Lucas Osborn

Campbell University Law School

Associate Professor of Law (with tenure)

27603

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

19

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TOTAL CITATIONS

14

Scholarly Papers (19)

1.

Digital Patent Infringement in an Era of 3D Printing

UC Davis Law Review, vol. 48, pp. 1319-1385, 2015., Emory Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-321
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 22 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2015
Timothy R. Holbrook and Lucas Osborn
University of Denver Sturm College of Law and Campbell University Law School
Downloads 945 (53,860)
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patent, infringement, 3D printing, digital, three-dimensional printing, indirect infringement, inducement, contributory infringement, offer to sell

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Of PhDs, Pirates, and the Public: Three-Dimensional Printing Technology and the Arts

1 Tex. A&M L. Rev. 811 (2014)
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2014
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
Downloads 764 (71,869)

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three-dimensional printing, 3D printing, copyright, 3d scanning, art, creative, CAD, technology, design patent

3.

Regulating Three-Dimensional Printing: The Converging Worlds of Bits and Atoms

51 San Diego L. Rev. 553 (2014)
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 03 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2014
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
Downloads 687 (82,469)
Citation 1

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three-dimensional printing, 3D printing, additive manufacturing, regulation, private ordering, technology, intellectual property, code, tort, products liability, guns, gun control

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3D Printing and Intellectual Property

Research Handbook on Digital Transformations, edited by F. Xavier Olleros and Majlinda Zhegu. Edward Elgar, 2016
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 06 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2016
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
Downloads 530 (114,669)

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3D printing, three-dimensional printing, intellectual property, patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, design patent, infringement, digital technology

5.

Trademarks and Digital Goods

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 92, 2017
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2017
Mark P. McKenna and Lucas Osborn
UCLA School of Law and Campbell University Law School
Downloads 312 (210,321)

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trademark, design, digital, 3D, copyright, design patent, Dastar

6.

Intellectual Property Channeling for Digital Works

Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 39, pp. 1303-1362.
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 14 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2018
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
Downloads 241 (274,283)
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Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Contract, Digital, Intellectual Property, 3D Printing, Software

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Trade Mark Protection for Digital Goods

RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, Tanya Aplin, ed. (Edward Elgar Research Handbook Series 2020), Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 200312
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Mar 2020
Mark P. McKenna and Lucas Osborn
UCLA School of Law and Campbell University Law School
Downloads 222 (298,422)

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trademark, copyright, design, unfair competition, digital, comparative

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The Leaky Common Law: An 'Offer to Sell' as a Policy Tool in Patent Law and Beyond

Santa Clara Law Review, Vol. 53, p. 143 (2013)
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 23 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2015
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
Downloads 200 (327,989)

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offer, offer to sell, on sale, contract, patent, trademark, Lanham Act, intellectual property, infringement, policy, statutory interpretation, statutory construction, criminal law, environmental law, securities law

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The Case for Weaker Patents

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 28 Mar 2015
Campbell University Law School, Western University and Michigan Technological University
Downloads 190 (343,955)
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patent, incentive, innovate, invent, commercialize, 3D printing, digital, three-dimensional printing, cloud computing, synthetic biology, patent term, maintenance fees, renewal fees, behavioral psychology

Copyright, Creativity, and Skill: Authorship and AI-Assisted Works

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 21 Feb 2025
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
Downloads 135 (464,605)

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copyright, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Authorship, AI-assisted works, originality, creativity, intellectual property

Copyright, Creativity, and Skill: Authorship and AI-Assisted Works

Belmont University College of Law Research Paper No. 2025-10
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 07 May 2025
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
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AI-assisted works, copyright authorship, Midjourney, generative AI, intellectual property, originality, conception-informed fixation, text-to-image tools, authorship doctrine, machine generated content

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Doctrinal Quandaries with 3D Printing and Intellectual Property

ABA Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter, 2016
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 28 Jul 2016
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
Downloads 166 (388,042)

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3D Printing, three-dimensional printing, Additive Manufacturing, IP, Intellectual Property, patent, trademark, design patent, copyright, litigation, digital

12.

The Limits of Creativity in Copyright: Digital Manufacturing Files and Lockout Codes

Texas A&M University Journal of Property Law, Vol. 4, pp. 25-66
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 26 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2018
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
Downloads 138 (452,263)

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copyright, 3D printing, three-dimensional printing, creativity, CAD, lockout code

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Trademark Boundaries and 3D Printing

Akron Law Review, Vol. 50, No. 865, 2017
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 13 Mar 2018
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
Downloads 111 (535,908)

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3D Printing, three-dimensional printing, additive manufacturing, trademark, competition

14.

Brief Amici Curiae of Intellectual Property Professors in Support of Petitioners

UNC Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2838959, Emory Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Sep 2016
University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Emory University School of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law, Campbell University Law School and University of Iowa - College of Law
Downloads 99 (582,459)
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Promega, Life Technologies, inducement, 35 U.S.C. 271(f), 271(f), export, patent infringement, staple article of commerce, Taq-polymerase, extraterritorial, extraterritoriality, conflict of laws, comity

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Tax Strategy Patents: Why the Tax Community Should Not Exclude the Patent System

Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 18, No. 325, 2008
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 07 Oct 2009
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
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patent, tax strategy, business method, eligible subject matter

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Ripple Effects in the Law: The Broadening Meaning of an 'Offer to Sell' in Patent Law

17 Stanford Tech. L. Rev. 549 (2014)
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 24 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 01 Jan 2015
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
Downloads 85 (640,870)
Citation 1

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patent, infringe, offer, offer to sell, 271(a), advertisement, patent litigation

17.

Instrumentalism at the Federal Circuit

St. Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 56, p. 419, 2012
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 01 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 03 Jan 2015
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
Downloads 73 (699,594)

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Patent, Federal Circuit, Supreme Court, Formalism, Instrumentalism, Rules, Standards, Bilski, Ariad, Abbott Labs, Patentable Subject Matter, Eligible Subject Matter, Written Description, Product-by-Process

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Brief Amici Curiae of Intellectual Property Professors in Support of Petitioner, No. 18-600, Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc. V. Renesas Electronics America, Inc.

No. 18-600 In the Supreme Court of the United States, 2018
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Dec 2018
University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Franklin Pierce Center for IP at UNH Law, University of North Carolina School of Law, Mercer University - Walter F. George School of Law, Saint Louis University - School of Law and Campbell University Law School
Downloads 65 (744,901)

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Transocean, Halo, Extraterritoriality, Offer to Sell, Patent, Infringement, RJR Nabisco

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Foreword: Globalization, Intellectual Property, and Prosperity

Campbell Law Review, Vol. 34, p. 517, 2012
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 20 Oct 2012
Lucas Osborn
Campbell University Law School
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intellectual property, patent, trademark, copyright, international, globalization, trips