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Listen "Discussing "A Network Theory of Patentability" with Prof. Laura Pedraza-Fariña (Northwestern)"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of the vlog & podcast series of ETH's Center for Law & Economics, Prof. Laura Pedraza-Fariña (Northwestern) discusses her paper "A Network Theory of Patentability" with PhD student Margaritha Windisch (ETH Zurich).
Patent law is built upon a fundamental premise: only significant inventions receive patent protection while minor improvements remain in the public domain. Despite its importance, the doctrine that performs this gate keeping role — non-obviousness — has long remained indeterminate and vague. In their article, Laura Pedraza-Fariña and her co-author Prof. Ryan Whalen (University of Hongkong) draw on network theory, a novel approach answering the questions what non-obvious inventions are and how to determine non-obviousness in specific cases.
Paper References:
Laura Pedraza-Fariña - Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Ryan Whalen - University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law
A Network Theory of Patentability
University of Chicago Law Review, Volume 87, No. 1, (2020)
https://lawreview.uchicago.edu/publication/network-theory-patentability
Audio Credits:
Trailer music: AllttA by AllttA
https://youtu.be/ZawLOcbQZ2w
Patent law is built upon a fundamental premise: only significant inventions receive patent protection while minor improvements remain in the public domain. Despite its importance, the doctrine that performs this gate keeping role — non-obviousness — has long remained indeterminate and vague. In their article, Laura Pedraza-Fariña and her co-author Prof. Ryan Whalen (University of Hongkong) draw on network theory, a novel approach answering the questions what non-obvious inventions are and how to determine non-obviousness in specific cases.
Paper References:
Laura Pedraza-Fariña - Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Ryan Whalen - University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law
A Network Theory of Patentability
University of Chicago Law Review, Volume 87, No. 1, (2020)
https://lawreview.uchicago.edu/publication/network-theory-patentability
Audio Credits:
Trailer music: AllttA by AllttA
https://youtu.be/ZawLOcbQZ2w
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