMA. The article, titled "Extent of Drug Patents With Terminal Disclaimers and Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Rejections," is co-authored by Professor Tu with Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH, of the Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and Law at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Bernard Chao, JD of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. It was published online by the journal on August 12, 2024.
The article discusses patent holders' responses to "obviousness-type double patenting rejections," the use of terminal disclaimers, and the impact on large portfolios of secondary patents or "patent thickets."
West Virginia University College of Law professor S. Sean Tu recently participated in a virtual panel discussion on patent reform and the affordability and accessibility of prescription drugs. The event was organized by the R Street Institute and held on July 24, 2024. Professor Tu was joined on the panel by Wayne Broug, R Street Institute, and Tahir Amin, Co-founder and CEO of Initiative for Medicines, Access, and Knowledge. The discussion was moderated by Canyon Brimhall, R Street Institute.
Watch the panel discussion online now:
West Virginia University College of Law professor S. Sean Tu recently published a new article in Nature Biotechnology. The article, titled "The cost of drug patent expiration date errors," analyzes the impact of errors in the US Patent and Trademark Office’s automated program to calculate patent expiration dates on drug prices. Professor Tu co-authored with work with Dinis Cheian, Sarah Gabriele, Benjamin N. Rome & Aaron S. Kesselheim. It was published online by the journal on July 17, 2024.
Find more of Professor Tu's scholarship on SSRN.
