Sharing data in the twenty-first century is fraught with error. Most commonly, data is freely accessible, surreptitiously stolen, and easily capitalized in the pursuit of monetary maximization.
In this paper, I consider the construction of patents as social practices. The goal is to observe patents in action, that is, to catch patents in the act of becoming patents.
In Aaron Perzanowski's 2022 book The Right to Repair: Reclaiming the Things We Own, he offers a comprehensive and easy-to-read coverage of an underappreciated topic.