The Commentary section, revised in December, 1999, provides a forum for less formal, and/or more opinionated pieces than are featured in our Articles section or Headlines section. This includes pieces with a distinct editorial slant, or examples where an academic or practitioner wishes to lay out a provocative concept without expanding it into a full Article. It also includes less thoroughly cited works such as conference proceedings. Finally, this is also a place for the discussion of Headlines or Articles or Commentary items as well as subjects in our field not yet broached by our authors. In addition to reasoned debate on issues raised, informative or entertaining input is always welcome. If you have a comment, please submit it to iptf@bc.edu.

In-Depth Commentary March 31, 2005 - Michael Michalowicz, “Data Forensics: In Search of the Smoking Gun,” 2005 B.C. Intell. Prop. & Tech. F. 033101 -- Michalowicz discusses the importance and value of the far-reaching applications of data forensics. April 19, 2002 - Adam Isaac Hasson, “Patenting Biotechnology: Inherent Limits,” 2002 B.C. Intell. Prop. & Tech. F. 041901 -- Hasson discusses the PTO's heightened standard of review with respect to enablement and the written description requirement for biotechnology patents. February 1, 2002 - Mark R. Goldschmidt, “The Written Description Requirement - An Ambiguous Yet Critical Requirement For Patent Applicants,” 2002 B.C. Intell. Prop. & Tech. F. 020101-- Goldschmidt discusses the impact that the written description requirement of 35 U.S.C. section 112 has on patent applications. April 19, 2000 - Herman T. Tavani, “Privacy and the Internet,” 2000 B.C. Intell. Prop. & Tech. F. 041901 -- Tavani discusses whether there are unique privacy issues relating to the Internet.

Conferences May 14 - 16, 2003 - American Intellectual Property Law Association Spring Meeting. January 22 - 25, 2003 - American Intellectual Property Law Association Mid-Winter Meeting . “Guiding the Board Through the Labyrinth of Corporate IP Transactions: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach” June 4, 1999 - 4th Annual Ethics and Technology Conference Papers . The goal of the conference was to stimulate dialogue and discussion about Information Technology, the Internet, and Society. It brought together a diverse group of professionals to consider the Internet’s profound impact on so many aspects of our daily and professional lives.

Speeches February 3, 1998 - Larry Irving, Speech Before "International Telecommunications Law" seminar, 1998 B.C. Intell. Prop. & Tech. F. 020301 -- Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications Information Administration, gave this speech October 31, 1997 to Boston College Law School's "International Telecommunications Law" seminar. This speech is also available in RealAudio format.

Responses/Opinions March 19, 2000 - Bryan L. Olson's cheer for University of Chicago's curriculum update. May 26, 1999 - Adam White Scoville’s response to Scott L. Jones, A Safe Bet? State Control of Internet Gambling, 1999 B.C. Intell. Prop. & Tech. F. 040801. ...for earlier Responses and Opinions items, see the Responses and Opinions Archive.

...for earlier Commentary items, see the Search page in our Resources section.