The Legal Boundaries of User Innovation and Patents with Prof. Andrew Torrance
Release Date: 03/29/2025
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00:00 Introduction and Wazoku Sponsor Message
00:27 Upcoming Reinvention Summit
01:01 Previous Episodes Recap
01:28 Introducing Andrew W. Torrance
02:01 Legal Aspects of Free User Innovation
03:29 Experimenting and Sharing Innovations
09:02 Selling Innovations and Legal Implications
11:07 Influencers and Legal Responsibilities
17:21 Trust in the FDA and Alternative Medicine
24:38 Patient Rights and Experimental Drugs
30:44 Patenting Innovations
38:54 Closing Remarks and Contact Information
39:44 Final Wazoku Sponsor Message
Andrew on SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=625609
Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/g8GTg_632qY?si=lieqXrcdwUWD1l_l
Andrew's most recent talk on “Innovation Hypercycles: The Rise and Fall of Technology Hotspots”, https://facultyaffairs.ku.edu/distinguished-professors