Artsactive Call for Patents Filed by Artists

The Artsactive network has established a list of artists who have filed patents and is seeking to expand it. The project is led by Robert Thill (http://www.clancco.com).

If you have been filed a patent or if you know artists who has filed patents, please send us an e-mail with the information to info[@]artsactive.net.

To view the current list, see http://www.artsactive.net/en/resources/patents/

One of Artsactive aims has been to develop ways of evaluating and assessing the impact of artistic contributions to what is broadly called 'innovation'. We acknowledge there are many different ways in which this can be done and we are keen to explore and discuss this spectrum. One key area of analysis is how and to what degree legal systems are being used to support or exploit this contribution.

To start the process of investigation we are looking at how and where the patenting system has been used within collaborations or by artists who have been working with science, technology or business. One question we might raise is to what extent the filing of patents (and building examples and models of this) can help to boost the profile of artists as formal researchers within art and science and art and industry/technology collaborations. By creating a list, we wish to promote the idea that artists are also investigators and we seek to offer examples of how and where artists have been formally recognised as such. Registering a patent is a specific way of demonstrating that an investigation is new and innovative.

Please indicate the types of patents from the following three categories:

(*) Patents related to the artistic work

(**) Patents related to other professional activities of the artist

(***) Patents related to both artistic work and other professional activities of the artist

Again, please send the information to info[@]artsactive.net.

Artsactive is a network of organisations that place artists in science and industry residencies http://www.artsactive.net/en/ It is coordinated by Arantxa Mendiharat and the Disonancias organisation in Spain: http://www.disonancias.com/en/

Leonardo/OLATS is a member of the ARSTACTIVE network .