The Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property addresses subjects relating to intellectual property and the intersection of law and technology, including law and biotechnology, copyrights, the Internet, media, patents, telecommunications, and trademarks. The online format of the Journal permits these rapidly developing issues to be addressed in a timely manner by combining scholarly analyses with an up-to-date examination of the current news in intellectual property law.

The Journal is proud to announce the publication of the third issue in its seventh volume. This issue tracks the issues covered in our recent symposium, "Riding the Wave: Understanding Recent Developments in IP Law," which took place at the Law School in spring 2009. This issue contains thought-provoking articles discussing the recent decision of the Federal Circuit (since granted certiorari by the Supreme Court), In re Bilski. The articles in this issue evaluate alternative methods of software protection in light of the Bilski decision and discuss how the decision reflects an increasing concern about pre-emption of fundamental principles. In addition, this issue contains transcripts of our symposium panels, which covered topics ranging from the Bilski decision itself, to proposed legislative and USPTO rule changes with regard to patents. To read or download our current issue, please visit our current issue page.

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