Innovations in Pleasure: Patents & Taboo Technologies
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Description
Professor Andrew Gilden from Willamette University presented Innovations in Pleasure: Patents & Taboo Technologies. The paper explores how patents influence the legitimacy and commercialization of taboo technologies, including sexual devices, psychoactive drugs, and abortifacients. It examines how patent law interacts with shifting social norms and legal frameworks, highlighting the role of patents in normalizing controversial innovations.
Presenter
Andrew Gilden is a professor at Willamette University College of Law, where he teaches courses in property, internet law, copyright law, and trusts and estates. His research focuses on the intersection of intellectual property, technology, and cultural norms, examining how legal frameworks shape and are shaped by online and offline interactions.
Workshop Date
3-3-2024
Keywords
Patent Law, Taboo Technologies, Intellectual Property, Social Norms, Legal Framing
Disciplines
Intellectual Property Law | Law and Society
Recommended Citation
Gilden, Andrew, "Innovations in Pleasure: Patents & Taboo Technologies" (2024). Faculty Workshops.
https://ecollections.law.fiu.edu/faculty-workshops/81
