{"id":1132,"date":"2017-04-13T15:10:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T23:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2017-06-01T12:37:45","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T20:37:45","slug":"should-patent-law-be-a-first-amendment-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2017\/04\/13\/should-patent-law-be-a-first-amendment-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Patent Law Be a First Amendment Issue?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday April 17th, Mozilla and Stanford Law are <a href=\"https:\/\/air.mozilla.org\/Mozilla-and-Stanford-Law-Panel-on-Intellectual-Property-Law-and-the-First-Amendment\/\">presenting a panel<\/a> about intellectual property law and the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll talk about how IP law and the First Amendment intersect in IP disputes, eligibility tests, and the balance of interests between patent holders and users.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Mayer\u2019s concurring opinion last year in<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafc.uscourts.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/opinions-orders\/15-1769.Opinion.9-28-2016.1.PDF\"> Intellectual Ventures I LLC v.<\/a> Symantec Corp, has put the debate over the First Amendment and boundaries of patent protection back in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>Our all star panel will discuss both sides of the debate.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Panelists<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.uci.edu\/faculty\/full-time\/burk\/\">Dan Burk<\/a>, professor of law at UC Irvine School of Law.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.uci.edu\/faculty\/full-time\/burk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1135\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/burk-300x335.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/burk-300x335.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/burk.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/bio\/sandra-park-0\">Sandra Park<\/a>, Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU Women\u2019s Rights Project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/bio\/sandra-park-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1136\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/sandra_park_web-300x257.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/sandra_park_web-300x257.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/sandra_park_web.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fenwick.com\/professionals\/pages\/bobsachs.aspx\">Robert Sachs<\/a>, a partner at Fenwick &amp; West LLP, a leading Intellectual Property law firm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fenwick.com\/professionals\/pages\/bobsachs.aspx\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1137\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/RobertSachs.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/People\/Seltzer\/\">Wendy Seltzer<\/a>, Strategy Lead and Policy Counsel for the World Wide Web Consortium.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/People\/Seltzer\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1138\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/wseltzer-sm.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@learnedhoof\">Elvin Lee<\/a>, Product and Commercial Counsel at Mozilla, will moderate the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/should-patent-law-be-a-first-amendment-issue.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1144\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/should-patent-law-be-a-first-amendment-issue.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll also hear opening remarks from professor <a href=\"https:\/\/law.stanford.edu\/directory\/mark-a-lemley\/\">Mark A. Lemley<\/a>, who serves as the Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/law.stanford.edu\/stanford-program-in-law-science-technology\/\">Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/Lemley_Mark1-400x400.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1139\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/Lemley_Mark1-400x400-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/Lemley_Mark1-400x400-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/Lemley_Mark1-400x400-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/Lemley_Mark1-400x400.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Topics and questions we\u2019ll cover <\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Does patent law create conflicts with the First Amendment?<\/li>\n<li>Do the subject-matter eligibility tests created by the Supreme Court (e.g.,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/13pdf\/13-298_7lh8.pdf\"> Alice<\/a>) mitigate or impact any potential First Amendment issues?<\/li>\n<li>How does the First Amendment\u2019s intersection with patent law compare to other IP and regulatory contexts?<\/li>\n<li>What are the different competing interests for IP owners and creators?<\/li>\n<li>Registration of \u2018offensive\u2019 marks is currently being reviewed in light of the First Amendment. Are there any parallels to the grant of patent protection by the USPTO, or subsequent enforcement?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Watch<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/air.mozilla.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1143\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/air_mozilla-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/air_mozilla-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/air_mozilla-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/air_mozilla-600x330.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/air_mozilla-1400x770.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/files\/2017\/04\/air_mozilla-1000x549.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/air.mozilla.org\/Mozilla-and-Stanford-Law-Panel-on-Intellectual-Property-Law-and-the-First-Amendment\/\">AirMozilla<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mozilla\/\"> Mozilla\u2019s Facebook page<\/a> will carry the livestream for this<a href=\"https:\/\/law.stanford.edu\/event\/lst-evening-event\/\"> event.<\/a> We hope you&#8217;ll tune in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday April 17th, Mozilla and Stanford Law are presenting a panel about intellectual property law and the First Amendment. 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