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Through our scientific and technological genius, we've made of this world a neighborhood. And now through our moral and ethical commitment, we must make of it a brotherhood.
Background
Sean Seymore is an associate professor of law and an associate professor of chemistry at Vanderbilt University. He holds a BS in chemistry from Tennessee (Tenneesse Scholar), a MS in chemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology, a PhD in chemistry from Notre Dame, and a JD from Notre Dame (Allen Endowment Fellow).
Interests
Seymore’s research focuses on how patent law should evolve in response to advances in science and technology and how the intersection of law and science is critical to the formation of public policy.
As an MLK visiting professor, Seymore worked on current research projects relating to the disclosure function of the patent system and transformative proposals to promote the shared policy goals of science and patent law.
Sample Work
Publication
The Null Patent
“The Null Patent,” 53 William and Mary Law Review 2041 (2012)
Publication
Fundamentals of United States Intellectual Property Law: Copyright, Patent, Trademark
Fundamentals of United States Intellectual Property Law: Copyright, Patent, Trademark (Kluwer, 4th ed.) (with S. Halpern and K. Port) (2012)
Publication
Patently Impossible
“Patently Impossible,” 64 Vanderbilt Law Review 1491 (2011)
Publication
Rethinking Novelty in Patent Law,
“Rethinking Novelty in Patent Law,” 60 Duke Law Journal 919 (2011)