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Professor Sean Tu Speaks on Panel, Prescription for Change: Reforming Patents to Lower Drug Costs

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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. 

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Professor Tu Publishes New Scholarship in Nature Biotechnology

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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.

New Citations to WVU Law Scholarship, January to March 2024

Tags: Valarie Blake Amy Cyphert Robert Bastress Charles DiSalvo Ann Eisenberg Anne Marie Lofaso Jena Martin Marjorie McDiarmid Patrick C. McGinley Caroline Osborne Alison Peck Jesse Richardson Amelia Smith Rinehart John Taylor Hollee Temple S. Sean Tu Joshua Weishart

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 January 1, 2024 and March 31, 2024.

Professors Amy Cyphert and Sean Tu Will Publish New Scholarship on AI, Legal Reasoning, Legal Research, and Legal Writing

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West Virginia University College of Law professors  Amy Cyphert and Sean Tu will publish new scholarship with co-author Sam Perl (Carnegie Mellon University) in an upcoming volume of the Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology.  The article is titled "Artificial Intelligence: Legal Reasoning, Legal Research and Legal Writing" and is available now on SSRN:  https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract_id=4817765.

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WVU College of Law SSRN Paper Series Publishes Volume 12, Issue 1

Tags: Anne Marie Lofaso S. Sean Tu Jesse Richardson Cody Corliss Caroline Osborne

The West Virginia University College of Law Research Paper Series published Volume 12, Issue 1 on May 2, 2024. The following authors were featured for their new scholarship recently published to SSRN:

Anne Marie Lofaso, Is the Statutory 60-Day Deadline for Filing a Petition for Review of a Final MSPB Order Jurisdictional?, No. 2024-001