PATENTED PATTERNS: On the art and science of patterns. A critical inquiry.

The present paper proposes a critical reflection on the existing relationship between patterns, algorithms and their patentable status. Based on a series of legal actions related to the use of patterns (Robert Lang against Sarah Morris, Mexican indigenous peoples against Isabel Marant, Apple patent on some gestures, etc.) it will analyse the already existing legal interpretations of what a pattern is and will discuss in which way these cases can establish a precedent for today’s digitalized environments. Defined both as form of stylistic and cultural expression, as well as logical forms, patterns are becoming elements of high importance for the present digital modelization technologies (see, for example, pattern recognition algorithms). Therefore, the legal status of a pattern is becoming a field of political battle. Notions like author and collective author, cultural tradition and logical form, creative commons and intellectual property are at stake in this context. The implications are of social, political and economic importance and this paper will sketch out some of the short-comings when it comes to their use and application, their implicit ideologies, as well as arts and sciences disciplinary divisions.

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Tincuta Heinzel

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Publication date: May 2018

Publication date (Print): May 2018

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVAC18.8

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Conference name: Politics of the Machines - Art and After

Conference acronym: EVA Copenhagen

Conference number: 7

Conference location: Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

Conference date: 15 - 17 May 2018

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Digital arts and culture

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[1] D Alberge 2011 Tate Artist Sarah Morris ‘Unfolded’ our Works, Claim Leading Origami Designers The Guardian URL: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jun/05/tate-artist-sarah-martin-origami-lawsuit 15 June 2018

[2] C. Allamel- Raffin, 2010 Le texte et l’image dans la formulation de la preuve en physique des materiaux, Revue d’anthropologie des connaissances No.3/2010, 476-504

[3] H Arendt 1958 The Human Condition Chicago University of Chicago Press

[4] K BowreyJ.E. Anderson, 2009 The Politics of Global Information Sharing, Social and Legal Studies 18 4 URL: http://works.bepress.com/jane_anderson/4/ 15 June 2018

[5] CCMR 2017 Annual Symposium Atomic Origami: A technology Platform for nanoscale Machines, Sensors and Robots URL: http://www.best.cornell.edu/index.cfm/events.detail s?eventID=1257 15 June 2018

[6] S DeterdingP. OttoV. Djordevic 2013 Urheberrecht und Copyright: Vergleich zweier ungleicher Brueder, in Bundeszentrale fuer Poltische Bildung July 15 2013 URL: http://www.bpb.de/gesellschaft/medien-undsport/urheberrecht/169971/urheberrecht-und-copyright 15 June 2018

[7] CJ Friedrich 1958 The philosophy of Law in Historical Perspective University of Chicago Press Chicago

[8] T Heinzel 2016 Designatures. Economies of Design, Politics of Participation Na(rra)tions. Essays on East and Central European Architecture Arhitext Foundation Bucharest

[9] T Gilsdorf 2015 Gender, Culture and Ethno-mathematics Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Mathematics Education and Society (MES-8) S. MukhopadhyayB. Greer 531 542

[10] C. Levy-Strauss 1962 The Savage Mind University of Chicago Press Chicago Translated from the French by George Weidenfield and Nicholson Ltd

[11] R Lang 2013 Sarah Morris Copyright Infringement URL: http://www.langorigami.com/article/sarah-morris-copyright-infringement 15 June 2018

[12] R Lang 2018 Robert J. Lang URL: http://www.langorigami.com/artist/robert-j-lang 15 June 2018

[13] R Lang 2009 Mathematical Methods in Origami Design Bridges 2009: mathematics, music, Art, Architecture, Culture Banff, Canada 26-29 July 2009 11-20 Banff International Research Station

[14] N Larsson 2015 Inspiration or plagiarism? Mexicans seek reparations for French designer’s look-alike blouse, in The Guardian URL: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/jun/17/mexican-mixe-blouse-isabel-marant 15 06 2018

[15] S Kachipauda 2013 Mindy’s Masai Mara adventure is an insult to us all, in The Guardian URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/19/ke nya-mindy-budgor-masai-mara 15 06 2018

[16] U Klein 2005 Introduction. Technoscientific Productivity Perspectives on Science 13 2 Summer 2005 MIT Press 139 141

[17] D Main 2014 From Robots to Retinas: 9 Amazing Origami Applications, in Popular Science URL: http://www.popsci.com/article/science/robots-retinas-9-amazing-origami-applications#page-5. 15 June 2018

[18] S Orlean 2007 The Origami Lab. Why a physicist dropped everything for paper folding The Newyorker URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/02/19/t he-origami-lab 15 June 2018

[19] C Orfescu 2016 Cris Orfescu’s Biography URL: http://crisorfescu.com/artist-biography/ 15 June 2018

[20] Perner-WilsonH. 2011 Handcrafting Textile Interfaces from A Kit-of-No-Parts TEI’11 Conference Proceedings Funchal, Portugal 61 68 DOI: 10.1145/1935701.1935715

[21] H. Perner-Wilson 2009 Tilt Sensing Bracelet Instructables URL: http://www.instructables.com/id/Fabric-amp-Bead-Tilt-Sensing-Bracelet/ 15 June 2018

[22] H. Perner-Wilson, 2018 Tweet from 2^rd of June 2018 URL: https://twitter.com/openPlusea/status/10028516939 88646912/photo/1. 15 June 2018

[23] D Pilling 2018 Warrior tribe enlists lawyers in battle for Maasai “brand” Financial Times URL: https://www.ft.com/content/999ad344-fcff-11e7-9b32-d7d59aace167 15 June 2018

[24] J Shaw 1998 Convergence of Art, Science and Technology? C. SommererL. Mignonneau Art @ Science Springer Verlag Wien 162 166

[25] Mackeay 1999 Intellectual Property C.B Gray The Philosophy of Law New York Garland Reference Library of the Humanities

[26] R Malina 2010 What are the Different Types of Art Science Collaborations URL: http://malina.diatrope.com/2010/08/29/what-arethe-different-types-of-art-science-collaboration/ 15 June 2018

[27] M Mauss 1936 Les techniques du corps Journal de Psychologie XXXII 3-4 15 March 15 April 1936 URL: http://classiques.uqac.ca/classiques/mauss_marcel/socio_et_anthropo/6_Techniques_corps/Techniqu es_corps.html 15 June 2018

[28] A Newitz 2013 10 Physical Gestures That Have been Patented Io9.com URL: https://io9.gizmodo.com/10-physical-gestures-that-have-been-patented-1251848412. 15 June 2018

[29] Art @ Science Springer Verlag Wien 162 166

[30] H Simon 1996 Sciences of the Artificial 3rd MIT Press Cambridge, MA

[31] M Schneider 2018 Codes of Craft and Conduct E. Kurbak Stitching Worlds. Exploring Textiles and Electronics Berlin, Revolver 34 43

[32] US Pantent 9,316,418 B2 2016 Sensor for measuring tilt angle based on electronic textile and method thereof URL: https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/handle/1853/ 57074/9316481.pdf 15 June 2018

[33] J. Walker, 2015 Our System is so Broken, Almost no Patented Discoveries Ever Get Used, in Wire https://www.wired.com/2015/01/fixing-broken-patent-system/ 15 June 2018

[34] G Waloszek 2012 Introduction to Design Thinking URL: https://experience.sap.com/skillup/introduction-to-design-thinking/ 15 June 2018

[35] C Weaver 2011 Robert J. Lang On Origami, Sarah Morris Lawsuit Hyperallergic URL: https://hyperallergic.com/25741/lang-art-origami-science/ 15 June 2018

[36] C Weaver 2011 Origami v. Morris. When Paper Folders Strike Hyperallergic URL: https://hyperallergic.com/24731/oragami-v-morris/ 15 June 2018

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