Events: 27th October 2017

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Elinor Ostrom was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics for her “her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons.” In particular, Ostrom identified a third realm of voluntary common governance of commons and voluntary provision of public goods that is in between the coercive action of the state and individualized market exchange. Ostrom, along … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Law Professors on Elinor Ostrom and the Spontaneous Order Tradition”

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The 2011 America Invents Act was intended to reduce costly delays and unnecessary litigation in the U.S. patent system. Among other changes, the Act created a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) within the Patent Office to review third-party claims that a patent was inappropriately granted and to adjudicate disputes arising out of infringement claims. … Continue reading “The America Invents Act On Trial”