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- Title
THE IMPACT OF IMPLICIT BIAS ON FEMALE PATENT APPLICANTS IN AN AGE OF INCREASINGLY VAGUE PATENT STANDARDS.
- Authors
Alcantara, Jaclyn
- Abstract
The article focuses on the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court patent decisions that have resulted in vague, less objective patent examination standards and evaluates how this might influence whether subjective biases. It mentions ways in which such subjectivity can allow examiners' implicit biases to impact female patent applicants. It also mentions study on gender bias during the patent examination process and potential solutions for reducing or eliminating the impact of biases.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PATENT suits; PATENT examiners; PATENT applications; BIAS (Law); SEX discrimination
- Publication
UMKC Law Review, 2019, Vol 88, Issue 1, p161
- ISSN
0047-7575
- Publication type
Article