{"id":1381,"date":"2019-06-05T14:58:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T18:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/tpri\/?page_id=1381"},"modified":"2021-10-12T13:36:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T17:36:28","slug":"ip-day-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/tpri\/news-and-events\/ip-day-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"IP Day 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tpri\/files\/2019\/06\/US06655077-20031202-D00000-e1559759090570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1384 alignright\" \/>Current Research on Patent Prosecution<\/h2>\n<p>What issues are patent applicants and examiners wrestling with today, and what do they tell us about the state of innovation in the U.S.?<\/p>\n<p>Leading scholars presented the latest research, including a panel discussion on the recent <em>Qualcomm<\/em> decision, at the Third Annual TPRI IP Day on Monday, July 22, 2019, at Boston University School of Law.\u00a0 Papers, slides, and videos are below.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/bu-law-technology-policy-research-initiative-ip-day-2019-tickets-62727788504\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Agenda:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Opening Remarks: <\/strong>Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel One: Examination and Quality<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gaetan de Rassenfosse \/ Adam Jaffe, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nber.org\/papers\/w22244\">Low-quality Patents in the Eye of the Beholder<\/a>&#8221; [<a href=\"\/tpri\/files\/2019\/08\/de-Rassenfosse-BU-2019.pdf\">slides<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/IPDay_Rassenfosse\/1_iprsm9hg\">video<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Melissa Wasserman \/ Michael Frakes, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3284109\">Irrational Ignorance at the Patent Office<\/a>&#8221; [<a href=\"\/tpri\/files\/2019\/08\/IrrationalIgnorance1.pdf\">slides<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/IPDay_Wasserman\/1_bj0qe9tf\">video<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Mitchell, &#8220;Is This Obvious?&#8221; [<a href=\"\/tpri\/files\/2019\/08\/pres_obviousness_BU.pdf\">slides<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/IPDay_Mitchell\/1_8rqhrvoi\">video<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Discussant: Mike Meurer [<a href=\"\/tpri\/files\/2019\/08\/IP-Day-2019-Meurer.pdf\">slides<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/IPDay_Meurer\/1_ltfogtw3\">video<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Panel Two: Examiners Under the Microscope<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deepak Hegde, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3339555\">Does Gender Affect Work?<\/a>&#8221; [<a href=\"\/tpri\/files\/2019\/08\/Does-Gender-Affect-Work_7.22.19-BU_Hegde.pdf\">slides<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/IPDay_Hegde\/1_emfzjeys\">video<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Michael Frakes \/ Melissa Wasserman, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3099029\">Knowledge Spillovers and Learning in the Workplace<\/a>&#8221; [<a href=\"\/tpri\/files\/2019\/08\/IP_day_frakes.pdf\">slides<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/IPDay_Frakes\/1_yym8xotg\">video<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Discussant: Megan MacGarvie [<a href=\"\/tpri\/files\/2019\/08\/TPRIdiscussion_mm.pdf\">slides<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/IPDay_MacGarvie\/1_a4rcboh3\">video<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lunch Panel Discussion on FTC vs. Qualcomm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Panelists:\u00a0 Erik Hovenkamp, Keith Hylton, Jeff Prince, Tim Simcoe [<a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/IPDay_Panel\/1_jwegtape\">video<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel Three: Methods and Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andrew Toole, &#8220;Are You My Twin?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Arti Rai, &#8220;Section 101 and Medical Diagnostics&#8221; 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