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Praxis: The Online Publication of The McCarthy Institute

Case Analysis: Corteva Agriscience LLC v. Inari Agriculture Inc.

By Tanner Murray. Tanner is a 2L at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, as well as a McCarthy Institute Fellow. The ongoing litigation between Corteva Agriscience LLC and Inari Agriculture, Inc. illustrates the tension among the fields of patent law, plant variety protection, and international biotechnical competition as they converge in […]

Case Analysis: Sun Nong Dan Foods, Inc. v. Kangnam1957, Inc.

By Benjamin Alto. Benjamin Alto is a 3L Juris Doctorate candidate at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University with a focus on Intellectual Property law. He currently serves as a McCarthy Institute Fellow starting in 2023. Ben brings a background in patent and trademark prosecution and litigation, having worked with the Lisa […]

Can You Own A Trend?

By Lesley Forst Michalegko. Lesley Forst Michalegko is a 3L JD candidate at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. She is interested in data, privacy, biotechnology and health law. During her time in law school Lesley served as a Law, Science and Innovation Scholar and a McCarthy Fellow. Lesley has […]

Grand Compromise: Complexity of Stakeholders and Ad-hoc Regulations for AI

By Eunmi Kang. Eunmi is a second year law student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. She graduated from law school in Korea before moving to the United States. Previously, she worked at the Human Rights Commissioner’s Office in South Korea, working with foreign clients. She is a Fellow of the McCarthy Institute […]

Vidal v. Elster: Discussions Around Free Speech Implications and the Lanham Act

By Shannon Kavanagh. Shannon is a 2L J.D. Candidate at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. She is an honors graduate of Penn State University and the Bellisario College of Communications with a degree in print and digital journalism and a minor in women, gender and sexuality studies.  She is a […]

An Interview with Professor Jon E. Kappes

By Payton Love. Payton is a 2L at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and serves as the Co-Chair of the Symposium Branch at the McCarthy Institute. He earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration at Grand Canyon University. This past summer, Payton externed at the United States Federal District Court with Judge Brnovich. […]

Matal v. Tam’s Implications for Trademark Law and the First Amendment

By Sarah Siddiqui. Sarah Siddiqui is a 2L at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Before law school, she graduated from UCLA with a degree in political science. Currently, Sarah is an Associate Editor for Jurimetrics and a fellow at the McCarthy Institute. I. INTRODUCTION Matal v. Tam is a landmark decision by the United […]

Patent Engineering and Private Patent Practice: It’s All About Connections

By Faith Keist. Faith Keist is a 1L at Sandra Day O’Connor Law School. She is the Marketing Co-ordinator for the Copyright Symposium within the McCarthy Institute. She has an interest in both government and public policy work and international human rights law. She is hoping to receive an internship for human rights work over […]