The Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property is proud to announce the publication of the first issue in the seventh volume. The current issue addresses intellectual property issues in both the patent and copyright fields. From the patent side, we have advice for patent prosecutors when determining how broad to make a patent claim, an argument that the patent reform discussion should take research bottlenecks into account, and an argument against imposing a “technical” requirement for patentable subject matter. In the copyright area, we look at some rhetorical issues that may be preventing the public from supporting current copyright law. The current issue also includes comments on the application of the open source process to legislation development, the impact of the Leegin decision on patent licensing, and the regulation of virtual worlds. Please visit our current issue page to read more.

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