Berkeley Technology Law Journal

About BTLJ

The Berkeley Technology Law Journal is a student-run publication of the UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) focused on intellectual property, high-tech, and biotech.

News

First General Meeting:
8/25 @ 12:50 in room 110.
Lunch will be served. All potential new members, members, and editors must come to this first meeting of the semester.
Volume 24, Issue 3 is now available online.
New Featured Article: Christian E. Mammen discusses the inequitable conduct doctrine.
Spring 2010 Writing Competition results have been announced.
New Featured Article: Stuart Graham, Ted Sichelman, Pamela Samuelson, and Robert Merges offer description and analysis of the 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey.

Upcoming Events

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Featured Articles

Stuart Graham, Ted Sichelman, Pamela Samuelson, and Robert Merges offer description and analysis of the 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey -- the first comprehensive survey of patenting and entrepreneurship in the United States. Learn more here.

Christian E. Mammen discusses the inequitable conduct doctrine in IP litigation. Learn more here.

Article Submissions

BTLJ accepts submissions for upcoming publications on a rolling basis. Learn more here.

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Annual Notes and Comments Competition

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Current Issue

Volume 24, Issue 4 - Fall 2009

High Technology Entrepreneurs and the Patent System: Results of the 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey (HTML)
by Stuart Graham, Ted Sichelman, Pamela Samuelson, and Robert Merges
Controlling the "Plague": Reforming the Doctrine of Inequitable Conduct (HTML)
by Christian E. Mammen
The Emperor Has No Copyright: Registration, Cultural Hierarchy, and the Myth of American Copyright Militancy (PDF, 775 kB)
by John Tehranian
The Pas de Deux of Pharmaceutical Regulation and Innovation: Who's Leading Whom? (PDF, 1413 kB)
by Ron A. Bouchard, Jamil Sawani, Chris McLelland, Monika Sawicka, & Richard W. Hawkins
E-Health Hazards: Provider Liability and Electronic Health Record Systems (PDF, 718 kB)
by Sharona Hoffman & Andy Podgurski
The Trouble with Trolls: Innovation, Rent-Seeking, and Patent Law Reform (PDF, 603 kB)
by Robert P. Merges
Reforming the Reproduction Right: The Case for Personal Use Copies (PDF, 464 kB)
by Ashley M. Pavel
Memo to Congress. A District Judge's Proposal for Patent Reform: Revisiting the Clear and Convincing Standard and Calibrating Deference to the Strength of the Examination (PDF, 334 kB)
by William Alsup

Current Symposium

Copyright@300: Looking Back at the Statute of Anne and Looking Forward to Challenges of the Future

The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, in conjunction with the High Tech Law Institute of Santa Clara University Law School and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, will host a two-day conference on April 9 - 10, 2010 to explore the past and future of copyright law. The event features an outstanding array of scholars and other experts from various disciplines. [More Info].

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Copyright@300: Looking Back at the Statute of Anne and Looking Forward to Challenges of the Future