Innovation is a commercially risky and legally perilous process. It is risky because large sunk costs are often required to initiate and sustain research, product development and other steps involved in the offering of the product and winning of the market. At the cusp of commercial success...

In an age of divisive politics, there has been a surprising amount of consensus on containing the cost of healthcare and ensuring adequate access to it. The Affordable Care Act's name itself indicates the aspirations of a president who campaigned for its passage through Congress. While his...

Professor Herbert Hovenkamp’s impact on intellectual property (IP) law is significant. His writings reveal a deep and intuitive grasp of innovation and its mechanisms. This paper gleans Professor Hovenkamp’s key insights about the IP and antitrust interface. It examines the rules of...

Singapore protects databases under copyright law. While copyright may be conceptually malleable enough to protect databases, stretching copyright over these factual compilations may be a rough and incomplete solution to regulating access. The EU Database Directive makes a clearer...