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Joshua Kresh
Research Professor & Executive Director
IPPI: The IP Policy Institute
The University of Akron School of Law
Washington, D.C.

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IPPI Hosted & Co-Hosted Events

These are events either hosted or co-hosted by the members of the IPPI team and our affiliates from December 2025 through February 2026.

Roundtable on IP & High Tech Policy

On December 2, IPPI hosted a roundtable on “Intellectual Property and High Tech Policy” at the Covington & Burling LLP Washington, D.C. office. Participants discussed topics including litigation leadership, IP and antitrust, and licensing.

IPPI Virtual Copyright Roundtable

On December 10, IPPI hosted a small virtual roundtable on “The Future of the Copyright Office in the Age of AI” to discuss a wider view about what the Office should look like and how it should function to meet the needs of creators.

IPPI Edison 2025-2026 Meeting 3

On January 15-16, IPPI hosted the virtual third and final meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship. The Edison Fellows presented substantially revised drafts of their research papers and received feedback from Distinguished Commentators and other Fellows before submission to journals.

IPPI Steering Committee Meeting

On January 21, IPPI hosted the first meeting of the newly formed IPPI Steering Committee.

IPPI Stevens Roundtable Steering Committee Meeting

On January 29, IPPI hosted the first meeting of the Steering Committee for the Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation.

IPPI 2026 Winter Institute

The IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success was hosted in Lake Buena Vista, FL, on February 26 in partnership with The University of Akron’s Winter Institute 2026. The conference brought together leading scholars and industry experts to examine why effective IP rights and complementary public policies are essential to American innovation leadership, analyze what has driven success in key sectors, and chart a path to maintain or reclaim America’s position as home to the world’s leading creator and innovators. 

IPPI Copyright Roundtable

On February 27, IPPI hosted a roundtable entitled “An Unhurried View of the Future of Copyright” (a name and theme inspired by American copyright scholar Professor Benjamin Kaplan) in Lake Buena Vista, FL, bringing together academics and industry practitioners to zoom out and take an unhurried look at copyright law, policy, and administrative structure for the future.

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News & Speaking Engagements

These are news and speaking engagements for the members of the IPPI team and our affiliates from December 2025 through February 2026.

IPPI Welcomes Our 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship!

• We look forward to meeting and working with our 2026-2027 Fellows over the coming year to develop academic papers in intellectual property and adjacent fields for peer review and publication.
  • Nathanael Andrews, Senior Associate Counsel, Software Information Industry Association (SIIA))
  • David Atkinson, Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgetown University Law Center; Lecturer / Assistant Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Giorgio Castiglia, Economic Policy Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
  • Bao Kham Chau, Visiting Fellow, Cornell Tech; Affiliate, Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society; Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • Allan Augusto Gallo-Antonio, Assistant Professor of Law and Economics, School of Business, Mackenzie Presbyterian University; Associate Researcher, Mackenzie Center for Economic Freedom
  • Joshua A. Kresh, Research Professor & Executive Director, IPPI: The IP Policy Institute, The University of Akron School of Law
  • Jaci McDole, Senior Director, Copyright and Creativity, Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC), U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Douglas S. Park, Research Assistant Professor (Research Fellow), Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology; IPPI: The IP Policy Institute, The University of Akron School of Law
  • Allison Schmitt, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Oregon School of Law
  • Yuan Tian, Vice President, Analysis Group, Inc.
• We’re also honored to be joined by our Distinguished Commentators during this iteration of the Fellowship, who will guide the Fellows through the academic writing process and provide them with rigorous feedback.
  • John F. Duffy, Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law, Elizabeth D. and Richard A. Merrill Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law; Senior Scholar, IPPI
  • Erika Lietzan, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, William H. Pittman Professor of Law & Timothy J. Heinsz Professor of Law, Center for Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship, University of Missouri School of Law; Senior Scholar, IPPI
  • Emily Michiko Morris, David L. Brennan Endowed Chair; Associate Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology; Associate Faculty Chair, Senior Fellow for Life Sciences, & Senior Scholar, IPPI: The IP Policy Institute, The University of Akron School of Law
  • Christopher Newman, Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School; Senior Scholar, IPPI
• Program Leadership:
  • Eric Claeys, Professor of Law, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School; IPPI Senior Fellow for Scholarly Initiatives & Senior Scholar
  • Mark S. Schultz, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Endowed Chair in Intellectual Property Law; Director of the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Program; IPPI Faculty Chair & Senior Scholar Professor, The University of Akron Law School of Law

Policy Work

Amicus Briefs

IPPI Senior Scholar Ted Sichelman submitted “Amici Curiae Brief of Intellectual Property and Innovation Scholar in Support of Petitioner” in Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. et al on December 3. The brief was also signed by IPPI Associate Faculty Chair, Senior Fellow for Life Sciences, & Senior Scholar Emily Michiko Morris; IPPI Research Professor and Executive Director Joshua Kresh; and IPPI Faculty Chair & Senior Scholar Mark Schultz.

A 2024 amicus brief filed by tattoo artists represented by Professor Sandra Aistars and her former Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic in support of photographer Jeff Sedlik in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg was cited favorably in a concurring opinion by Judges Anthony D. Johnstone and Kim McLane Wardlaw of the Ninth Circuit. Although Mr. Sedlik was not successful in his appeal, two of the three judges on the panel joined in the concurrence which harshly criticizes the 9th Circuit’s intrinsic/extrinsic test for substantial similarity. This suggests a potential avenue to overturn the long-controversial infringement test. 

Responses to USPTO

In December, IPPI Senior Economist Alexander Raskovich and IPPI Scholar Dr. Amy Semet filed responses to the USPTO’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Revised Rules of Practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The USPTO proposed significant changes to the IPR process, and, as academics, IPPI felt that it would be helpful to provide some details that should be considered as changes are made. We are particularly excited to see some additional publications (forthcoming) from Dr. Semet that will share more on the PTAB dataset she has spent the last several years compiling. [Dr. Raskovich’s response (also available on SSRN) | Dr. Semet’s response]

Testimony

On January 13, IPPI Advisory Board Member The Hon. Andrei Iancu testified at the Trade Subcommittee Hearing on Maintaining American Innovation and Technology Leadership (view the hearing announcement for more details).

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News and Updates by IPPI Affiliate

Sandra Aistars

Distinguished Counselor in Residence and Professor of Law, IPPI: The IP Policy Institute, The University of Akron School of Law

• Led the subject-matter planning for and hosted the online, invitation-only December 10 copyright roundtable convened by IPPI to discuss the future of the copyright office in the age of AI
• Amicus brief filed in 2024 by tattoo artists represented by Professor Aistars and her former Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Clinic in support of photographer Jeff Sedlik in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg was cited favorably in a concurring opinion by Judges Anthony D. Johnstone and Kim McLane Wardlaw of the Ninth Circuit
• On February 26, served as moderator for the panel “Copyright, AI, and National Competitiveness” at the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL
• Led the subject-matter planning for and both led and participated in the February 27 IPPI Copyright Roundtable in Lake Buena Vista, FL
• Continued to provide regular guidance to the IPPI team on copyright matters

Srinivasan Ananthraman

2025-2026 Edison Fellow; Senior Patent Researcher, Ashland Specialty Products

• On January 15-16, participated as a Fellow in the virtual third and final meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship

Jonathan Barnett

IPPI Senior Scholar; Torrey H. Webb Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law

• Served as a panelist on the February 19 National Press Foundation (NFP) webinar for journalists on AI and copyright licensing, sponsored by the Copyright Alliance and The Next Solutions Group (NSG)

Matt Blaszczyk

2025-2026 Edison Fellow; Research Fellow in Law and Mobility, University of Michigan Law School

• Spoke at The Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting, hosted in New Orleans, LA, from January 6-9
• On January 15-16, participated as a Fellow in the virtual third and final meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship

Bruce Boyden

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School

• Professor Boyden’s amicus brief (filed October 22, 2025) in Cox v. Sony is listed on the Supreme Court of the United States’s webpage for the case
• Article The Grapes of Roth was cited several times in Judge Johnstone’s concurring opinion in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg, No. 24-3367, 2026 WL 17166 (9th Cir. Jan. 2, 2026)
• On February 27, participated in IPPI’s Copyright Roundtable in Lake Buena Vista, FL

Jennifer L. Brant

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Senior Advisor, Sidley Austin LLP; CEO & Founder, Innovation Insights

• As of October 2025, has joined Sidley Austin LLP as a Senior Advisor

Eric Claeys

IPPI Senior Fellow for Scholarly Initiatives & Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

• On January 15-16, led the virtual third and final meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship

Mark A. Cohen

IPPI Senior Fellow for China IP & Scholar; China IP Strategies, LLC; Senior Technology Fellow, Asia Society Northern California & Seattle

• Participated in IPPI’s December 2 invitation-only roundtable on “Intellectual Property and High Tech Policy” in Washington, D.C.
• On January 22, served as a panelist for “Session 3: Debunking the U.S.-China Race for Technology” at the Asia Society Northern California’s The Future of U.S. & China Conference 2026: A Shifting Global Order in San Francisco, CA
• On February 26, spoke on the panel “The U.S. as a Leader in Innovation and IP Policy” at the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Loletta (Lolita) Darden

IPPI Scholar; Visiting Associate Clinical Professor and Director, Intellectual Property and Technology Clinic, The George Washington University Law School; Managing Partner, Darden Betts Strategic IP Counselors

• Firm Darden Betts facilitated the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts’ January 20 webinar “WALA Copyright ‘Basics’ w/ Darden Betts”

Michael Doane

IPPI Scholar; Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, The University of Akron School of Law; 2024-2025 Edison Fellow

• Participated in IPPI’s December 2 invitation-only roundtable on “Intellectual Property and High Tech Policy” in Washington, D.C.

John F. Duffy

IPPI Senior Scholar; Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law, Class of 1966 Research Professor of Law, & Director, Center on Intellectual Property Law, University of Virginia School of Law

• On January 15-16, participated as a Distinguished Commentator in the virtual third and final meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship
• Participated in IPPI’s December 2 invitation-only roundtable on “Intellectual Property and High Tech Policy” in Washington, D.C.

Tabrez Ebrahim

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School

• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Gillian Fenton, Esq., CLP

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Founder and Managing Director, LST Strategies LLC

• On November 7, participated in IPPI’s Biopharma Roundtable in Washington, D.C.
• On November 13, taught in the LES Due Diligence course (livestream)
• Served as a panelist on November 18 webinar “IP Considerations for Life Sciences Companies,” produced by Financial Poise, and was quoted in the corresponding December 26 National Law Review article
• On December 16, was interviewed for Les Nouvelles LIVE 2025 December Edition
• On February 18-19, taught the livestreaming premier of her new course developed for the Licensing Executives Society (LES), “Principles of Intellectual Property Management.” The course will also be presented live and in-person by the DC Chapter of LES later this year.
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Jon M. Garon

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Dean for Technology and Innovation; Director, Goodwin Program for Society, Technology, and the Law; and Professor of Law

• On February 26, spoke on the panel “Copyright, AI, and National Competitiveness” at the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL
• On February 27, participated in IPPI’s Copyright Roundtable in Lake Buena Vista, FL

Michael Goodyear

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor at New York Law School

• In December, served as the inaugural Guest Editor for The Trademark Reporter, curating a special issue on “Emerging IP Enforcement in Online Markets and Digital Spaces” (115 Trademark Reporter 959 (2025))
• On December 2, spoke about Cox v. Sony on the Tavis Smiley Show on KBLA 1580 in Los Angeles
• Organized and hosted the Junior Intellectual Property Scholars Association (JIPSA) Winter Workshop from December 4-5 at New York Law School
• On December 4, presented article Licensing Knowledge Death at the JIPSA Winter Workshop
• On December 9, spoke about Cox v. Sony on an episode of The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen on WNHN FM 94.7 in Concord, NH
• Was quoted by BBC News in the December 12 article “Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules,” speaking about the Trump Executive Order on AI
• Is teaching on Copyright and Trademark and Unfair Competition this Spring 2026 at New York Law School
• Has been elected Vice-Chair of The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Art Law
• On January 7, presented on the panel “The Impact of Technology on Law and Society” and moderated the Intellectual Property Law Section’s Emerging Scholars panel at The Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA
• On January 16, presented Rethinking Authenticity at the 2026 Tri-State Region IP Workshop, hosted by the NYU School of Law in New York, NY
• On January 16, served as invited commentator for Mehtab Khan for Session 5 of the Law & Technology Workshop
• Was quoted in January 5 The National Law Review article “85 Predictions for AI and the Law in 2026”
• Was quoted in January 12 Newsweek article “Legal Experts Weigh in on Sexualized Grok AI Images”
• On January 13, appeared on CBS News segment “British Regulators Are Investigating Elon Musk’s X Over Grok’s AI-Generated Images” with Errol Barnett
• Was quoted in January 14 TechCrunch article “Musk denies awareness of Grok sexual underage images as California AG launches probe”
• Was quoted in January 26 Bloomberg Law article “Hochul Crusade Against Gaming Platforms Threatens Big Tech”
• On February 5, presented a webinar for Alt Legal titled “Face the Fakes: Legal Strategies for Combatting Deepfakes”
• On February 13, spoke on the panel “Content Moderation and Free Speech: Balancing Platform with First Amendment Concerns and Human Rights Standards” at the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology’s 2026 symposium, Platform Power: The Rise of Private Governance in Tech
• Presented Rethinking Authenticity at the 2026 Works-in-Progress in Intellectual Property (WIPIP) Colloquium, hosted from February 27-28 at Boston University School of Law (view the full agenda)
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Dr. Bowman Heiden

IPPI Scholar; Co-Director, Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), University of Gothenburg, Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley

• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Zac Henderson

2025-2026 Edison Fellow; Visiting Assistant Professor and Shashi and Dipanjan “DJ” Deb Faculty Scholar, UC Law San Francisco

• Congratulations to 2025-2026 IPPI Edison Fellow Zac Henderson for accepting a position at SMU Dedman School of Law this December!
• On January 15-16, participated as a Fellow in the virtual third and final meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship

Camilla A. Hrdy

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School

• Spoke on the panel “Hot Topics in Trade Secrets” at the 26th Annual Berkeley-Stanford Advanced Patent Law Institute, held December 4-5 in Stanford, CA
• On January 16, presented Trade Secret Law’s On-Sale Bar at the 2026 Tri-State Region IP Workshop, hosted by the NYU School of Law in New York, NY
• On January 30, spoke on the panel “Where Do We Go From Here?” at the Santa Clara Law School’s Intellectual Property Conference: How It Started, How It’s Going in Santa Clara, CA
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Joshua Kresh

Research Professor & Executive Director, IPPI, The University of Akron School of Law

• Co-led the subject-matter planning for and participated in IPPI’s December 2 invitation-only roundtable on Intellectual Property and High Tech Policy in Washington, D.C.
• Signed Ted Sichelman’s Amici Curiae Brief of Intellectual Property and Innovation Scholar in Support of Petitioner in Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. et al, which was submitted to the Supreme Court of the United States on December 3
• Was interviewed for January 9 IP Protection Matters episode “Exploring the Economic and Moral Benefits of IP Protection” (IP Protection Matters is a Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) production). The Copyright Alliance’s January 27 Policy Alert also mentioned this podcast interview.
• On January 15-16, participated in the virtual third and final meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship
• Led the subject-matter planning for the February 26 IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL, as well as co-delivering welcoming remarks and moderating the panel “The U.S. as a Leader in Innovation and IP Policy”
• On February 27, participated in IPPI Copyright Roundtable in Lake Buena Vista, FL

Dr. John Liddicoat

IPPI Scholar; Senior Research Associate and Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

• Liddicoat is co-guest editing an edition of the journal Humanities & Social Sciences Communications titled ‘Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property’. He has also joined the journal’s editorial board.

Erika Lietzan

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, William H. Pittman Professor of Law & Timothy J. Heinsz Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law

• On January 15-16, participated as a Distinguished Commentator in the virtual third and final meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship
• On February 26, spoke on the panel “The Future of the U.S. as a Life Sciences Innovator” at the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL

Daryl Lim

IPPI Senior Scholar; H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law; Associate Dean for Research and Innovation; Founding Director, Intellectual Property Law and Innovation Initiative; and co-hire, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Penn State University

• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Dr. William Matcham

IPPI Scholar; Assistant Professor (Lecturer) of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London

• In December, gave feedback on Dr. Alexander Raskovich’s comment to the USPTO regarding proposed rulemaking on the PTAB
• In addition to his and Mark Schankerman’s January 2026 revised version of Dr. Matcham’s 2022-2023 Edison Fellowship paper Screening Property Rights for Innovation, Dr. Matcham provided IPPI with a recording of his presentation of the paper at the May 22, 2024, “Conference on the Economics of Innovation in Memory of Zvi Griliches.”
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Jaci McDole

2026-2027 Edison Fellow; Senior Director, Copyright and Creativity, Global Innovation Policy Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

• The Copyright Alliance’s January 27 Policy Alert mentioned Jaci McDole’s acceptance as a Fellow for IPPI’s 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship

Emily Michiko Morris

IPPI Associate Faculty Chair, Senior for Life Sciences, and Senior Scholar; 2021-2022 Edison Fellow; David L. Brennan Endowed Chair, Professor, and Associate Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology, University of Akron School of Law

• Signed Ted Sichelman’s Amici Curiae Brief of Intellectual Property and Innovation Scholar in Support of Petitioner in Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. et al, which was submitted to the Supreme Court of the United States on December 3
• On February 26, moderated the panel “The Future of the U.S. as a Life Sciences Innovator” at the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Lateef Mtima

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law; Founder and Director, Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ)

• On February 27, participated in IPPI’s Copyright Roundtable in Lake Buena Vista, FL

Loren Mulraine

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Director of Music and Entertainment Law Studies, Belmont University – College of Law

• On January 23, was a speaker on “AI and Copyright” for the Adventist Radio Convention in Louisville, KY

Christopher M. Newman

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

• On February 20, spoke on the copyright panel at the JOLT Symposium 2026: Creation, Credit, and Code: Navigating Patent and Copyright When AI Contributes, hosted at The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. (view agenda and speakers)

Kristen Jakobsen Osenga

IPPI Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy & Senior Scholar; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Austin E. Owen Research Scholar and Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law

• Co-led the subject-matter planning for and participated in IPPI’s December 2 invitation-only roundtable on “Intellectual Property and High Tech Policy,” hosted in Washington, D.C.
• On February 26, moderated the panel “Litigation Leadership” at the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Douglas Park

IPPI Research Fellow; Research Fellow, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology; Visiting Research Assistant Professor, The University of Akron School of Law

• Participated in IPPI’s December 2 invitation-only roundtable on “Intellectual Property and High Tech Policy” in Washington, D.C.
• On February 26, participated in the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL
• On February 27, participated in IPPI’s Copyright Roundtable in Lake Buena Vista, FL

Eric Priest

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Professor and Faculty Director, Asian Studies, Law, Law-JD, University of Oregon School of Law

• On February 26, spoke on the panel “Copyright, AI, and National Competitiveness” at the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL
• On February 27, participated in IPPI’s Copyright Roundtable in Lake Buena Vista, FL

Dr. Alexander Raskovich

IPPI Senior Economist

• Participated in IPPI’s December 2 invitation-only roundtable on “Intellectual Property and High Tech Policy” in Washington, D.C.
• In December, submitted a response to the USPTO on the proposed rulemaking on PTAB
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Michael Risch

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

• On January 15-16, participated as a Distinguished Commentator in the virtual third and final meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship

Alexandra Jane Roberts

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law and Media & Faculty Director, Center for Law, Information and Creativity (CLIC), Northeastern University School of Law

• Was quoted in December 10 The Verge article “Operation Bluebird wants to reclaim Twitter’s ‘abandoned’ trademarks for a new social network” about an attempt to cancel the trademark registrations for the Twitter marks so another platform can use them
• Was quoted in December 25 Wall Street Journal article “Nike’s Revival of Classic Brand Has a Hitch—Soccer Coach Grabbed the Trademark” on a trademark lawsuit against Nike over Total 90
• Was quoted in January 6 Front Office Sports article “Why the A’s Hit a Legal Snag Trademarking Their Las Vegas Name” about the “Las Vegas Athletics” trademark application
• On February 3, hosted/moderated a book talk via Zoom for the release of Lisa P. Ramsey’s new book Trademarks and Free Speech: Conflicts and Resolutions (recording available at link above)
• On February 5, spoke at the Boston Bar Association’s “IP Year In Review Conference”
• Was interviewed about music and copyright for February 9 Northeastern Global News piece “What is the controversy with the Olympic figure skater using a ‘Minions’ medley?”
• Was cited in February 20 Puck article “The Week in Shopping: Instagram’s ‘Shop the Look’ Wars”
• Was quoted in a fun February 23 The New York Times piece “How Companies Use Pronunciation to Grab Your Attention” about branding and pronunciation
• On February 26, spoke on the panel “Influencer Law: Memes, Marketing and the Law,” hosted by Northeastern University School of Law’s Center for Law, information & Creativity (CLIC) (view event flyer)
• Presented Litigating Personal Brand: Intellectual Property & the Construction of Self at the 2026 Works-in-Progress in Intellectual Property (WIPIP) Colloquium, hosted from February 27-28 at Boston University School of Law (view the full agenda)

W. Keith Robinson

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law

• On January 30, gave remarks on “Problem Forward Conception” on the panel “Where Do We Go From Here” at the Santa Clara Law School’s Intellectual Property Conference: How It Started, How It’s Going in Santa Clara, CA
• On February 20, gave remarks on “Inventorship as Accountability” on the patent panel at the JOLT Symposium 2026: Creation, Credit, and Code: Navigating Patent and Copyright When AI Contributes, hosted at The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. (view agenda and speakers)

Zvi S. Rosen

IPPI Copyright Fellow & Scholar; Associate Professor; Faculty Director, Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property, University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law

• On November 24, served a panelist for The Federalist Society webinar “A Seat at the Sitting – December 2025.” A recording of the panel is now available.
• Moderated the December 2 webinar “Courthouse Steps Oral Argument: Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment”
• In January, was named faculty director of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law. Congratulations from all of us at IPPI!
• On February 26, spoke on the panel “IP and the Startup Economy” at the IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL
• On February 27, participated in IPPI’s Copyright Roundtable in Lake Buena Vista, FL

Mark F. Schultz

IPPI Faculty Chair & Senior Scholar; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Chair in Intellectual Property Law, University of Akron School of Law; Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology

• Signed Ted Sichelman’s Amici Curiae Brief of Intellectual Property and Innovation Scholar in Support of Petitioner in Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. et al, which was submitted to the Supreme Court of the United States on December 3
• On January 15-16, participated as a Distinguished Commentator in the virtual third and final meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship
• Co-led the subject-matter planning for and participated in IPPI’s December 2 invitation-only roundtable on “Intellectual Property and High Tech Policy” in Washington, D.C.
• Led the subject-matter planning for the February 26 IPPI 2026 Winter Institute: IP and National Success in Lake Buena Vista, FL, as well as co-delivering welcoming remarks and speaking on the panel “IP and the Startup Economy”
• On February 27, participated in IPPI’s Copyright Roundtable in Lake Buena Vista, FL
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Dr. Allison Schmitt

2026-2027 Edison Fellow; Assistant Professor, University of Oregon School of Law

• Presented Optimizing Sequential Innovation for the 21^st Century at the 2026 Works-in-Progress in Intellectual Property (WIPIP) Colloquium, hosted from February 27-28 at Boston University School of Law (view the full agenda)

Dr. Amy Semet

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor, University at Buffalo School of Law

• On January 16, presented An Empirical Study of Artificial Intelligence Patent Litigation at the 2026 Tri-State Region IP Workshop, hosted by the NYU School of Law in New York, NY
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Ted Sichelman

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law; Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Markets; Founder & Director, Center for Computation, Mathematics, and the Law; Founder & Director, Technology Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Clinic

• On December 3, submitted Amici Curiae Brief of Intellectual Property and Innovation Scholar in Support of Petitioner in Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. et al, to the Supreme Court of the United States. The brief was also signed by Emily Michiko Morris, Joshua Kresh, and Mark Schultz.

Dr. Michael D. Smith

IPPI Senior Scholar; J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College

• Served as a panelist on the February 19 National Press Foundation (NFP) webinar for journalists on AI and copyright licensing, sponsored by the Copyright Alliance and The Next Solutions Group (NSG)
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Dr. Andrew P. Vassallo

2025-2026 Edison Fellow; Associate Professor of Economics, Shippensburg University

• On January 15-16, participated as a Fellow in the virtual third and final meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Saurabh Vishnubhakat

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

• On January 30, spoke on the panel “How It Started” at the Santa Clara Law School’s Intellectual Property Conference: How It Started, How It’s Going in Santa Clara, CA
• Presented The Patent Treatise Boom at the 2026 Works-in-Progress in Intellectual Property (WIPIP) Colloquium, hosted from February 27-28 at Boston University School of Law (view the full agenda)

Dr. Bhamati Viswanathan

IPPI Scholar; 2025-2026 Edison Fellow; Fellow, Columbia Law School, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts; Senior Visitor, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law

• On January 15-16, participated as a Fellow in the virtual third and final meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship
• On February 27, participated in IPPI’s Copyright Roundtable in Lake Buena Vista, FL

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Scholarship & Other Writing

These are articles and other pieces written by members of the IPPI team or our affiliates from December 2025 through February 2026.

• Mark Cohen, “Asia/China Tech Positions at Asia Society,” China IPR Blog (December 10, 2026)
• Mark Cohen, “China’s Binchuan Plant Varity Case: Administrative Enforcement, Foreign Rights, and Transparency,” China IPR Blog (January 9, 2026)
• Mark Cohen, “China’s Patent Injunction Report: Key Insights and Recommendations,” China IPR Blog (January 11, 2026)
• Mark Cohen, “Comparing the Metrics on China and Intellectual Property,” China IPR Blog (March 19, 2026)
• Mark Cohen, “New Trade Secret Protection Rules in China,” China IPR Blog (March 12, 2026)
• Mark Cohen, “Post-Filing Data in Chinese Pharma Patents: Why It Took So Long – and What Finally Worked,” China IPR Blog (January 31, 2026)
• Mark Cohen, “Reading the SPC IP Court’s 2025 Annual Report: Data, Composition, and Reporting Structure,” China IPR Blog (March 20, 2026)
• Mark Cohen, “Reforms to China’s Patent Injunction Practice in a Domestic Comparative Perspective,” China IPR Blog (January 29, 2026)
• Mark Cohen, “Seeking Truth Through Facts in Innovation & US-China Relations,” China IPR Blog (February 1, 2026)
• Mark Cohen, “Upcoming Asia Society Conference Includes Big Tech Focus,” China IPR Blog (January 10, 2026)
• Tabrez Y. Ebrahim, “Chatbots and legal services,” Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence and the Law, Ryan Abbott & Elizabeth Rothman, eds. (2025), 80
• Tabrez Y. Ebrahim, “Computational legal analysis,” Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence and the Law, Ryan Abbott & Elizabeth Rothman, eds. (2025), 95
• Gillian M. Fenton, Esq., CLP, “Towards Best Practices for Licensing Data,” les Nouvelles, Vol. LX, No. 4, pp. 9-15 (December 2025)
• Michael Goodyear, Common Law Notice-and-Takedown (March 20, 2025). 15 NYU Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law 107 (2025)
• Michael P. Goodyear, Dignity and Deepfakes, 57 Arizona State Law Journal 931 (2025)
• Michael Goodyear, “Obscenity Law,” Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence and the Law (Ryan Abbott & Elizabeth Rothman, eds. (2025), 266
• Michael Goodyear, “Publicity, right of,” Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence and the Law, Ryan Abbott & Elizabeth Rothman, eds. (2025), 325
• Michael Goodyear,“Editor’s Note,” 115 Trademark Reporter 959 (2025)
• Bowman Heiden, “How Large Patent Damages Awards Actually Play Out,” Law360 (December 3, 2025)
• Camilla A. Hrdy, “Trade secrets,” Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence and the Law, Ryan Abbott & Elizabeth Rothman, eds. (2025), 419
• Daryl Lim, “Trademarks,” Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence and the Law, Ryan Abbott & Elizabeth Rothman, eds. (2025), 424
• William Matcham and Mark Schankerman, Screening Property Rights for Innovation (January 13, 2025; Last revised: January 20, 2026) *The research and writing of this paper were partially supported by the Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship.
• Emily Michiko Morris and Mark Schultz, “Ohio’s innovation shows federal funds for research pay off | Opinion,” Akron Beacon Journal (December 18, 2025)
• Emily Michiko Morris, Compulsory Licensing Under Actavis, 38 Harv. J.L. & Tech. 671 (symposium issue) (March 2025).
• Kristen Osenga, “The Problem With the ‘Patent Thicket’ Narrative,” IPPI Blog (December 8, 2025) *Cross-posted with permission from Professor Osenga’s December 8, 2025, LinkedIn article
• Alexander Raskovich, “Inter Partes Review of Patent Claims: An Error Cost Analysis of USPTO’s Proposed Reforms” (December 1, 2025) [also submitted as a response to the USPTO]
• Amy Semet, Response to USPTO Request for Comments on proposed rulemaking re: inter partes review/PTAB (submitted December 2, 2025)
• Ted Sichelman, “Amici Curiae Brief of Intellectual Property and Innovation Scholar in Support of Petitioner” in Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. et al (U.S. December 3, 2025) – Also signed by Emily Michiko Morris, Joshua Kresh, & Mark Schultz
• Gregory Sidak and Andrew P. Vassallo, “Executive Summary: The Economics of Video Compression: Why the Access Advance Video Distribution Patent Pool Is Fair, Reasonable, and Nondiscriminatory,” Criterion Economics, Inc. for Access Advance (January 15, 2026)
• Dr. Michael D. Smith, “Creative Destruction or Destroying Creativity? It’s Time to Chart a Sustainable Future for Our Creative and Technology Ecosystems,” Hatch Center Policy Review VI (December 2025), 53-59

Joshua Kresh
Research Professor & Executive Director
IPPI: The IP Policy Institute
The University of Akron School of Law
Washington, D.C.

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IPPI Hosted & Co-Hosted Events

These are events either hosted or co-hosted by the members of the IPPI team and our affiliates from September through November 2025.

2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship: Second Meeting

On September 18, IPPI hosted the second meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship in person at The University of Akron School of Law in Ohio. The meeting was a works-in-progress workshop, where Fellows presented rough drafts of their papers and received valuable feedback from Distinguished Commentators and other Fellows.

Life Sciences Innovation Forum

On September 24, in partnership with Centro de Propiedad Intelectual e Innovación (CPINN) at the Universidad de San Andrés (UdeSA), Geneva Network, ITIF, and Global IP Alliance, IPPI co-sponsored a free, in-person Life Sciences Innovation Forum in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to explore how Argentina can accelerate growth in the life sciences sectors while improving patient access to innovative medicines. Discussants examined the critical roles played by strong IP frameworks, efficient regulatory systems, and university technology transfer in local innovation and biomanufacturing development and economic growth. IPPI Faculty Chair Mark Schultz participated on behalf of IPPI, and Maria L. Vazquez, Dean of the Law School at Universidad de San Andres, participated on behalf of UDESA. Featured speakers also included Alejandro Cacace (Argentina’s Secretary of Deregulation), Stephen Ezell (ITIF), Monica Lupi (CAEMe), Dámaso Pardo (Bruchou & Funes de Rioja), and Andres Wigdorovitz (INCUINTA).

Biopharma Roundtable

On November 7, IPPI hosted an invitation-only roundtable on Intellectual Property and Biopharmaceutical Policy in Washington, D.C. Participants discussed drug pricing, international biopharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing, the continuing ramifications of the Medicare drug price negotiation program, and pharmaceutical patenting. Emily Michiko Morris, Joshua Kresh, and Mark Schultz co-led the subject-matter planning for this roundtable.

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News & Speaking Engagements

These are news and speaking engagements for the members of the IPPI team and our affiliates from September through November 2025.

Welcome to IPPI’s Newest Affiliates

• In September, IPPI welcomed IPPI Scholar Professor Zvi S. Rosen as Copyright Fellow.
• This fall, IPPI welcomed Dr. Takeshi S. Komatani as a Practitioner in Residence.

Edison Fellowship Paper

2024-2025 Edison Fellow Mark A. Cohen’s fellowship paper, China’s Many Faces of FRAND, has been published in the European Intellectual Property Review.

Amicus Briefs

• In Cox v. Sony
  • IPPI supported and helped to organize an amicus brief of IP law scholars in support of the respondents in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. One of the principal authors of this brief was Zvi S. Rosen (UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law), whom IPPI recently brought on board as IPPI Copyright Fellow & Scholar. The brief makes important contributions, tracing the history of the secondary liability standard in copyright, providing important historical context for the ’76 Act, and rebutting arguments made by IP scholars on the other side of this case, including pointing out the flaws and controversy surrounding the Restatement of Copyright. This brief was also signed by several other IPPI Scholars and friends, including Jon Garon, Eric Priest, Mark Schultz, and Dr. Bhamati Viswanathan.
  • Bruce Boyden(Marquette University Law School), who recently joined IPPI as a Senior Scholar, also wrote an important amicus brief in Cox v. Sony. Professor Boyden’s brief was his solo effort, and IPPI is pleased to promote his important contribution. His sole authorship is fitting, as the brief highlights his important scholarship on the roots of secondary liability and argues that copyright secondary liability would work better and more appropriately if it were once again grounded in traditional tort principles.
  • IPPI Advisory Board Members Maria A. Pallante (Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office, 2011-2016) and Karyn A. Temple (Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office, 2019-2020) were among those who signed the Brief of Amici Curiae Former Members of Congress and Registers and General Counsels of the U.S. Copyright Office in Support of Respondents in Cox v. Sony
• In Thomson Reuters v. ROSS
  • IPPI is glad to have helped support and organize an amicus brief in support of Thomson Reuters and West Publishing Corporation in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS. Participants in the drafting and/or signing of this brief include, among others, IPPI staff and affiliates Sandra Aistars, Jon M. Garon, Joshua Kresh, Loren E. Mulraine, Sean A. Pager, Eric Priest, Zvi Rosen, Mark F. Schultz, and Bhamati Viswanathan.

Comments & Testimony

• Several IPPI Advisory Board Members and other Scholars and affiliates—including the Honorable Paul R. Michel (Ret.), the Honorable Andrei Iancu, Kristina M. L. Acri, Jonathan Barnett (co-writer), Mark A. Cohen, Dr. Bowman Heiden, Justin (Gus) Hurwitz, and Kristen Jakobsen Osenga—signed an October 7 “Response to United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Open Consultation on Standard Essential Patents”
• On October 8, Mark A. Cohen and IPPI Advisory Board Members the Honorable Andrei Iancu, the Honorable David Kappos, and Corey Salsberg testified at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property on “The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act – Restoring Clarity, Certainty, and Predictability to the U.S. Patent System.” (Recording of the hearing | Written testimonies: Mark Cohen, Andrei Iancu, David Kappos, Corey Salsberg | China IPR blog post by Mark Cohen on the hearing)

Policy Writing

• Op-ed
  • On October 8, The Well News published IPPI Distinguished Counselor in Residence and Professor of Law Sandra Aistars’ op-ed “Machines ‘Copy,’ Humans ‘Learn’”
• Fact Sheets
  • On PERA: In October, IPPI published a new Fact Sheet: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 (PERA)by IPPI Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy & Senior Scholar Kristen Jakobsen Osenga. Over a decade ago, a series of Supreme Court decisions created uncertainty around patent eligibility, particularly with regard to diagnostics and computer-related inventions. This created a number of perhaps unintended consequences, which Congress now has a chance to resolve with the Patent Eligibility Act of 2025 (PERA). In a new IPPI fact sheet, Professor Osenga explains PERA, what problems it solves, and why it is important for innovation and investment.
  • On RESTORE: In November, IPPI published a Fact Sheet: Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2025 by Kristen Jakobsen Osenga. Although the Constitution sets forth a patent as an exclusive right, the U.S. Supreme Court decided nearly twenty years ago that the right to exclude can be denied in favor of a royalty payment. Professor Osenga’s newest fact sheet covers the RESTORE Bill, which is Congress’s attempt to restore the exclusive rights to patent owners as intended by the Constitution.

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News and Updates by IPPI Affiliate

Dr. Kristina M. L. Acri, née Lybecker

IPPI Senior Scholar; John L. Knight Chair of Economics and Professor of Economics, Colorado College

• Served as a panelist for “Session I: Legal and Economic Fundamentals of Biopharmaceutical Innovation” at the October 16-17 BPI EIRA Conference on Bringing Medicines to Life: How IP Impacts Innovation in the Life Sciences in Washington, D.C.
• Signed October 7 “Response to United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Open Consultation on Standard Essential Patents”
• Spoke on The Economic Functions of Regulatory Exclusivities in Biopharmaceutical Innovation for “Session I: Legal and Economic Fundamentals of Biopharmaceutical Innovation” at the October 16-17 EIRA Conference “Bringing Medicines to Life: How IP Impacts Innovation in the Life Sciences” in Washington, D.C.

Sandra Aistars

Distinguished Counselor in Residence and Professor of Law

• Continued to provide regular guidance to the IPPI team on copyright matters
• Participated in a November amicus brief in support of Thomson Reuters and West Publishing Company in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Jonathan Barnett

IPPI Senior Scholar; Torrey H. Webb Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law

• Spoke on the panel “The Next World Order – IP, Global Competitiveness, and Sustainable Economic Growth” at the September 29-30 CIP Forum 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden
• Co-wrote, signed, and was cited in October 7 “Response to United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Open Consultation on Standard Essential Patents”
• Gave the opening remarks with Bowman Heiden, as co-directors on the EIRA Initiative and Berkeley Policy Institute (BPI), as well as serving as a panelist for “Session I: Legal and Economic Fundamentals of Biopharmaceutical Innovation,” at the October 16-17 BPI EIRA Conference on Bringing Medicines to Life: How IP Impacts Innovation in the Life Sciences in Washington, D.C.
• Was interviewed for November 3 ECIPE podcast Episode 117: “The Big Steal – How Weak IP Rights Undermine Innovation and Markets with Jonathan Barnett”
• With Prof. Emily Michiko Morris and moderator Tom Stoll (Genentech), gave the lunch fireside chat on “How to Work with Academics in IP Policy Research” at BIO’s November 17-19 IP Conference in Palm Spring, CA
• Was quoted in November 18 Copyhype article “Copyright, Competition, and AI Training” by Terry Hart
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Bruce Boyden

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School

• Wrote and submitted an amicus brief in support of Sony Music Entertainment in Cox v. Sony
• Was quoted several times in November 28 Bloomberg Law article “Justices to Weigh Broad Liability Axioms in ISP Copyright Fight”

Terrica Carrington

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Senior Counsel & Director, Law, Policy & International, Motion Picture Association

• On September 4, served as a panelist for a Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) virtual town hall on “AI & Copyright: Recent Litigation Themes”

Theo Cheng

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Arbitrator and Mediator, ADR Office of Theo Cheng LLC; Adjunct Professor, New York Law School

• On November 14, moderated and spoke on the panel “Bridging the Divide: Strategies and Best Practices for Mediating Wage and Hour Class Actions” at the ABA Labor & Employment Law Section’s 19^thAnnual Conference in Denver, Colorado
• On November 25, the court in Bartz, et al. v. Anthropic PBC, No. C 24-05417 WHA (N.D. Cal.) appointed Mr. Cheng to serve as the Special Master to resolve any disputes that should arise between class members during the settlement administration process. Bartz is a copyright infringement class action brought by authors and publishers against Anthropic, the creator of the Claude large language model. On October 17, 2025, the court preliminarily approved a class-wide settlement of $1.5 billion dollars—the largest ever settlement of a copyright infringement matter. The court has scheduled a fairness hearing for April 23, 2026, at which final approval of the settlement will be determined.
• In November, Harrie Samaras and Theodore K. Cheng’s co-edited book ADR Advocacy, Strategies, and Practices for Intellectual Property and Technology Cases, Third Edition (ABA Book Publishing, 2025) was published: “Over twelve chapters, the book addresses strategic considerations for using ADR in intellectual property and technology (IP/Technology) disputes, tactical thinking and tools for using ADR in IP/Technology disputes, mediating IP/Technology cases in varying venues, and adjudicative proceedings for deciding IP/Technology disputes.”
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Eric Claeys

IPPI Senior Fellow for Scholarly Initiatives & Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

• Led the subject-matter planning for and participated in the September 18 Second Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship, held at Akron Law in Ohio
• On November 21, spoke at a symposium at Antonin Scalia Law School on the topic of his new book, Natural Property Rights [Available for purchase from Cambridge University Press and Amazon]
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Mark A. Cohen

IPPI Senior Fellow for China IP & Scholar; China IP Strategies, LLC; Senior Technology Fellow, Asia Society Northern California & Seattle

• On September 4, served as a discussant for the virtual Friends of the Multilateralism Group (FMG) meeting on the WTO’s decision in DS/611
• Spoke on the panel “Designing a Sustainable 21st Century Patent System (In front of the Rawlsian Veil of Ignorance)” at the September 29-30 CIP Forum 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden
• Signed and was cited in October 7 “Response to United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Open Consultation on Standard Essential Patents”
• On October 8, testified at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property on “The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act – Restoring Clarity, Certainty, and Predictability to the U.S. Patent System”
• In a November 3 China IPR blog post, pointed out how he had discussed the decision of the USPTO to look at real parties in interest in IPRs at a Judiciary Committee hearing in May. USPTO Director John A. Squires referred to that meeting as a basis for his decision.
• On November 5, moderated “Session I: Competition in Critical Technologies” and co-delivered “Closing Comments & Next Steps” with Margaret Conley, Executive Director of Asia Society Northern California and Seattle, at the Asia Society Northern California’s A Workshop on Data-Driven Approaches to Understanding China’s Technological Emergence in Washington, D.C.
• On November 5, convened a meeting sponsored by the Asia Society on how to better develop fact-based policy in U.S.-China tech competition. Among others, speakers included David Kappos, Judge Randall R. Rader, and keynote speaker Representative Kevin Kiley (R-CA).
• On November 20, moderated the panel “Standard Essential Patent-Related Issues” at the China-US Intellectual Property Dialogue: The Global Governance of Intellectual Property event in Washington, D.C., which was held at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America (Read about the event on the embassy website | View the agenda and list of speakers and attendees)
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Gregory Dolin

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law

• In September, started a new position as Senior Counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice. Professor Dolin is currently on leave from the University of Baltimore School of Law and as an IPPI Scholar while he serves in his role at the DOJ.

John F. Duffy

IPPI Senior Scholar; Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law, Class of 1966 Research Professor of Law, & Director, Center on Intellectual Property Law, University of Virginia School of Law

• In September, joined the USPTO’s Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC)
• Participated as a Distinguished Commentator for the September 18 Second Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship, held at Akron Law in Ohio

Gillian Fenton, Esq., CLP

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Founder and Managing Director, LST Strategies LLC

• On September 10, attended the IP Damages Symposium, hosted in person in Washington, D.C. by the LES DC Chapter
• Attended the 2025 National Vaccine Law Conference, which was hosted online by the National Vaccine Law Association from September 11-12
• In September, taught the LES course “Negotiation Skills,” an advanced course designed for professionals with 3+ years of licensing experience
• In September, Ms. Fenton presented a proposed new course she has developed to an LES focus group. “Principles of Intellectual Property Management” is designed as an advanced course for in-house professionals with 3+ years of experience. The focus group provided positive feedback, so the course is now on the LES education curriculum for next year.
• Attended the October 19-22 LES USA-Canada 2025 Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, including participating in two LES Academy “Business Development” sessions and as a workshop moderator for “Problematic Positions – Parts of a License that Nobody Likes to Deal With”
• In October, was volunteer instructor for three LES Academy sessions (“IP & Licensing,” “Advanced Negotiation,” and “Closing & Compliance”) as well as for an LES review course for the Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) exam
• In October, attended Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox’s 2025 Focus on Pharma Conference

Jon M. Garon

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Dean for Technology and Innovation; Director, Goodwin Program for Society, Technology, and the Law; and Professor of Law

• On September 18, delivered presentations on “Nana and Poppa Go High Tech: Digital Assets, Online Communities, and the Legal and Business Services Essential for an Aging Population” and “The Great Tech Quest of 2025: Ethical Adventures in Emerging Technology for Business Lawyers Professional Responsibility” at the American Bar Association’s Business Law Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (materials are posted on the ABA Business Law Section website)
• Participated in an October amicus brief in support of Sony Music Entertainment in Cox v. Sony
• In October, served as keynote speaker for “Humans in the Lead: Spurring Economic Growth through Technology Innovation and Risk Management” (V Congreso Internacional Estrategia Legal, Instituto OMG, Dominican Republic)
• In October, presented on “User-Directed AI for Healthcare and Wellness: Avoiding the Patent Medicines of the Wild West in AI in Healthcare: Legal Implications for User-Directed AI Agents and Patient-Centered Innovation” for the Sixth Annual Jay A. Ziskind Health Law Lecture Series
• Was featured in October 15 The National Jurist news story “Suffolk, NCCU lead list of this year’s most innovative law schools.” In addition to his helping with evaluating nominations, Professor Garon’s program at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law was ranked number 4 on the list. See also October 17 Above the Law piece “The Most Innovative Law Schools (2025)”
• On October 16, spoke on the panel “The Invisible Hand of Digital Identity Reformation: Identity, Autonomy, and Agency for the Artificial Persona in Employment Discrimination Law and EEOC” at the North Carolina Central School of Law’s Law & Tech Symposium
• On October 17, moderated the session “Bridging the Access to Justice Gap: Leveraging Technology to Serve the Underserved” at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Law and NCCU’s Technology Law & Policy Center’s 2025 Law and Technology Summit
• Participated in a November amicus brief in support of Thomson Reuters and West Publishing Company in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Michael Goodyear

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor at New York Law School

• On September 5, presented article Rethinking Authenticity at the Cardozo-Fordham Metropolitan Junior Scholars Workshop at Fordham University School of Law
• On September 19, presented article Artificial Infringement at the symposium “Dawn of AI, dusk of WTO—now and next challenges for intellectual property” at Loyola Law School
• Article Common Law Notice-and-Takedown was reviewed by Graeme Dinwoodie in September 22 Jotwell piece “The Future of Notice and Takedown?”
• On September 23, spoke with attorneys at Jayaram Law about deepfakes, the right of publicity, AI and copyright, Jack Daniel’s, and other current topics in IP
• On September 26, presented Schedule A’s Third-Party Injunction Problem at the 2025 Chicago-Kent Law Review Online Live Symposium “Unsealing ‘Schedule A’”
• On October 3, presented paper Dignity and Deepfakes at the Fourth Annual IE Lawtomation Days at IE Law School in Madrid, Spain
• On October 6, presented paper Common Law Notice-and-Takedown at the Hofstra IP Colloquium
• On October 10, presented paper Common Law Notice-and-Takedown at the Fourth Annual Trademark and Unfair Competition Roundtable at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
• On October 24, presented paper Rethinking Authenticity at the Eleventh Annual Mosaic IP Conference at Suffolk University Law School
• Was quoted in October 24 Straight Arrow News (SAN) article “Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over anti-tariff Reagan ad”
• On October 28, presented paper Rethinking Authenticity at the New York Law School Faculty Workshop
• On November 6, spoke on the panel “Rewriting IP Law: AI, Privacy, and the Future of Innovation,” hosted by the Rutgers Intellectual Property Law Society
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Dr. Bowman Heiden

IPPI Scholar; Co-Director, Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), University of Gothenburg, Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley

• Was a speaker for the session “Introduction & Welcome: IP for a Sustainable Future” at the September 29-30 CIP Forum 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden
• Signed and was cited in October 7 “Response to United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Open Consultation on Standard Essential Patents”
• Gave the opening remarks with Jonathan Barnett, as co-directors on the EIRA Initiative and Berkeley Policy Institute (BPI), at the October 16-17 BPI EIRA Conference on “Bringing Medicines to Life: How IP Impacts Innovation in the Life Sciences” in Washington, D.C.

Zachary Henderson

2025-2026 Edison Fellow; Visiting Assistant Professor and Shashi and Dipanjan “DJ” Deb Faculty Scholar, UC Law San Francisco

• Was interviewed for and quoted in October 10 Law360 article “Fed. Judges Unlikely To Face Discipline For Possible AI Use”
• Was interviewed for and quoted in November 10 Politico article “Should America protect grownups from AI?” on liability for AI companies in the context of the chatbot/suicide cases

Christopher Holman

IPPI Senior Fellow for Life Sciences & Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

• Was invited to speak on behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for the September 3 webinar “Advancing Innovation through IP,” hosted by U.S. Consulate General Karachi (Pakistan) and Salim Habib University, and the September 10 webinar “The Future of Synthetic Biology: Balancing Innovation, IP, and Ethical Responsibility,” hosted by U.S. Consulate General Karachi (Pakistan) and Ali & Associates
• Spoke on Government Involvement in Pharmaceutical Development Can Come Back to Haunt a Drug Company for “Session IV: ‘Evergreening’ and Price Controls in Biopharmaceutical Policy” at the October 16-17 BPI EIRA Conference Bringing Medicines to Life: How IP Impacts Innovation in the Life Sciences in Washington, D.C.
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Camilla A. Hrdy

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School

• On November 20, spoke on the panel “Legal Protection of Big Data and Trade Secrets” at the China-US Intellectual Property Dialogue: The Global Governance of Intellectual Property event in Washington, D.C., which was held at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America (Read about the event on the embassy website | View the agenda and list of speakers and attendees)

Justin (Gus) Hurwitz

IPPI Senior Scholar; Senior Fellow and Academic Director, Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

• Signed the October 7 “Response to United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Open Consultation on Standard Essential Patents”

Steven D. Jamar

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Director, Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ); Professor Emeritus, Howard University School of Law

• Professor Jamar has a new Wikipedia biography page as of this fall

Hon. Prof. F. Scott Kieff

IPPI Senior Scholar; Fred C. Stevenson Research Professor, The George Washington University Law School

• Was cited in October 7 “Response to United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Open Consultation on Standard Essential Patents”
• Spoke on Patents and the Emergence of the U.S. Biotech Ecosystem for “Session II: Public Research and Private Commercialization in the Biomedical Ecosystem” at the October 16-17 BPI EIRA Conference Bringing Medicines to Life: How IP Impacts Innovation in the Life Sciences in Washington, D.C.

Takeshi S. Komatani, Ph.D., LLM

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Patent, Design and Trademark Attorney, Takashima International Patent Office; Executive Director, AIPPI-Japan; Director (Intellectual Property), Japan Pharmaceutical & BioScience Society (PBSS)

• This fall, joined IPPI as a Practitioner in Residence
• On May 19, presented “IP Strategy in the Life Science and Pharma-medical Fields: Viewpoint from an International Practitioner and Academic–Recent Changes in Digital Age” at Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM)’s Intellectual Property and Innovation Research Center (IPIRC)’s International Forum on Intellectual Property Innovation and Governance in the Digital Economy Era
• Gave a presentation of IP strategy for startups in Japan as an IP expert at the 2025 AIPPI Trilateral Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea
• On August 5, participated in the inaugural, international Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation, co-hosted on August 5 in Washington, D.C. by IPPI and Geneva Network
• Gave a WIPO Distance Learning “DL-427 Executive Course on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources in the Life Sciences” on IP strategy and genetic resources (Geneva, Switzerland, August 29 live recording)
• From late August into September, Dr. Komatani was on a trip to Europe to attend FIP World Congress (Copenhagen, Denmark, August 31-September 3) and WIPO
• On September 8, gave a CeBIL seminar on “Balancing Innovation & Protection: IP in the EU’s Health Data Space vs. Japan’s Framework” at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (CeBIL visitor profile, August 30-September 9)
• Spoke on “Pharma I – Artificial Creativity or Intellectual Reality: Use of Generative AI in Pharma and Biotech and its Impact on the Patenting Process” and moderated the panel session “My Routes, my Role Model! AIPPI Model Law and Impact of Traditional Knowledge in IP Rights” at the September 13-16 2025 AIPPI World Congress in Yokohama, Japan (Sep 2025)
• In September, spoke on the panel discussion “Navigating Global Expansion: Strategic Considerations for Japanese Startups from IP Strategic Point of View,” at the September 17-18 Global Startup EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan
• On September 19, spoke on “Accelerating the Creation of Drug Discovery Startups Targeting Global Markets” for the Biocommunity Kansai (BiocK)’s BiocK Symposium
• In September, delivered a Science & Technology Webinar on “IP Strategy for New Modalities and Cost-Effectiveness Maximization: IP Approaches in Drug Discovery Ecosystems in the AI Era,” Science & Technology Webinar (Sep 2025)
• In October, taught virtually on “Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources in the Life Sciences: Strategic IP and Data Management for Innovation Based on Genetic Resources in the Era of Generative AI” for WIPO Academy DL-427
• In October, taught on “Successful IP Strategy” for an Intensive Lecture Series by Kobe University
• In October, presented on “IP Protection of Biological Innovation: How to Protect Plant and Animal Genetic Resources – Plant Variety Protection Act & ‘Wagyu’ Protection Act” for Keio University Law School’s Innovation and Law (LL.M)
• In October, spoke on “Differences in IP Strategies by Modality” for the Japan PBSS MHLW MEDISO-sponsored symposium on Modality Strategies in Cancer Drug R&D
• In November, spoke on “Cases and Challenges in IP Protection of Biopharmaceuticals” for the Japan Patent Attorneys Association’s Bio & Life Science Committee Training
• Spoke on “IP Strategy and Research Infrastructure in the Era of Generative AI and AI Agents: The Intersection of Institutional Design and Value Creation” at the November 8-10 Japan Society for Research and Innovation’s 40th Research Innovation Society Conference
• On November 22, served as a panelist for “From Lab Bench to Startup: What are the Differences between Japanese and US Academia?” at the, 6th Anesthesia Mechanism Research Group re-Born Symposium/Panel Discussion
• Spoke on “Research Data Protection and Intellectual Property Law: Investment Recovery and Incentive Structure from a Comparative Analysis of Japan, US, and EU Systems,” at the November 29-30 23rd Annual Academic Research Conference of the Japan Intellectual Property Association at Meiji University
• Presented on Cases and Challenges in IP Protection of Biopharmaceuticals (M. Shimura, M. Ishino, Takeshi S. Komatani, et al.) at the November 29-30 23rd Annual Academic Conference of the Japan Intellectual Property Association at Meiji University
• In December, lectured on “Drafting Patent Specifications with Enforcement in Mind: Practical Strategies for Commercialization, Socialization, and Litigation-Ready Patents” for Intellectual Property Case Law and Enforcement at Keio University Law School
• In December, lectured on “Advanced Topics in Regenerative Medicine: IP Strategy in Academia—Foundations for the Generative AI Era (2): Copyright Law and Unfair Competition Law” and “Advanced Topics in Regenerative Medicine: IP Strategy in Academia—Foundations for the Generative AI Era (1): IP Overview and Patent Law” for Graduate School of Life Sciences at Doshisha University
• In December, delivered a “Special Lecture on Pharmaceutical Patent Law: IP Strategy and Data Protection/Exclusivity for Pharmaceuticals and Medical Technologies—A Comparative Study of Japan, the US, and Europe with Recent Case Law” for Graduate School of Law and Politics at The University of Tokyo
• In December, taught “Successful IP Strategy: Generative AI and Intellectual Property Strategy,” an Intensive Course (3rd Session) at Kobe University
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Joshua A. Kresh

Research Professor & Executive Director, IPPI, The University of Akron School of Law

• Participated in the May 13-15 2025 AIPLA Spring Meeting in Minneapolis, MD
• Spoke on the panel “The Civics and Cents of Life Sciences IP 2025: Assessing the Political and Economic Impact of the Federal Approach to Life Sciences Patents under a New Administration” at the American Conference Institute’s May 19-20 23^rd Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents in New York City
• This spring, moderated a panel on Standard Essential Patents at the Kisaco IP Leadership Executive North America
• With Emily Michiko Morris, was interviewed on biopharmaceutical IP principles and misconceptions about how IP impacts generic entry for a September 8 episode of the Perspectives podcast, produced by the Leerink Center for Pharmacoeconomics [Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify]
• Led the subject-matter planning for and participated in the September 18 Second Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship, held at Akron Law in Ohio
• Participated in a panel on pending IP legislation and administrative updates at the American Conference Institute’s October 14-15 Forum on Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation USA in New York City
• Was interviewed for October 23 Incubate Coalition’s Making Medicine podcast episode “FDA Vouchers, Orphan Cures & IP with Joshua Kresh” [Listen on Apple Podcasts or YouTube]
• Moderated a panel on patent myths in the life sciences at IPWatchdog’s October 27-29 Life Science Masters™ 2025 in Ashburn, Virginia
• Was on calls leading to an October 30 letter to Secretary Howard Lutnick on patent tax
• Moderated a panel on international arbitration for standard essential patents at the October 30-November 1 AIPLA 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
• Participated in a November amicus brief in support of Thomson Reuters and West Publishing Company in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS
• Co-led the subject-matter planning for and participated in IPPI’s November 7 invitation-only roundtable on Intellectual Property and Biopharmaceutical Policy in Washington, D.C.
• On November 20, attended the China-US Intellectual Property Dialogue: The Global Governance of Intellectual Property event in Washington, D.C., which was held at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America (Read about the event on the embassy website | View the agenda and list of speakers and attendees)

Dr. John Liddicoat

IPPI Scholar; Senior Research Associate and Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

• Presented on the November 21 REMEDi4ALL webinar “IP Strategies for Repurposing”
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Erika Lietzan

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, William H. Pittman Professor of Law & Timothy J. Heinsz Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law

• Participated as a Distinguished Commentator for the September 18 Second Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship, held at Akron Law in Ohio
• Served as a panelist for “Session IV: ‘Evergreening’ and Price Controls in Biopharmaceutical Policy” at the October 16-17 BPI EIRA Conference on Bringing Medicines to Life: How IP Impacts Innovation in the Life Sciences in Washington, D.C.

Daryl Lim

IPPI Senior Scholar; H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law; Associate Dean for Research and Innovation; Founding Director, Intellectual Property Law and Innovation Initiative; and co-hire, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Penn State University

• Was featured in October 7 Straight Arrow News (SAN) report “Russia, China and North Korea are using ChatGPT to influence you – here’s now” and was also featured in an October 13 PennState Dickinson Law announcement about the report
• On November 14, moderated the panel “Copyright Infringement and the Fair Use Defense” at the conference IP and Human Creativity in the AI Age: A Global Conversation, hosted by UC Berkeley Law’s Asia IP & Competition Law Center with the Robbins Collection Research Center and the UC Berkeley Korea Law Center co-hosting
• On November 20, attended the China-US Intellectual Property Dialogue: The Global Governance of Intellectual Property event in Washington, D.C., which was held at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America (Read about the event on the embassy website | View the agenda and list of speakers and attendees)
• On November 21, gave a presentation on “Leveraging AI to Advance Diversity and Inclusion in Central Pennsylvania’s Innovation Ecosystem” to the Diversity & Inclusion Professionals of Central Pennsylvania

Keith Mallinson

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Founder, WiseHarbor

• Spoke on the panel “Shifting goalposts: examining evolving SEP/FRAND disputes at the UK courts” at IAM’s September 16-17 SEP Global Summit in London [Read a brief review on the panel on LinkedIn from Attorney Edward Bray]
• Was cited in October 7 “Response to United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Open Consultation on Standard Essential Patents”
• Submitted a response to the UK Intellectual Property Office consultation on SEPs. As explained by Mr. Mallinson in his October 13 IAM article “UKIPO SEP consultation: setting and apportioning aggregate rates based on patent counts will hinder FRAND licensing” (also available from WiseHarbor), “The UK Intellectual Property Office’s (IPO’s) 2025 consultation on Standard Essential Patents [SEPs] proposes measures to improve licensing transparency and efficiency. These include searchable SEP databases, essentiality checking services, and mechanisms for aggregate rate setting to facilitate top-down approach Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) licensing rate apportionments. While these initiatives aim to support UK innovation — particularly for SMEs — they risk undermining a licensing system that has successfully evolved through decades of commercial practice and judicial developments.”
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Emily Michiko Morris

IPPI Associate Faculty Chair, Senior for Life Sciences, and Senior Scholar; 2021-2022 Edison Fellow; David L. Brennan Endowed Chair, Professor, and Associate Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology, University of Akron School of Law

• With Joshua Kresh, was interviewed on biopharmaceutical IP principles and misconceptions about how IP impacts generic entry for a September 8 episode of the Perspectives podcast, produced by the Leerink Center for Pharmacoeconomics [Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify]
• Served as Moderator/Commentator for “Session IV: ‘Evergreening’ and Price Controls in Biopharmaceutical Policy” at the October 16-17 BPI EIRA Conference on Bringing Medicines to Life: How IP Impacts Innovation in the Life Sciences in Washington, D.C.
• Co-led the subject-matter planning for and participated in IPPI’s November 7 invitation-only roundtable on Intellectual Property and Biopharmaceutical Policy in Washington, D.C.
• With Prof. Jonathan Barnett and moderator Tom Stoll (Genentech), gave the lunch fireside chat on “How to Work with Academics in IP Policy Research” at BIO’s November 17-19 IP Conference in Palm Spring, CA
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Lateef Mtima

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law; Founder and Director, Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ)

• Professor Mtima has a new Wikipedia biography page as of this fall
• Served as the speaker for the segment “Communications Decency Act Section 230: Judicial and Legislative Developments” at the PLI Annual IP Law Institute. This and other Institute segments were recorded in San Francisco on October; other segments from the Institute were recorded in New York on September 30.
• Co-chaired the Eleventh Annual Mosaic IP Law and Policy Roundtable Conference: IP and the Fabric of Nations, which was held at Suffolk University School of Law from October 24-25
• On November 20, attended the China-US Intellectual Property Dialogue: The Global Governance of Intellectual Property event in Washington, D.C., which was held at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America (Read about the event on the embassy website | View the agenda and list of speakers and attendees)

Loren Mulraine

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Director of Music and Entertainment Law Studies, Belmont University – College of Law

• In September, was a featured speaker on Fair Use and copyright issues in the church at the September 18-21 North American Division Adventist Attorneys’ Conference and Retreat in Victoria, British Columbia
• On October 24, spoke on the panel “Knockoffs & Legal Knockouts: Exploring Dupe Culture” at the ABA’s 2026 Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries in Las Vegas, NV [View the brochure]
• Participated in a November amicus brief in support of Thomson Reuters and West Publishing Company in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS

Kristen Jakobsen Osenga

IPPI Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy & Senior Scholar; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Austin E. Owen Research Scholar and Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law

• Written comments on USPTO Director John Squires’ appointment were quoted in September 18 IPWatchdog article “Squires Confirmed to USPTO: Recapping His Statements So Far on Plans for the Office”
• Signed October 7 “Response to United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Open Consultation on Standard Essential Patents”
• Penned the October IPPI Fact Sheet: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 (PERA) and the November IPPI Fact Sheet: Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2025
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Sean A. Pager

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law; Associate Director, Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law Program (IPIC), Michigan State University College of Law

• Participated in a November amicus brief in support of Thomson Reuters and West Publishing Company in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS

Douglas Park

IPPI Research Fellow; Research Fellow, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology; Visiting Research Assistant Professor, The University of Akron School of Law

• Participated in the September 23 GTIPA Summit 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina (recording available)
• Helped organize and attended the Life Sciences Innovation Forum, co-hosted in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 24 by IPPI, Universidad de San Andrés, Geneva Network, and ITIF

Eric Priest

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Professor and Faculty Director, Asian Studies, Law, Law-JD, University of Oregon School of Law

• On November 20, spoke on the panel “Copyright Law for AI-Generated Works” and discussed international approaches to copyright and generative AI at the China-US Intellectual Property Dialogue: The Global Governance of Intellectual Property event in Washington, D.C., which was held at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America (Read about the event on the embassy website | View the agenda and list of speakers and attendees)
• Participated in an October amicus brief in support of Sony Music Entertainment in Cox v. Sony
• Participated in a November amicus brief in support of Thomson Reuters and West Publishing Company in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS

Michael Risch

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

• Participated as a Distinguished Commentator for the September 18 Second Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship, held at Akron Law in Ohio
• This fall, was awarded the Eisenberg Prize by the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers with Professor Lisa A. Tucker for their article Canceling Appellate Precedent
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Alexandra Jane Roberts

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law and Media & Faculty Director, Center for Law, Information and Creativity (CLIC), Northeastern University School of Law

• Hosted the September 26-27 CLICWIPs, the Center for Law, Information and Creativity (CLIC) at Northeastern University School of Law’s New England IP Works in Progress Roundtable on IP, privacy, and technology law at Northeastern University, as well as presenting paper Litigating Personal Brand: Intellectual Property & the Construction of Self at the roundtable
• Was quoted in the Toronto Star’s The Kit September article “I Tried the Costco Lululemon Dupes—Yes, the Ones From the Lawsuit” about the Lululemon lawsuit against Costco and dupes in general
• Was quoted in The Daily Free Press September 20 article “Battle over ‘BU’: Trademark experts weigh in on Baylor, Boston University lawsuit over decades-old logo agreement”
• Was quoted in November 14 Northeastern Global News article “Why Smucker’s is taking Trader Joe’s to court over PB&Js” about the lawsuit over Uncrustables
• Was quoted in November 14 Bloomberg article “Duped: How MCo Built a Beauty Empire by Knocking Off Everyone Else”
• Was quoted in November 27 Front Office Sports article “High Schools Walk Legal Tightrope Using Trademarked Pro Logos” about high schools using professional and college sports teams’ trademarks

W. Keith Robinson

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law

• On October 17, served as a panelist for the session AI Policy for the Public Good at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Law and NCCU’s Technology Law & Policy Center’s 2025 Law and Technology Summit
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Zvi S. Rosen

IPPI Copyright Fellow & Scholar; Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law

• In September, accepted the position of IPPI Copyright Fellow
• Co-authored and signed an October amicus brief in support of Sony Music Entertainment in Cox v. Sony
• Participated in the November 24 “A Seat at the Sitting – December 2025: The December Docket in 90 Minutes or Less” monthly panel about December’s Supreme Court cases
• Participated in a November amicus brief in support of Thomson Reuters and West Publishing Company in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS

Mark F. Schultz

IPPI Faculty Chair & Senior Scholar; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Chair in Intellectual Property Law, University of Akron School of Law; Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology

• Served as a panelist for the sessions “Parallel Session B.2 WIPO Sponsored EPIP Special Session Gender and IP Policy” and “Parallel Session E.2 Pharma & Biotechnology (II)” at the September 10-12 EPIP Annual Conference 2025 in Antwerp, Belgium
• Participated as a Distinguished Commentator for the September 18 Second Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship, held at Akron Law in Ohio
• Spoke at the September 23 GTIPA Summit 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina [View the recording]
• Co-organized and attended the Life Sciences Innovation Forum, co-hosted in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 24 by IPPI, Universidad de San Andrés, Geneva Network, and ITIF
• Served as a panelist for “Session II: Patents, Biotech Innovation, and Startup Investment” at the October 16-17 BPI EIRA Conference on Bringing Medicines to Life: How IP Impacts Innovation in the Life Sciences in Washington, D.C.
• Participated in an October amicus brief in support of Sony Music Entertainment in Cox v. Sony
• Co-led the subject-matter planning for and participated in IPPI’s November 7 invitation-only roundtable on Intellectual Property and Biopharmaceutical Policy in Washington, D.C.
• Participated in a November amicus brief in support of Thomson Reuters and West Publishing Company in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Dr. Nicola Searle

IPPI Scholar; Reader (Associate Professor), Institute for Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship (ICCE), Goldsmiths, University of London

• Served as Chair for “Roundtable 2: Economic Perspective from IP Offices – Turning IP Ambitions into Action” and for “Parallel Session C.4 IP & Research Security (Themed Session)” at the September 10-12 EPIP Annual Conference 2025 in Antwerp, Belgium
• Provided expert advice to Alma Economics for Economic Impact of Intellectual Property and Knowledge Assets Theft from Cyber Attacks in the UK – Final Report (July 2025), which was prepared for the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Amy Semet

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor, University at Buffalo School of Law

• Presented a poster on An Empirical Study of Artificial Intelligence Patent Litigation at the 2025 Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (CELS), hosted on October 24-25 at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.

Ted Sichelman

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law; Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Markets; Founder & Director, Center for Computation, Mathematics, and the Law; Founder & Director, Technology Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Clinic

• Served as a panelist for “Session III: Getting the Evidence Right on IP, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship” at the October 16-17 BPI EIRA Conference on Bringing Medicines to Life: How IP Impacts Innovation in the Life Sciences in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Michael D. Smith

IPPI Senior Scholar; J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College

• On July 16, testified at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on “Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training”
• Was interviewed for October 28 NPR piece about recent judicial site blocking
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Dr. Bhamati Viswanathan

IPPI Scholar; Fellow, Columbia Law School, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts; Senior Visitor, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law

• In September, started a new position as Senior Visitor at University of Cambridge Faculty of Law. Congratulations from all of us at IPPI!
• Participated as a Fellow in the September 18 Second Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship, held at Akron Law in Ohio
• Participated in an October amicus brief in support of Sony Music Entertainment in Cox v. Sony
• Participated in a November amicus brief in support of Thomson Reuters and West Publishing Company in Thomson Reuters v ROSS

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Scholarship & Other Writing

These are articles and other pieces written by members of the IPPI team or our affiliates from September through November 2025.

• Sandra Aistars, “Machines ‘Copy,’ Humans ‘Learn,’” The Well News (October 8, 2025)
• Jonathan Barnett, “Anthropic Settlement Has Historic Implications–Beyond the Cost,” Bloomberg Law Insights (September 10, 2025)
• Jonathan Barnett, A “Minority Report” on Antitrust Policy in the Generative AI Ecosystem (August 15, 2025). Forthcoming Journal of Corporation Law (2025), USC CLASS Research Paper No. 24-25
• Eric R. Claeys, Natural Property Rights (Cambridge University Press, 2025) [Available for purchase from Cambridge University Press and Amazon]
• Mark Cohen, “China’s long march to improved trade secret protection,” IAM (September 20, 2025)
• Mark A. Cohen, “China’s Many Faces of FRAND,” European Intellectual Property Review, no. 47 (2025): 418-438 *The research and writing of this paper were supported by the Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship.       
• Mark Cohen, “China’s Many Translations of FRAND,” China IPR (October 20, 2025)
• Mark Cohen, “IPR’s and RPI’s: USPTO Takes an Important Step Forward,” China IPR (November 3, 2025)
• Mark Cohen, “My Testimony and Video From October 8, Available On PERA Available On-Line,” China IPR (October 13, 2025)
• Devon Crittenden, Raquel Gallagher, Jeanne Ireland, Gabriela Lenarczyk, John Liddicoat, and Laura Kleiman, “Nonprofits Are Ready to Repurpose Generic Drugs,” Bill of Health, Petrie-Flom Center, Harvard Law School (October 2, 2025)
• Jon M. Garon, Empathy by Design: Rethinking Law School Engagement for Critical Thinking in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, 57 St. Mary L. Rev. 41 (2025)
• Michael P. Goodyear, “The Supreme Court Is About to Hear a Case That Could Rewrite Internet Access,” Slate (November 28, 2025)
• Christopher M. Holman, Gilead Prevails Over the United States Government in Litigation Alleging Patent Infringement (by Gilead) and Breach of Contract (by the United States), 44 Biotechnology Law Report 281 (2025)
• Christopher M. Holman, In re Xencor and the Use of Jepson and Means-Plus-Function Claiming in the Context of Antibody Inventions, 44 Biotechnology Law Report 211 (2025)
• Takeshi S. Komatani, “The 2024 revision of the Clinical Trial Act: focusing on pros and cons on a company-sponsored trial in the framework of the Act,” Rinsho Hyoka (Clinical Evaluation). 2025;53(2):323-345.
• Takeshi S. Komatani, “Intellectual Property Issues and Contractual Considerations in Cosmetics Open Innovation,” Cosmetics Stage (December 2025)
• Takeshi S. Komatani, “Japan,” in Life Sciences Law, ed. Peter Bogaert (Law Business Research Ltd, 2025)
• Takeshi S. Komatani and Takanori Abe, “Chapter 25: Japan,” in Experimental Use and Bolar Exemption (Kluwer Law International, eds. David Gilat, Charles A. Boulakia, Daphné Derouane, and Ralph Nack, 2025)
• Takeshi S. Komatani, “Japan’s First SEP Injunction: Pantech v. Google and the High Bar for Establishing Unwillingness,” AIPPI eNews, No. 59 (December 5, 2025)
• Takeshi S. Komatani published features (Pharm stage, April & June 2025) on AI-driven IP portfolio building and cost-effectiveness strategies for new modalities:
  • Takeshi S. Komatani, Intellectual property research and IP portfolio construction using generative AI and AI agents (first half), Pharm stage / Edited by the Technical Information Association. 25(1)=285:2025:4, pp.69-80.
  • Takeshi S. Komatani, Intellectual property research and IP portfolio construction using generative AI and AI agents (part 2), Pharm stage / Edited by the Technical Information Association. 25(3)=287:2025:6, pp.62-69.
• Johnathan Liddicoat, “The Republic of Translational Medicine,” in ATRIP Annual Congress Report 2025 (2025), p. 65
• Keith Mallinson, “UK intervention on SEPs including rate setting swims against the tide,” submission to UK IPO SEP Consultation (October 6, 2025)
• Keith Mallinson, “UKIPO SEP consultation: setting and apportioning aggregate rates based on patent counts will hinder FRAND licensing,” IAM (October 13, 2025) [Also available from WiseHarbor]
• Emily Michiko Morris, “VOICES: Don’t let Congress undercut life-saving research in Ohio,” Dayton Daily News (November 25, 2025)
• Kristen Jakobsen Osenga, Fact Sheet: Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 (PERA) (IPPI Oct. 2025)
• Kristen Jakobsen Osenga, Fact Sheet: Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2025 (IPPI Nov. 2025)
• Michael Risch, The Double Patenting Puzzle (July 08, 2025). Houston Law Review, Volume 63, forthcoming 2025 [SSRN]
• W. Keith Robinson, The Case for NIL as Property, JOTWELL (October 29, 2025) (reviewing Mitchell F. Crusto, What is Property?: A Libertarian Perspective of Name, Image, and Likeness, 16 Harv. J. of Sports & Ent. L. 1 (2025))
• Harrie Samaras and Theodore K. Cheng, eds., ADR Advocacy, Strategies, and Practices for Intellectual Property and Technology Cases, Third Edition (ABA Book Publishing, 2025)
  • Theo Cheng and Harrie Samaras, “Chapter 1: Putting ADR to Work: Imagining Better Results for Resolving IP/Technology Disputes,” ADR Advocacy, Strategies, and Practices for Intellectual Property and Technology Cases, Third Edition (ABA Book Publishing, 2025)
  • Theo Cheng, “Chapter 2: Forward-Looking ADR Agreements: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth Many Pounds of Cure,” ADR Advocacy, Strategies, and Practices for Intellectual Property and Technology Cases, Third Edition (ABA Book Publishing, 2025)
  • Theo Cheng, “Chapter 5: Useful Tools to Persuade, Evaluate, and Communicate in ADR Proceedings,” ADR Advocacy, Strategies, and Practices for Intellectual Property and Technology Cases, Third Edition (ABA Book Publishing, 2025)
  • Theo Cheng and Harrie Samaras, “Chapter 7: The Skillful Appellate Mediation Advocate: Mediating IP/Technology Cases in the Federal Appellate Courts,” ADR Advocacy, Strategies, and Practices for Intellectual Property and Technology Cases, Third Edition (ABA Book Publishing, 2025)
  • Theo Cheng, “Chapter 11: Resolving Small-Value Copyright Claims Through the Copyright Claims Board,” ADR Advocacy, Strategies, and Practices for Intellectual Property and Technology Cases, Third Edition (ABA Book Publishing, 2025)
• Mark F. Schultz, “Anthropic Settlement Signals AI Innovation Can Thrive Within Existing Copyright Framework,” IPWatchdog (October 15, 2025)
• Dr. Nicola Searle, “Tighter research security puts universities in a bind: Financial pressures make protecting knowledge and policing researchers more difficult, says Nicola Searle,” Research Professional News (October 15, 2025)
• M. Shimura, M. Ishino, Takeshi S. Komatani, et al., “Cases and Issues associated with patent protection of biosimilars [Baio iyakuhin tokkyo hogo no jirei to kadai]” in Patento (2025) (Limited Access)
• Michael D. Smith and Rahul Telang, “Can Gen AI and Copyright Coexist?,” Harvard Business Review (July 16, 2025)
• Lisa A. Tucker and Michael Risch, Canceling Appellate Precedent, 76 Fla. L. Rev. 175-250 (Jan. 2024)

Joshua Kresh
Research Professor & Executive Director
IPPI: The IP Policy Institute
The University of Akron School of Law
Washington, D.C.

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IPPI Hosted & Co-Hosted Events

These are events either hosted or co-hosted by the members of the IPPI team and our affiliates from June through August 2025.

(Virtual) WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP

From June 2-13, IPPI partnered with the World Intellectual Property Organization for the 2025 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on Intellectual Property. As WIPO’s only U.S.-based Summer School, this annual program is a two-week, online course that focuses on IP law in the United States of America. The program consists of lectures, case studies, simulation exercises, and group discussions on selected IP topics, with an orientation towards the interface between IP and other disciplines. This year, we were honored to have over thirty students—law students, young professionals, and more—hailing from Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Egypt, Finland, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mexico, Pakistan, the People’s Republic of China, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, Tunisia, Türkiye, the UAE, and the United States.

(Virtual) Panel on “Investing in Ideas: The Power of Public Research”

On June 11, as part of the WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP, IPPI and IPPI Institutional Partner USIPA co-hosted an open-to-the-public webinar on public funding for universities, a topic that has become increasingly important. This panel explored basic research’s role in driving innovation and educating our future. Our speakers—including panelists Kate Hudson (AAU),  Catalina Isaza Falla (INNMETEC), Dr. Mark Rohrbaugh (Acierto Innovations Consulting; Formerly NIH; a 2025 recipient of the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s American Innovator Award), Stephen J. Susalka (AUTM), and moderator Joshua Kresh—discussed both the broader landscape and specific examples of professors whose research has led to publicly accessible innovations and tangible real-world impact.

July Events in Geneva, Switzerland

• On July 7, IPPI partnered with GLIPA to co-host a Reception to mark the start of the 2025 WIPO General Assemblies. Professors Mark Schultz and Emily Michiko Morris co-organized and participated in the event on behalf of IPPI.
• On July 9, IPPI partnered with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and Innovation Council to co-host an in-person Lunchtime Discussion on Gender and IP. Participants discussed forthcoming guidance for IP offices working to expand women’s access to the IP system and identified promising policies and practices from the countries represented—covering the IP offices of Canada, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, India, Nigeria, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the European Patent Office—with the goal of publishing these as case studies. Professors Mark Schultz and Emily Michiko Morris co-organized and participated in the event on behalf of IPPI.
• On July 10, IPPI partnered with Geneva Network, ITIF, and Innovation Council to host an Innovate4Health Luncheon Discussion in tandem with the WIPO General Assemblies. The purpose of this discussion was to unpack the contribution of IP to health innovation, and the broad diffusion of health technologies, in emerging countries. Exciting case studies were featured from various countries—Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, India, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, and Uganda—showcasing how entrepreneurs from emerging economies are solving global health challenges and bringing life-saving innovations to market with the help of IP. A discussion was also featured on how new case studies from other countries can be shared in future editions to help promote local innovation (read Innovate4Health’s 2024 edition). The lunch was hosted by Jennifer Brant (Innovation Council), Stephen Ezell (ITIF), and Professors Mark Schultz and Emily Michiko Morris (IPPI). Confirmed attendees included WIPO Assistant Director General Marco Aleman.

(Hybrid) The Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation

On August 5, IPPI and Geneva Network co-hosted the inaugural Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation in Washington, D.C., convening newly invited members of the Global Research Network on Life Sciences Innovation.

• The Global Research Network on Life Sciences Innovation: This new network connects scholars from the United States, Latin America, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and Europe to share research and ideas about designing institutions that foster innovation in intellectual property and life sciences. Members will meet regularly online and occasionally in person to workshop papers, exchange knowledge, and collaborate on research projects.
• Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation: The Washington, D.C. roundtable on August 5 featured moderated discussions under the Chatham House Rule, covering:
  • Innovation law and economics perspectives in life sciences;
  • Fostering worldwide participation in life sciences R&D, clinical trials, and biopharma manufacturing;
  • Access to medicines and innovation; and
  • Takeaways and future research directions.

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News & Speaking Engagements

These are news and speaking engagements for the members of the IPPI team and our affiliates from June through August 2025.

Policy Brief & Fact Sheet

This July, IPPI published two related pieces co-written by Dr. Ani Harutyunyan and Dr. William Matcham: a policy brief on “Measuring Patent Quality and Reducing the Backlog at the USPTO” and a fact sheet, “Evidence on U.S. Patent Quality and Reforms to Reduce Patent Application Backlogs.” There has been much discussion about both patent quality and the current backlog, along with possible ways to improve one or the other. This policy brief presents recent empirical findings on patent quality, highlights the limitations of certain metrics as a measure of patent quality, and proposes viable reforms aimed at reducing application backlogs while maintaining high patent quality. (Dr. Harutyunyan is an IPPI Practitioner in Residence, Dr. Matcham is an IPPI Scholar, and both are former Edison Fellows.)

Welcome to IPPI’s Newest Affiliates

• In July, IPPI welcomed Professor Sandra Aistars as Distinguished Counselor in Residence and Professor of Law. Professor Aistars brings invaluable expertise and esteemed experience to IPPI, representing a significant strengthening of the copyright scholarship capabilities and reinforcing IPPI’s commitment to advancing IP policy research and education. IPPI is thrilled to welcome her and looks forward to her insights, leadership, and scholarly contributions.
• In July, IPPI welcomed Dr. Michael D. Smith (J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College) as a Senior Scholar.
• In August, Professor Bruce Boyden (Associate Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School) joined IPPI as a Senior Scholar.

Comments & Testimony

• On June 30, IPPI Advisory Board Member Dr. Hans Sauer (Deputy General Counsel, VP for IP, BIO) spoke on the panel “Anticompetitive Conduct to Delay, and Forestall Competition from Lower-Priced Alternatives” as part of a U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division series of Listening Sessions on Lowering Americans’ Drug Prices Through Competition.
• On July 16, Professor Bhamati Viswanathan and Dr. Michael D. Smith testified at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on “Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training.” (Recording of the hearing | Dr. Viswanathan’s & Dr. Smith’s written testimonies are also available)

Amicus Brief

Signatories for an August 22 “Amicus Brief of 16 Former Judges, Former Officials, and Academic Scholars” in Arbutus v. Moderna included IPPI Advisory Board Member Judge Paul Michel (Ret.); IPPI Associate Faculty Chair, Senior Fellow for Life Sciences, and Senior Scholar Professor Emily Michiko Morris; IPPI Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy and Senior Scholar Professor Kristen Osenga; IPPI Senior Scholars Professor Jonathan Barnett, Daniel Cahoy, Adam MacLeod, and Lateef Mtima; and IPPI Scholar Dr. Bowman Heiden.

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News and Updates by IPPI Affiliate

Dr. Kristina M. L. Acri, née Lybecker

IPPI Senior Scholar; John L. Knight Chair of Economics and Professor of Economics, Colorado College

• On August 5, participated in the inaugural, international Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation, co-hosted on August 5 in Washington, D.C. by IPPI and Geneva Network

Sandra Aistars

Distinguished Counselor in Residence and Professor of Law

• In July, joined IPPI as Distinguished Counselor in Residence and Professor of Law

Jonathan Barnett

IPPI Senior Scholar; Torrey H. Webb Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law

• Taught the session “Overview and Economics of Intellectual Property” during IPPI’s June 2025 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP
• Signed August 22 “Amicus Brief of 16 Former Judges, Officials, and Academic Scholars in Arbutus v. Moderna”
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Matt Blaszczyk

IPPI 2025-2026 Edison Fellow; Research Fellow in Law and Mobility, University of Michigan Law School

• On June 3, was a presenter at Sh[AI]rk Tank: AI & Law Pitches at the University of Texas Law School
• Presented paper Posthuman Copyright: Copyright, AI, and Legitimacy for the session “Copyright and the Ai Revolution: Governance, Rights, and Creativity” at IP Researchers Europe (IPRE) Conference 2025, which was hosted from June 19-20 by the University of Geneva, WIPO, and WTO
• In July, was a visiting scholar for a research stay at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich, Germany
• On July 8, participated in the AALS Section on Intellectual Property Summer Workshop
• Presented paper Posthuman Copyright: Copyright, AI, and Legitimacy in a session on IP theory at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2025 Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 7-8
• Was quoted in August 5 Front Office Sports article “Mammoth vs. Mammoth: NHL Team Strikes First in Trademark Feud”
• Attended the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) hosted at DePaul University College of Law from August 7-8
• Was interviewed for August 22 MLex piece “Matt Blaszczyk takes on copyright’s human authorship requirement in age of AI”
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Bruce Boyden

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School

• In August, joined IPPI as a Senior Scholar
• Presented paper Levels of Expression in a copyright session at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2025 Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 7-8

Jennifer Brant

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; CEO & Founder, Innovation Insights

• Co-organized and participated in July 7 reception co-hosted by IPPI and GLIPA; July 9 Lunchtime Discussion on Gender and IP co-hosted by IPPI, ITIF, and Innovation Council in Geneva, Switzerland; and July 10 Innovate4Health Luncheon Discussion 

Daniel R. Cahoy

IPPI Senior Scholar; Robert G. and Caroline Schwartz Professor & Chair of the Risk Management Department, The Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business

• Signed August 22 “Amicus Brief of 16 Former Judges, Officials, and Academic Scholars in Arbutus v. Moderna”

Mark Cohen

IPPI Senior Fellow for China IP & Scholar; China IP Strategies, LLC

• On June 5, taught the session “Special Innovation Lecture – WTO-Related Issues and the Trump Trade War” during IPPI’s 2025 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP
• On June 24, spoke on the panel “The Key Role of Reliable IPRs and the Rule of Law in Promoting Global Technological Leadership” at the USC Gould School of Law’s Center for Transnational Business and Law (CTBL) conference on “U.S. Global Technological Leadership, Intellectual Property Rights, and U.S. National Security.” (Read more on the China IPR blog)
• On August 5, participated in the inaugural, international Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation, co-hosted on August 5 in Washington, D.C. by IPPI and Geneva Network
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Gerardo Con Díaz

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor, Science and Technology Studies, University of California, Davis College of Letters and Science

• Congratulations to Professor Con Díaz on his new book, Everyone Breaks These Laws: How Copyrights Made the Online World, Yale University Press (2025)! (See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below)

Dr. Charles Delmotte

IPPI Scholar; Assistant Professor of Law, Michigan State University College of Law

• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Michael Doane

IPPI Scholar; Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, The University of Akron School of Law; 2024-2025 Edison Fellow

• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Tabrez Ebrahim

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School

• Presented paper Virtuous Progress in a session on IP theory at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2025 Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 7-8

Gillian Fenton, Esq., CLP

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Founder and Managing Director, LST Strategies LLC

• In June, published article “A Proposal Regarding the Domestic Manufacturing Requirement of the Bayh-Dole Act” in Les Nouvelles, the journal of the Licensing Executives Society International (LES)
• In June, co-taught Module 2 of the LES IP Licensing Basics professional development course (Module 2 = IP Commercialization)
• On June 4, attended the annual “Faces of American Innovation” event hosted by the Bayh-Dole Coalition in Washington, D.C.
• On June 16-19, attended the BIO International Convention in Boston, MA
• Was an invited advisor to the Board of LES USA & Canada at their annual strategic planning meeting on June 26
• In July, attended Bayh-Dole Coalition workshop on policy proposals relating to the Bayh-Dole Act’s domestic manufacturing requirement
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Joseph Fishman

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University Law School

• Presented paper Revenue Streams Without Streaming Revenue in a session on copyright and music at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2025 Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 7-8

Jon M. Garon

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Dean for Technology and Innovation; Director, Goodwin Program for Society, Technology, and the Law; and Professor of Law, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law

• On June 12, taught the session “Innovation, AI, and IP Law” during IPPI’s June 2025 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP
• On June 26, served as a panelist for the ABA Business Law Section course “Innovation, AI, and IP Law”
• In June, joined Operation Shamrock, a grassroots outreach organization providing community education on cybercrimes, human trafficking, and internet-based financial and personal harms
• In June, was reappointed as affiliated faculty at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
• In July, spoke on the ABA-IPL Committee on Dramatic and Visual Works panel “Recent AI Litigation Update “
• In July, was appointed as Associate Dean for Technology and Innovation at NSU Shepard Broad College of Law
• In July, was appointed as a Member of the LSAC Product Strategy and Innovation Committee
• At the Southeastern Association of Law Schools SEALS 2025 Conference, hosted in Florida from July 27-August 2, served as a discussant for the sessions “Learning from Students with Learning Differences: Strategizing to Support and Engage All Students,” “Online Education Basics,” “From Standards to Practices—The Expectations for Online Courses and Programs,” “SEALS Faculty Recruitment Portal: A Kinder, Gentler Faculty Recruitment Process,” “Online and Hybrid Learning Pedagogy Best Practices and Standards Development,” and “The Demise of College Sports: Threatening the Financial Integrity of the Education Enterprise”; and moderated the sessions “Using Partnerships and Alliances to Improve Legal Education’s Reach” and “Now that AI is Here: Lessons in Legal Education and the Practice of Law.”
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Michael Goodyear

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor at New York Law School

• On June 5, spoke at a roundtable hosted by the USPTO on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) draft voluntary guidelines for countering illicit trade in counterfeit goods on online marketplaces
• On June 16, submitted formal comments to the USPTO regarding the OECD’s draft online marketplace guidelines for countering illicit trade in counterfeit goods, supporting the need for greater communication between platforms and stakeholders while cautioning that imposing overly formal rules may constrain beneficial experimentation in user trademark infringement policies and practices by platforms
• On July 1, started a new position as an Associate Professor at New York Law School, where he will be teaching Copyright Law this fall. Congratulations!
• On July 14, attended and presented a lightning talk on “Licensing for Whom?” at the Summer Institute on Law and AI, hosted in Airlie, Virginia by the Institute for Law & AI
• On July 29, article Common Law Notice-and-Takedown was featured by World Trademark Review
• On July 31, presented draft paper “Disentangling Indigenous Authenticity” at the Junior Intellectual Property Scholars Association Workshop at the University of Wisconsin Law School
• Presented paper Dignity and Deepfakes in a session on digital society at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2025 Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 7-8
• On August 8, presented paper “Dignity and Deepfakes” at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conferenceat DePaul University College of Law
• Published August 14 Boston Globe op-ed “How a Century-Old Legal Principle Could Rid the Internet of Deepfakes”
• On August 16, recorded an episode “on AI, IP, Copyright, and the Law” for the Scaling Laws Podcast with Lawfare and the University of Texas School of Law
• On August 27, was a guest speaker and presented paper Dignity and Deepfakes for the AI, Ethics, and the Law Seminar at Loyola University Chicago School of Law
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

David Grossman

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Senior Director of Technology Transfer & Industry Collaboration, Office of Technology Transfer, George Mason University

• On June 11, taught the interactive simulation session “Transfer of Technology and Licensing” during IPPI’s June 2025 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP

Dr. Ani Harutyunyan

IPPI Practitioner in Residence

• The Sunwater Institute’s 2024 report Patent Quality in the United States: Findings and Suggestions for Policymakers—co-authored by Dr. Harutyunyan, IPPI Scholar Dr. William Matcham, et al—was cited in the USPTO’s May 8, 2025, response to the GAO Report Intellectual Property: Patent Office Should Strengthen Its Efforts to Address Persistent Examination and Quality Challenges and in May 27 IPWatchdog post “Patent Blame Game: Are 70% of U.S. Patents Really Defective? | IPWatchdog Unleashed”
• In July, published two IPPI policy pieces with Dr. William Matcham (See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below)

Dr. Bowman Heiden

IPPI Scholar; Co-Director, Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), University of Gothenburg, Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley

• Signed August 22 “Amicus Brief of 16 Former Judges, Officials, and Academic Scholars in Arbutus v. Moderna”
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Zac Henderson

IPPI 2025-2026 Edison Fellow; Visiting Assistant Professor and Shashi and Dipanjan “DJ” Deb Faculty Scholar; Senior Research Scholar, Center for Innovation (C4i); AI Law & Innovation Institute, UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)

• Was invited to speak on the panel “AI and the Tech Frontier” at the 14th Annual Transatlantic Law Forum, hosted in Oslo, Norway, from June 19-21 by George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School’s Law & Economics Center
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Camilla A. Hrdy

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School

• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Joshua Kresh

Research Professor & Executive Director, IPPI, The University of Akron School of Law

• In June, served as instructor of record for and led the subject-matter planning for IPPI’s June 2025 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP. Mr. Kresh also moderated the panel “The Role of IP Institutions in the Global IP System,” co-taught the lecture “Enforcing Rights: U.S. Patent Litigation,” moderated the panel “Patents in the Innovation Industries,” hosted a fireside chat with The Hon. Andrei Iancu, moderated a public panel on “Investing in Ideas: The Power of Public Research,” and co-taught the session “IP Office Hours.” [See the Summer School agenda for speakers and more details]
• On June 9, attended Bayh-Dole Coalition events—the third annual American Innovator Award ceremony, the Bayh-Dole 45th Anniversary celebration, and the “Faces of American Innovation” Capitol Hill report briefing—in Washington, D.C.
• On June 24, attended the USC Gould School of Law’s CTLB Conference: U.S. Global Technological Leadership, Intellectual Property Rights, and U.S. National Security in Washington, D.C.
• On June 24, attended U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center event “Unlocking Creativity: The Power and Promise of Copyright” in Washington, D.C.
• Co-led the subject-matter planning for and participated in the August 5 inaugural, international Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation, co-hosted on August 5 in Washington, D.C. by IPPI and Geneva Network

Dr. John Liddicoat

IPPI Scholar; Senior Research Associate and Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

• Spoke on “The Republic of Translational Medicine” at the Workshop on Changing Politics and Economics of the Pharmaceutical Sector in Sheffield, UK, on June 23 and at the 43rd ATRIP Annual Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 24
• On June 27, spoke on “Repurposing, the Republic of Translational Medicine and Other Adventures” at the Inter-CeBIL Retreat 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark
• In August, was named to the European Medicines Agency’s drafting group for best practices on using European Public Assessment Reports (EPARs) in research (the EMA produces EPARs whenever it evaluates medicines)

Erika Lietzan

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, William H. Pittman Professor of Law & Timothy J. Heinsz Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law

• This summer, was named Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at the University of Missouri School of Law

Adam MacLeod

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law; Research Fellow, Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy

• Signed August 22 “Amicus Brief of 16 Former Judges, Officials, and Academic Scholars in Arbutus v. Moderna”

Dr. William Matcham

IPPI Scholar; Assistant Professor (Lecturer) of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London

• The Sunwater Institute’s 2024 report Patent Quality in the United States: Findings and Suggestions for Policymakers—co-authored by Dr. Matcham, IPPI Practitioner in Residence Dr. Ani Harutyunyan, et al—was cited in the USPTO’s May 8, 2025, response to the GAO Report Intellectual Property: Patent Office Should Strengthen Its Efforts to Address Persistent Examination and Quality Challenges and in May 27 IPWatchdog post “Patent Blame Game: Are 70% of U.S. Patents Really Defective? | IPWatchdog Unleashed”
• In July, published two IPPI policy pieces with Dr. Ani Harutyunyan (See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below)
• On July 14, presented article Screening Property Rights for Innovation, co-written with Mark Schankerman, at the Boston University IP Day Conference

Emily Michiko Morris

IPPI Associate Faculty Chair, Senior for Life Sciences, and Senior Scholar; 2021-2022 Edison Fellow; David L. Brennan Endowed Chair, Professor, and Associate Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology, University of Akron School of Law

• On June 5, taught the session “IP Issues in Life Sciences R&D and Commercialization” during IPPI’s June 2025 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP
• From June 1-13, participated in the George Mason University Law & Economics Center (LEC)’s Seventeenth Law Institute for Economics Professors and Thirty-Fifth Economics Institute for Law Professors
• As of this July, Professor Morris is a full professor at The University of Akron School of Law—congratulations!
• Co-organized and participated in July 7 reception co-hosted by IPPI and GLIPA; July 9 Lunchtime Discussion on Gender and IP co-hosted by IPPI, ITIF, and Innovation Council in Geneva, Switzerland; and July 10 Innovate4Health Luncheon Discussion
• Co-led the subject-matter planning for and participated in the August 5 inaugural, international Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation, co-hosted on August 5 in Washington, D.C. by IPPI and Geneva Network
• Signed August 22 “Amicus Brief of 16 Former Judges, Officials, and Academic Scholars in Arbutus v. Moderna”

Lateef Mtima

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law; Founder and Director, Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ)

• On June 12, taught the session “Case Study: Bringing Traditional Knowledge to Global Markets for the Benefit of Local Communities” during IPPI’s June 2025 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP
• Signed August 22 “Amicus Brief of 16 Former Judges, Officials, and Academic Scholars in Arbutus v. Moderna”

Loren Mulraine

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Director of Music and Entertainment Law Studies, Belmont University – College of Law

• Was featured in September 5 Spencer Fance piece “Loren Mulraine Examines Fair Use Law for CPIP Summer IP Institute”

Michael D. Murray

IPPI Senior Scholar; Spears Gilbert Professor of Law, University of Kentucky

• Was invited by the Kentucky Bar Association AI subcommittee to address the Annual Kentucky Bar Association Convention on the topic of “Technology in the Courtroom: Expectation, Best Practices, and Navigating Deepfakes” on June 5
• As of this July, Professor Murray is a full professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law and has been promoted to a Senior Scholar with IPPI. Congratulations!

Kristen Jakobsen Osenga

IPPI Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy & Senior Scholar; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Austin E. Owen Research Scholar and Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law

• With IPPI Advisory Board Member Andrei Iancu, participated in a July 17 Federalist Society Forum webinar “The Case for RESTORE? Injunctions, Patents, and the Future of Innovation”
• Signed August 22 “Amicus Brief of 16 Former Judges, Officials, and Academic Scholars in Arbutus v. Moderna”

Sean A. Pager

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law; Associate Director, Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law Program (IPIC), Michigan State University College of Law

• On June 23, presented paper The Arc of Copyright is Long, But It Bends Toward Justice at the 2025 International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP) Congress at the University of Copenhagen
• On June 14, paper The Cost of Music: Has Digitization Made Copyright Obsolete?, co-authored with Professor Eric Priest, was presented by assigned commentator Professor Guy Rub (Temple University Beasley School of Law) for Professor Pager’s response at the Copyright Scholarship Roundtable at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
• Presented paper Who Is Liable for Infringing Generative AI Output? in a session on copyright and AI at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2025 Conference, hosted by the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLIT®) at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, from August 7-8

Douglas Park

IPPI Research Fellow; Research Fellow, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology; Visiting Research Assistant Professor, The University of Akron School of Law

• Supported the subject-matter planning for and participated in the August 5 inaugural, international Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation, co-hosted on August 5 in Washington, D.C. by IPPI and Geneva Network

Eric Priest

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Professor and Faculty Director, Asian Studies, Law, Law-JD, University of Oregon School of Law

• On June 10, taught the session “Securing & Using Copyright Protection Globally” during the 2025 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP, hosted virtually by IPPI
• Paper The Cost of Music: Has Digitization Made Copyright Obsolete?, co-authored with Professor Eric Priest, was presented by assigned commentator Guy Rub at the June 14 Copyright Scholarship Roundtable at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
• On July 8, moderated the AALS Section on Intellectual Property Summer Workshop

Dr. Alexander Raskovich

IPPI Senior Economist

• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Michael Risch

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

• On June 2, taught the session “Fundamentals of U.S. Patent Law” during the 2025 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP, hosted virtually by IPPI
• Presented on paper The Double Patenting Puzzle at the June 7 IPIL National Conference’s Symposium by the University of Houston Law Center’s Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law and at the June 28 Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation’s Patent Scholar Summit at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
• Presented paper Pharma Continuation Stories in a session on patents and pharmaceuticals at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2025 Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 7-8
• On August 8, presented paper Orange Book Stories at the IP Scholars Conference at DePaul Law School
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Alexandra Jane Roberts

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law and Media & Faculty Director, Center for Law, Information and Creativity (CLIC), Northeastern University School of Law

• Was quoted in June 24 Fast Company article “io vs. iyO: The way your company sounds really does matter”
• On July 2, appeared on Good Morning America to discuss the lawsuit between Lululemon and Costco
• Was quoted about Lululemon’s dupe lawsuit against Costco by the Associated Press News (July 2), CBC Toronto (July 11), and  New York Post (July 2)
• Was quoted in July 7 GOLF article “Augusta National-branded coffee? The club has something brewing” about a pending trademark application
• Was quoted in July 22 Ars Technicaarticle “Toy company may regret coming for ‘Sylvanian Drama’ TikToker, experts say” about a copyright and trademark dispute involving Calico Critters
• Was quoted in The Verge’s July 22 long-form piece “Knock It Off!” on dupes
• Was interviewed by NPR 1Afor July 29 segment “Pricey products and the dilemma of ‘dupes’”
• In July, was quoted in 2025 summer issue of Northeastern Law Magazine’s cover story “Pyramid Schemes and Pipe Dreams,” which discussed Professor Roberts’ work on multi-level marketing
• Presented paper Litigating Personal Brand: Intellectual Property & the Construction of Self in a session on trademarks at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2025 Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 7-8
• In August, gave a WGBH radio interview about a trademark dispute between Baylor University and Boston University
• See also “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Zvi S. Rosen

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law

• On June 12, taught the session “Copyright in the Digital World” during IPPI’s June 2025 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP
• In July, moderated a Federalist Society webinar on “AI Training vs. Copyright Law: Updates from the Copyright Office and the Courts” (view the recording)
• On August 12, spoke on the Federalist Society webinar panel “Legislative or Executive? The Curious Case of the Library of Congress”

Mark F. Schultz

IPPI Faculty Chair & Senior Scholar; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Chair in Intellectual Property Law, University of Akron School of Law; Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology

• In June, taught the sessions “Fundamentals of Trade Secrets,” “The Real-World Value of Trade Secrets in a Global Innovation Economy,” “Best Practices for Protecting Trade Secrets,” and “Fundamentals of Copyright”—as well as moderating the panel “Trade Secrets in Global Business” with panelists Victoria Cundiff (University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School), Dean Harts (3M), Jim Pooley (James Pooley, PLC; former Deputy Director General, WIPO), and Dick Thurston (RILT Global Consulting LLC)—during IPPI’s June 2025 WIPO-U.S. Summer School on IP
• Co-organized and participated in July 7 reception co-hosted by IPPI and GLIPA; July 9 Lunchtime Discussion on Gender and IP co-hosted by IPPI, ITIF, and Innovation Council in Geneva, Switzerland; and July 10 Innovate4Health Luncheon Discussion
• Co-led the subject-matter planning for and participated in the August 5 inaugural, international Stevens Roundtable on Life Sciences Innovation, co-hosted on August 5 in Washington, D.C. by IPPI and Geneva Network

Dr. Nicola Searle

IPPI Scholar; Reader (Associate Professor), Institute for Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship (ICCE), Goldsmiths, University of London

• In July, was appointed to the UK Government’s Department of Culture, Media & Sport College of Experts
• Was interviewed by Research Professional News for July 9 article “Focus on national security ‘will bring chilling effect’ to UK research” about her research on the challenges of supporting innovation in the context of research security
• See “Scholarship & Other Writing” section below

Amy Semet

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor, University at Buffalo School of Law

• Presented paper Gaming the Patent System: How Venue Choice Shapes Litigation Outcomes in a session on patent litigation at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2025 Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 7-8

Brenda Simon

IPPI Senior Scholar; ProFlowers Professor of Internet Studies and Professor of Law, California Western School of Law

• Presented paper Innovation Policy in the Shadow of Decreasing Biodiversity in a session on innovation barriers at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2025 Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 7-8

Dr. Michael D. Smith

IPPI Senior Scholar; J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College

• In July, joined IPPI as a Senior Scholar
• On July 16, testified at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on “Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training”

Saurabh Vishnubhakat

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

• Presented paper The Patent Treatise Boom in a session on patent history and theory at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) 2025 Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 7-8

Dr. Bhamati Viswanathan

IPPI Scholar; Fellow, Columbia Law School, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts; Senior Visitor, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law

• Was quoted in June 26 Bloomberg Law article “AI Fair Use Loss to Meta Shows Copyright Plaintiffs How to Win”
• Congratulations to Dr. Viswanathan for joining the Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts at Columbia University Law School as a Non-Resident Fellow this July! She will also be a Senior Visitor with the University of Cabridge Faculty of Law in the coming year.
• On July 16, testified at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on “Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training”
• Was quoted by ASCAP in its July 17 “Statement of The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism”
• On July 23, spoke on AI and copyright on WBUR’s Morning Edition segment “Wave of copyright lawsuits hit AI companies like Cambridge-based Suno”

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Scholarship & Other Writing

These are articles and other pieces written by members of the IPPI team or our affiliates from June through August 2025.

• Jonathan Barnett, The Free Content Illusion (August 27, 2025). Journal of Intellectual Property Law (2026), USC CLASS Research Paper No. 2518
• Matt Blaszczyk, Beyond Human-Centric Rhetoric, Tech Policy Press (forthcoming, Aug. 2025)
• Matt Blaszczyk, Copyright Doctrine Before the Tribunal of Science: A Response to Professor Silbey, 72(1) Journal of the Copyright Society 142
• Matt Blaszczyk, Posthuman Copyright: AI, Copyright, and Legitimacy (August 01, 2025) [Also promoted on the Private Law Theory blog]
• Julie A. Carlson and Alexander Raskovich, Collaborative Investment, Repeat Dealing and Governance in 3GPP (May 31, 2025)
• Mark A. Cohen, China’s Many Faces of FRAND, 47 European Intellectual Property Review, Issue 7 (2025) *Mark Cohen is a 2024-2025 IPPI Edison Fellow. The research and writing of this paper were supported by the Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship.
• Mark Cohen, “The ‘Five Big Offices’ Meet – Minus One,” China IPR (June 27, 2025)
• Mark Cohen, “The WTO’s Arbitral Decision on Chinese SEP Practices in DS/611: Getting Closer to the Right Kind of Decision,” China IPR (July 26, 2025)
• Gerardo Con Díaz, Everyone Breaks These Laws: How Copyrights Made the Online World, Yale University Press (2025) [Available for purchase at link and from other book retailers]
• Charles Delmotte, Equality Before Tax Law, Washington and Lee Law Review Vol. 83:2, 2026 (Forthcoming)
• Michael Doane, “TPLFA: Protecting Predatory Infringers,” IPPI Blog (August 20, 2025)
• Sarah Fackrell & Alexandra J. Roberts, “Analyzing the Lululemon v. Costco Dupe Suit (Guest Blog Post),” Technology & Marketing Law Blog (July 9, 2025)
• Gillian M. Fenton, A Proposal Regarding the Domestic Manufacturing Requirement of the Bayh-Dole Act, les Nouvelles, Vol. LX, No. 1, pp. 127-131; June 2025.
• Jon M. Garon, Artificial Intelligence Law and Regulation in a Nutshell, Nutshells (West Academic Publishing, 2025)
• Jon Garon, Encyclopedia Entry: “Intellectual Property Rights in the Metaverse,” Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence and the Law (Edward Elgar Publishing 2025) (forthcoming)
• Jon M. Garon, ed., The Law of Digital Content (ABA Publishing, 2025)
  • Jon M. Garon, “Introduction to the Law of Digital Content,” The Law of Digital Content (ABA Publishing, 2025)
  • Jon M. Garon, “Chapter 1: The Transformation of the Internet from Protocol to Venue,” The Law of Digital Content (ABA Publishing, 2025)
  • Jon M. Garon, “Chapter 4: Publicity Rights in Digital Content,” The Law of Digital Content (ABA Publishing, 2025)
  • Jon M. Garon, “Chapter 9: Bias and Inequalities in the Digital Realm,” The Law of Digital Content (ABA Publishing, 2025)
• Michael Goodyear, Common Law Notice-and-Takedown (March 20, 2025). NYU J. Intell. Prop. & Ent. L., Forthcoming
• Michael P. Goodyear, “How a century-old legal principle could rid the internet of deepfakes,” The Boston Globe (August 14, 2025)
• Ani Harutyunyan & William Matcham, Fact Sheet: “Evidence on U.S. Patent Quality and Reforms to Reduce Patent Application Backlogs” (IPPI Jul. 2025)
• Ani Harutyunyan & William Matcham, Measuring Patent Quality and Reducing the Backlog at the USPTO (IPPI Jul. 2025)
• Bowman Heiden & Justus Baron, The Economic Impact of Patent Holdout, 38 Harv. J.L. & Tech. 3 (Symposium Summer 2024)
• Zachary Henderson, Rethinking Robot Liability (July 01, 2025). 67 B.C. L. Rev __ (Forthcoming, 2026)
• Camilla Alexandra Hrdy, Trade Secrets and Artificial Intelligence (July 14, 2025). Rutgers Law School Research Paper, Trade Secrets and Artificial Intelligence Forthcoming in Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence and the Law (Edward Elgar, eds. Ryan Abbott, Elizabeth Rothman, forthcoming, 2026) [Also promoted on the Private Law Theory blog]
• Gabriela Lenarczyk, The Transatlantic Clinical Trial Transparency Gap (July 29, 2025)
• Alexander Raskovich, Homogeneous Product Bertrand Oligopoly (June 18, 2025)
• Michael Risch, The Double Patenting Puzzle (July 08, 2025). Houston Law Review, Volume 63, forthcoming 2025
• Dr. Nicola Searle and Dr. Bernhard Ganglmair, “Mapping trade secrets litigation to national security concerns and patenting behaviours suggests striking relationship,” IAM Trade Secrets (July 1, 2025)
• Dr. Nicola Searle, Bernhard Ganglmair, and Maurizio Borghi, Trusted Research and Innovation: How Knowledge Leakage Affects the Research & Innovation Ecosystem, IRC Report No. 24 (June 19, 2025)
• Dr. Lili Yang, Liability Regime in Chinese Trademark Law: Evidence from Export-Oriented OEM in the Chinese Marketplace (May 15, 2025)

Joshua Kresh
Research Professor & Executive Director
IPPI: The IP Policy Institute
The University of Akron School of Law
Washington, D.C.

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IPPI Hosted & Co-Hosted Events

These are events either hosted or co-hosted by the members of the IPPI team and our affiliates from March through May 2025.

2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship: First Meeting (Virtual)

On April 10-11, IPPI hosted the first meeting of the 2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship. Meeting One was for the purpose of the Edison Fellows presenting their research proposals. Edison Fellows submitted brief synopses detailing their proposed theses and research, and Distinguished Commentators and other Edison Fellows commented on the research proposals.

• 2025-2026 Edison Fellows
  • Srinivasan Ananthraman, Senior IP Manager, Ashland Inc.
  • Matt (Mateusz) Blaszczyk, Research Fellow in Law and Mobility & Managing Editor, Journal of Law and Mobility, University of Michigan Law School
  • Zachary Henderson, Visiting Assistant Professor and Shashi and Dipanjan “DJ” Deb Faculty Scholar, UC Law San Francisco
  • Allison Schmitt, Fellow and Director, BCLT Life Sciences Law & Policy Center, UC Berkeley School of Law
  • Andrew Vassallo, Associate Professor, Shippensburg University
  • Bhamati Viswanathan, Scholar, IPPI; Assistant Professor, New England Law | Boston
• 2025-2026 Distinguished Commentators
  • Professor John Duffy, Senior Scholar, IPPI; Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law, Class of 1966 Research Professor of Law, & Director, Center on Intellectual Property Law, University of Virginia School of Law
  • Professor Erika Lietzan, Senior Scholar, IPPI; Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, William H. Pittman Professor of Law, & Timothy J. Heinsz Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law
  • Professor Michael Risch, Senior Scholar, IPPI; Professor of Law, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
  • Professor Mark Schultz, Faculty Chair, Senior Fellow for Copyright and the Creative Industries, & Senior Scholar, IPPI; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Chair in Intellectual Property Law & Director, Intellectual Property and Technology Law Program, The University of Akron School of Law

Hybrid Roundtable/Policy Networking Session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration”

On May 21, this invitation-only, off-the-record gathering convened our community both online and at the offices of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) in Washington, D.C. to share views and information about important policy issues and to consider areas of near-term academic and policy research.

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News & Speaking Engagements

These are news and speaking engagements for the members of the IPPI team and our affiliates from March through May 2025.

Amicus Briefs

• In April, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), one of IPPI’s valued sustaining donors, filed a brief in Richard Kadrey, et al., v. Meta Platforms, Inc. “in support of the plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment and opposition to defendant’s motion for partial summary judgement. Read the text of the brief.
• An Amicus Brief of Copyright Law Professors (U.S. April 2025) in Richard Kadrey, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (United States District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco Division) was signed by IPPI Senior Scholars and Professors Jonathan M. Barnett, Jon M. Garon, and Christopher M. Newman and IPPI Scholars and Professors Zvi Rosen and Bhamati Viswanathan, among others. (Additional links: TechCrunch | Brief, Bloomberg Law Court Dockets)

Comments & Testimony

• On May 7, IPPI submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding its Section 232 investigation of pharmaceutical imports, cautioning against imposing tariffs on medicines and their ingredients. In our submission, IPPI scholars Mark Schultz, Emily Michiko Morris, and Joshua Kresh explain that imposing such tariffs would have severe negative consequences for American patients, healthcare affordability, and U.S. pharmaceutical innovation leadership. (Read more on IPPI’s blog)
• On May 14, IPPI Senior Fellow for China IP & Scholar Mark A. Cohen and IPPI Advisory Board Member Karyn A. Temple (Senior Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel, Motion Picture Association) testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property during the hearing on “Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership.” (Recording of the hearing | Mr. Cohen’s written testimony | Ms. Temple’s written testimony)

Welcome to New Affiliates

• Professor Sean Pager, Professor of Law and Associate Director, Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law Program (IPIC) at Michigan State University College of Law, joined IPPI as a Senior Scholar this May. Learn more about Sean Pager and his work | Says Professor Pager, “I am excited to join IPPI. My research on ‘digital democratization’ in creative content industries fits well with IPPI’s mission of exploring how intellectual property affects creative economies through evidence-based engagement.”
• Jennifer Brant, CEO & Founder of Innovation Insights Sarl, joined IPPI as a Practitioner in Residence this May. Learn more about Jennifer Brant and her work | Says Ms. Brant, “I’m thrilled to formalize my partnership with IPPI. The Institute’s work linking academic research with cutting-edge industry insights to inform policymakers is exactly what we’ve championed at Innovation Insights for over a decade. I’m especially keen to continue our collaboration to expand access to patent systems, improve local manufacturing capacity, and advance policies that stimulate innovation in critical sectors like health and cellular technology, while supporting long-term growth.”

Biorasi Podcast Interview

IPPI’s Mark Schultz, Emily Michiko Morris, and Joshua Kresh were interviewed by host Chris O’Brien for the April 23 Episode 52 of Biorasi’s Few and Far Between Podcast on IP considerations for biopharmaceutical companies.

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News and Updates by IPPI Affiliate

Dr. Srinivasan Ananthraman

2025-2026 IPPI Edison Fellow; Senior IP Manager, Ashland Inc.

• Participated as an Edison Fellow and presenter for the virtual April 10-11 First Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship

Dr. Kristina M. L. Acri, née Lybecker

IPPI Senior Scholar; John L. Knight Chair of Economics and Professor of Economics, Colorado College)

• In late March, “was delighted and honored to have participated in the important convening at the The Banbury Center on ‘Government Challenges to U.S. Patent Rights’ for thoughtful and stimulating discussion.”
• In March, completed a Special Volume book chapter entitled “The Financing of the Market for Biopharmaceutical Innovation” for the volume The pharmaceutical market: how can international trade and health be reconciled? / Le marché pharmaceutique: quelles voies pour une dialectique commerce international et santé? Publication by Mare et Martin is expected in 2025.
• With Professor Emily Michiko Morris, secured a grant from C4IP to work on a research project entitled “Empirical Analyses of Alleged Pharmaceutical Patent Thickets”
• On May 21, participated virtually in IPPI’s hybrid roundtable/policy networking session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration,” hosted in Washington, D.C.

Jonathan Barnett

IPPI Senior Scholar; Torrey H. Webb Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law

• Was interviewed for April 10 podcast episode of Understanding IP Matters, hosted by Bruce Berman of The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU)
• Signed Amicus Brief of Copyright Law Professors (U.S. April 2025) in Richard Kadrey, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (United States District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco Division)
• On April 24, spoke on the panel “AI’s emerging role in innovation, creative expression and IP rights” at The 2025 IP Awareness Summit® (IPAS) on AI, Innovation and Ownership: Building a Bridge to the Future, co-hosted by Dolby and CIPU in San Francisco, California
• On May 21, participated virtually in IPPI’s hybrid roundtable/policy networking session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration,” hosted in Washington, D.C.

Matt (Mateusz) Blaszczyk

2025-2026 IPPI Edison Fellow; Research Fellow in Law and Mobility & Managing Editor, Journal of Law and Mobility, University of Michigan Law School

• Participated as an Edison Fellow and presenter for the virtual April 10-11 First Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship
• Presented on the “Impossibility of Artificial Inventors” at the University of San Diego School of Law Patent Law Conference, PatCon 13, held April 10-12
• Moderated a panel at the 11th Annual Junior Scholars Conference, held at the University of Michigan Law School from April 25-26
• Presented at the May 28-29 Richmond Junior Faculty Forum, held at the University of Richmond School of Law

Jennifer Brant

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; CEO & Founder, Innovation Insights

• In May 2025, joined IPPI as a Practitioner in Residence
• On May 21, participated virtually in IPPI’s hybrid roundtable/policy networking session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration,” hosted in Washington, D.C.

Terrica Carrington

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Senior Counsel & Director, Law, Policy & International, Motion Picture Association

• In March, was promoted to Vice President, Law Policy & International with the Motion Picture Association. Congratulations from the whole IPPI team!
• On May 21, participated in person in IPPI’s hybrid roundtable/policy networking session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration,” hosted in Washington, D.C.

Eric Claeys

IPPI Senior Fellow for Scholarly Initiatives & Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

• Organized and participated in the virtual April 10-11 First Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship

Mark Cohen

IPPI Senior Fellow for China IP & Scholar

• On March 25, served as a panelist for the webinar “Key Global IPR Challenges Facing the New Administration,” hosted by USC Gould School of Law
• On March 27, spoke virtually on the panel “Medicine and Pharmacy in the Service of Health in a Global Perspective” as part of the Medicine, Law & Society’s 34^th International Conference on Medicine and Pharmacy in the Service of Health, which was hosted by the University of Maribor in Slovenia
• Was quoted in April 1 IAM article “China reinforces regulatory toolkit with new rules on foreign IP disputes” (subscription required)
• On April 21, spoke with Gary Rieschel (Board Chair, Asia Society Northern California & Seattle; Founding Managing Partner, Qiming) for the hybrid Asia Society Seattle roundtable “What the First Ninety Days Reveal About the Future of U.S.-China Relations”
• On April 24, spoke on the panel “The shifting IP business landscape: the U.S., Europe and Asia” at The 2025 IP Awareness Summit® (IPAS) on AI, Innovation and Ownership: Building a Bridge to the Future, co-hosted by Dolby and The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) in San Francisco, California
• On May 14, spoke on the Hudson Institute panel “Patents and China: What Is the Right Policy for the America First Agenda?”
• On May 14, testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property for the hearing on “Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership” (Recording of the hearing | Written testimony)
• On May 21, spoke on the LES webinar “Licensing Between the U.S. and China – Navigating the Shoals”
• On May 21, participated virtually in IPPI’s hybrid roundtable/policy networking session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration,” hosted in Washington, D.C.

Michael Doane

IPPI Scholar; Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, The University of Akron School of Law; 2024-2025 IPPI Edison Fellow

• On March 24, spoke on the panels “Design Protection Power Play Building an IP Portfolio That Lasts” and “E-Commerce Battlegrounds: Inside the Black Box of Platform IP Enforcement” at the 27^th Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy, hosted by The University of Akron’s Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology at Akron Law, Akron, Ohio
• Professor Doane’s 2024-2025 Edison Fellowship paper, Patent Law’s Trade Remedy, was published in the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law, Volume 28 in May

John F. Duffy

IPPI Senior Scholar; Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law, Class of 1966 Research Professor of Law, & Director, Center on Intellectual Property Law, University of Virginia School of Law

• Participated as a Distinguished Commentator in the virtual April 10-11 First Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship

Gillian Fenton, Esq., CLP

IPPI Practitioner in Residence; Founder and Managing Director, LST Strategies LLC

• In March, attended the AUTM annual meeting, at which Ms. Fenton instructed in the LES Certified Licensing Professionals exam preparation course (in person)
• In March, co-taught a one-and-a-half-day custom LES course on biopharmaceutical licensing best practices for a multinational pharma company (in person)
• In March, taught Module 1 (Intellectual Property Basics) of the LES IP Licensing Basics course (virtual)
• In March, taught Domains 2 and 3 of the LES Certified Licensing Professionals exam preparation course (virtual)
• In March, attended a CLP webinar on “Monetizing University Intellectual Property”
• In March, attended a CSIS webinar presenting the Center’s Transition Report on IP to the Trump Administration
• On April 1, attended the annual CSIS LeadershIP 2025 conference
• Over the course of April and May, co-taught two different custom LES professional education courses to the business and corporate development teams of two multinational pharmaceutical companies, and co-taught the LES professional education course on Industry, Universities and Government Licensing 

Jon M. Garon

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law and Director of the Intellectual Property, Cybersecurity, and Technology Law program, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law

• Signed Amicus Brief of Copyright Law Professors (U.S. April 2025) in Richard Kadrey, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (United States District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco Division)
• Served as a panelist for “Navigating the Shift: How State Legislative Trends Affect Corporations and Business Lawyers,” moderated the panel “The New Administration’s Strategy on AI, Cyber, and FinTech Policy,” and spoke on the panel “Professional Responsibility Rules as a Cybersecurity Framework, Ethical Traps for Counsel and Clients in Data Security” at the ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from April 24-26
• Was interviewed with fellow lawyer and AI/cybersecurity expert Candace Jones for May 5 episode “Mind the Gap: Episode 19: The Intersection of Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence” of the ABA podcast To the Extent That…” (Listen on Apple Podcasts | Learn more about the episode on ABA’s website)

Michael Goodyear

IPPI Scholar; Acting Assistant Professor, New York University School of Law; Fellow, NYU Law’s Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy

• Congratulations to Professor Goodyear, who will be starting a new role as an Associate Professor at New York Law School in July! He completed his service as an Acting Assistant Professor at the New York University at the end of May.
• On March 18, presented on a panel on Pride Overcoming Prejudice: Charting LGBTQ+ Paths in IP at the I <3 Trademarks Conference in New York, NY
• On March 21, presented paper “Dignity and Deepfakes” and the virtual Law and Technology Workshop
• In March, article “Artificial Infringement (Short)” was published as an archived paper in the Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Computer Science and Law (CSLaw ’25)
• On March 26, presented paper “Artificial Infringement” at the 4th ACM Symposium on Computer Science and Law in Munich, Germany
• On April 1, gave a presentation on “Disentangling Indigenous Authenticity” at the NYU Lawyering Scholarship Colloquium
• On April 7, spoke on the panel “Sounds Like Trouble: AI, Music, and the Limits of Copyright” at the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal Annual Symposium
• On April 10, gave a presentation on the roundtable paper Dignity and Deepfakes at the Fourth Annual Legal Scholars Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence at Emory University School of Law
• On April 24, gave a presentation entitled “Update on Trademark and Free Speech in the US” on contextualizing Elster within the First Amendment at the Thirty-Second Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference at Fordham Law School
• On April 26, presented Dignity and Deepfakes and commented on Belle Torek‘s Objects in VR Are Closer Than They Appear: Speech, Harm, and Immersive Abuse in Virtual and Mixed Reality at the Freedom of Expression Scholars Conference 13 (2025) at Yale Law School
• On May 29, spoke on the panel “Navigating the Complex Landscape of IP” at the Fifth Annual Machine Lawyering Conference at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and received an Honorable Mention for the Best Paper Award

Zachary Henderson

2025-2026 IPPI Edison Fellow; Visiting Assistant Professor and Shashi and Dipanjan “DJ” Deb Faculty Scholar, UC Law San Francisco

• Participated as an Edison Fellow and presenter for the virtual April 10-11 First Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship
• Gave an April 17 video interview to ABC7 News and an April 23 radio interview to KCBS Radio reporter Cathy Whitman on AI and jobs
• In March, presented work-in-progress article Laboratories of Mediocrity [WT] at the Junior Scholars’ Conference at Northeastern University

Steven D. Jamar

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Director, Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ); Professor Emeritus, Howard University School of Law

• With Professor Lateef Mtima, submitted a book chapter for an anthology being edited by Johanna Gibson, Research Handbook on IP and Social Justice (Johanna Gibson, ed. Oxford University Press 2026) (forthcoming, first quarter of 2026). Their co-authored chapter is entitled “Placing Intellectual Property Social Justice within the International Human Rights Context,” while Professor Jamar has also submitted a second chapter to the same anthology entitled “Challenges to Intellectual Property Regimes Presented by Generative Artificial Intelligence Programs.”

Joshua Kresh

Research Professor & Executive Director, IPPI, The University of Akron School of Law

• Moderated a panel on AI & IP at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Intellectual Property Institute’s Global IP Summit on April 9 in Washington, D.C.
• Organized and participated in the virtual April 10-11 First Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship
• On April 16, moderated a panel on standard essential patents at The IP Leadership Executive 2025 in San Jose, California
• With Mark Schultz and Emily Michiko Morris, was interviewed by host Chris O’Brien for the April 23 Episode 52 of Biorasi’s Few and Far Between Podcast on IP considerations for biopharmaceutical companies
• On April 29, moderated a panel on pending legislation and life sciences litigation at the American Conference Institute (ACI) Paragraph IV Disputes conference in New York City
• On May 7, with Mark Schultz and Emily Michiko Morris, submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding its Section 232 investigation of pharmaceutical imports, cautioning against imposing tariffs on medicines and their ingredients (Read more on IPPI’s blog)
• On May 19, spoke on a panel on pending legislation and administrative action relating to life sciences patents at the ACI Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents
• Organized and participated in person in IPPI’s May 21 hybrid roundtable/policy networking session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration,” hosted in Washington, D.C.

Dr. John Liddicoat

IPPI Scholar; Senior Research Associate and Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

• Spoke at the International Drug Repurposing Conference 2025 (iDR25) Medicines Reimagined: Unlocking the Potential of Existing Drugs for Patient Benefit in Amsterdam, Netherlands. On May 7, Dr. Liddicoat spoke on “Global Government Repurposing Programmes” for the panel “Current Pathways and Initiatives for Drug Repurposing,” and on May 8 spoke on “IP and IP-Less Strategies for Getting New Uses to Patients” as a panelist for the session “Mixed Economies to Drive Drug Repurposing Success”
• On May 14, presented paper The Republic of Translational Medicine at the Open Innovation in Science (OIS) Research Conference in Vienna, Austria
• On May 25, spoke on “The Missing Link” for KiiPH Annual Research Day in London, UK

Erika Lietzan

IPPI Senior Scholar; Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, William H. Pittman Professor of Law, & Timothy J. Heinsz Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law

• Participated as a Distinguished Commentator in the virtual April 10-11 First Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship

Daryl Lim

IPPI Senior Scholar; H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law; Associate Dean for Research and Innovation; Founding Director, Intellectual Property Law and Innovation Initiative; and co-hire, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Penn State University

• On May 21, participated virtually in IPPI’s hybrid roundtable/policy networking session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration,” hosted in Washington, D.C.

Dr. William Matcham

IPPI Scholar; Assistant Professor (Lecturer) of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London

• On May 12, presented the paper Screening Property Rights for Innovation, a piece on patent examination co-written with Mark Schankerman, at the University College London Department of Economics Gorman Lecture and Conference 2025

Emily Michiko Morris

IPPI Associate Faculty Chair, Senior for Life Sciences, and Senior Scholar; 2021-2022 Edison Fellow; David L. Brennan Endowed Chair, Associate Professor, and Associate Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology, University of Akron School of Law

• With Professor Kristina Acri, secured a grant from C4IP to work on a research project entitled “Empirical Analyses of Alleged Pharmaceutical Patent Thickets”
• Organized and participated in the March 24 27^th Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy, hosted by The University of Akron’s Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology at Akron Law, Akron, Ohio, speaking on the panel “Intellectual Property Law and Policy in the New Administration”
• With Mark Schultz and Joshua Kresh, was interviewed by host Chris O’Brien for the April 23 Episode 52 of Biorasi’s Few and Far Between Podcast on IP considerations for biopharmaceutical companies
• On May 7, with Mark Schultz and Joshua Kresh, submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding its Section 232 investigation of pharmaceutical imports, cautioning against imposing tariffs on medicines and their ingredients (Read more on IPPI’s blog)
• Organized and participated in person in IPPI’s May 21 hybrid roundtable/policy networking session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration,” hosted in Washington, D.C.

Lateef Mtima

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law; Founder and Director, Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ)

• With Professor Steve Jamar, submitted a book chapter for an anthology being edited by Johanna Gibson, Research Handbook on IP and Social Justice (Johanna Gibson, ed. Oxford University Press 2026) (forthcoming, first quarter of 2026). Their co-authored chapter is entitled “Placing Intellectual Property Social Justice within the International Human Rights Context.”

Loren Mulraine

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Director of Music and Entertainment Law Studies, Belmont University – College of Law

• On April 7, spoke on the panel “Sounds Like Trouble: AI, Music, and the Limits of Copyright” at the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal Annual Symposium

Michael D. Murray

IPPI Scholar; Spears Gilbert Associate Professor of Law, University of Kentucky

• On March 26, delivered the Fifth Annual Judy Stinson Lecture at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law on the topic “Generative AI at 2 ½ – Making it work for Law Practice (and Legal Education)” (View slide deck | View recording)
• On April 11, addressed the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law Visitors’ Committee on the topic of “Artificial Intelligence and the Law”
• On April 23, participated on a panel with U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), the Hon. Andrei Iancu and Peter Krug (Council for Innovation Promotion, C4IP), and Ian McClure (UK Vice President for Innovation at UK HealthCare and Associate Vice President for Research) on “Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Kentucky and the Nation” as part of the “Blueprints for Innovation—Intellectual Property in the Bluegrass State” conference
• On May 14, represented the University of Kentucky at the Universities Research Association’s virtual Research Policy Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Research and Education in a talk entitled “Teaching and Research in the Age of Generative AI – A Report on 2½ Years of Research” (View recording | View slide deck)
• On May 28, presented a paper on Agentic AI, Reasoning Models, and Deep Research in Global Legal Practice at the Global Legal Skills Institute’s GLS-17 Conference at Masaryk University, Faculty of Law, in Brno, Czechia (View slide deck

Christopher M. Newman

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

• Signed Amicus Brief of Copyright Law Professors (U.S. April 2025) in Richard Kadrey, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (United States District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco Division)

Kristen Jakobsen Osenga

IPPI Senior Fellow for Innovation Policy & Senior Scholar; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Austin E. Owen Research Scholar and Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law

• Was among the University of Richmond School of Law professors featured in Richmond Law Magazine’s Spring 2025 issue for “creat[ing[ newsworthy impact with their scholarship” (LinkedIn)
• On May 21, participated virtually in IPPI’s hybrid roundtable/policy networking session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration,” hosted in Washington, D.C.

Sean A. Pager

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law; Associate Director, Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law Program (IPIC), Michigan State University College of Law

• In May, joined IPPI as a Senior Scholar

Dr. Yogesh Pai

IPPI Scholar; Head – Patents and Treaties Law Section, The World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO

• IPPI congratulates Dr. Pai on his new position as Head – Patents and Treaties Law Section with the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO! Previously, Dr. Pai was Assistant Professor at National Law University Delhi (NLUD) and the Co-Director of Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition (CIIPC) at National Law University Delhi. He was also in-charge of the IPR Chair at NLU Delhi established by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

Douglas Park

IPPI Research Fellow; Research Fellow, Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology; Visiting Research Assistant Professor, The University of Akron School of Law

• Organized and participated in the March 24 27^th Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy, hosted by The University of Akron’s Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology at Akron Law, Akron, Ohio, speaking on the panels “Intellectual Property Law and Policy in the New Administration” and “The Ethics of AI in Law Practice: Stay Ethical, Stay Employed”
• On May 21, participated in IPPI’s hybrid roundtable/policy networking session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration,” hosted in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Alexander Raskovich

IPPI Senior Economist

• Presented new paper entitled Homogeneous Product Bertrand Oligopoly to the Economic Analysis Group of the U.S. Department of Justice on May 14 and to the Hal White Antitrust Conference on June 2

Michael Risch

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

• Participated as a Distinguished Commentator in the virtual April 10-11 First Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship
• Presented “Double Patenting and its Discontents” at Temple Law’s IP Colloquium in April 2025
• Was quoted in May 22 MLex article “In US patent row between Google, EcoFactor, gatekeepers get a bigger yard”

Alexandra Jane Roberts

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law and Media & Faculty Director, Center for Law, Information and Creativity (CLIC), Northeastern University School of Law

• On February 20, served as a discussant for the event “CLIC for Social Justice: The Free Exercise of Copyright Behind Bars” at Northeastern University’s Center for Law, Information & Creativity (CLIC)
• In March, research in article Trademark Failure to Function (104 Iowa L. Rev. 1977 (2019)) was cited by the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) in its decision in Medical Depot, Inc. v. Med Way US, Case No. 22-CV-01272
• Was quoted in March 12Bloomberg article “Influencers’ Commission Hijacking Suits Have Rocky Legal Road” about content creators’ lawsuit against PayPal
• On March 14, served as a discussant for a screening of the documentary “As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial” at Northeastern College of Arts Media & Design. Kemba, rapper and creator of the documentary, visited Northeastern for the event.
• Was quoted in March 26 Front Office Sports article “Boston NWSL Team Tries Second Name: Legacy” about athletic team trademark selection
• Was quoted in March 27 Front Office Sports article “Duke Is Furious About ‘The White Lotus’” about the use of Duke University’s trademarks in a television show
• Spoke on the April 9 The Fashion Law webinar “Dupes: Understanding the Legal Implications and Challenges” and presented article Dupes
• On April 1, hosted and moderated conversation “Use & Disclosure of AI in IP” at Northeastern University School of Law
• In May, presented article Multi-Level Lies at “Multilevel Marketing: The Consumer Protection Challenge” in Washington, D.C.
• Article Multi-Level Lies was featured in May 14 The Regulatory Review piece “Multi-Level Marketing, Multi-Level Accountability”
• Was quoted in May 22 Front Office Sports article “Steve Madden Sues Adidas to Protect Its Own Use of Stripes” about a trademark dispute between Adidas and Steve Madden
• Was quoted in May 28 The Fashion Law article about the sad beige influencer case and its resolution

W. Keith Robinson

IPPI Senior Scholar; Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law

• Was invited to present on “Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency in AI Patents” for the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts Symposium, New Frontiers in Property in the Time of AI, at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, WA in March
• Gave a radio interview on AI-assisted patent inventorship and legal implications for a March 17 episode of The Shaye Ganam Show (630 CHED/770 CHQR, March 17, 2025)

Zvi S. Rosen

IPPI Scholar; Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law

• Congratulations to Professor Rosen, who is joining University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law as an Associate Professor this June!
• On March 1, spoke at the Liberty University Law Review’s Law Review Symposium “Artificial Intelligence, Authentic Conversations”
• Appeared on Brian Frye’s Ipse Dixit podcast to discuss his work on AI and copyright law (March 27 episode “Zvi Rosen on the History of Copyright in Computer-Generated Works”)
• On March 27, gave a trademark history seminar on “Champagne and Worcestershire: The Struggle to Establish International Trademark Law in the United States” as part of the CREATe Trade Mark Seminar Series
• Signed Amicus Brief of Copyright Law Professors (U.S. April 2025) in Richard Kadrey, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (United States District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco Division)
• On May 21, participated virtually in IPPI’s hybrid roundtable/policy networking session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration,” hosted in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Allison Schmitt

2025-2026 IPPI Edison Fellow; Fellow and Director, BCLT Life Sciences Law & Policy Center, UC Berkeley Law

• Participated as an Edison Fellow and presenter for the virtual April 10-11 First Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship

Mark F. Schultz

IPPI Faculty Chair, Senior Fellow for Copyright and the Creative Industries, & Senior Scholar; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Chair in Intellectual Property Law, University of Akron School of Law; Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology

• Organized and participated in the March 24 27^th Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy, hosted by The University of Akron’s Center for Intellectual Property Law & Technology at Akron Law, Akron, Ohio, speaking on the panel “Trade Secret Game-Changers: New Rules from Landmark Decisions”
• With Emily Michiko Morris and Joshua Kresh, was interviewed by host Chris O’Brien for the April 23 Episode 52 of Biorasi’s Few and Far Between Podcast on IP considerations for biopharmaceutical companies
• Participated as a Distinguished Commentator in the virtual April 10-11 First Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship
• On May 7, with Emily Michiko Morris and Joshua Kresh, submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding its Section 232 investigation of pharmaceutical imports, cautioning against imposing tariffs on medicines and their ingredients (Read more on IPPI’s blog)
• Organized and participated in person in IPPI’s May 21 hybrid roundtable/policy networking session on “IP Policy in the Second Trump Administration,” hosted in Washington, D.C.

Brenda Simon

IPPI Senior Scholar; ProFlowers Professor of Internet Studies and Professor of Law, California Western School of Law

• On April 11, presented on “Bespoke Regulation of Artificial Intelligence” at PatCon 13, the annual patent law conference at the University of San Diego School of Law
• On April 5, was named the recipient of the teaching award for “Favorite 1L Professor” at California Western School of Law. Congratulations to Professor Simon!
• On May 16, presented on “Artificial Intelligence and the Self-Represented Inventor” at the Biolaw Conference at Stanford Law School

Dr. Andrew Vassallo

2025-2026 IPPI Edison Fellow; Associate Professor, Shippensburg University

• Participated as an Edison Fellow and presenter for the virtual April 10-11 First Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship

Dr. Bhamati Viswanathan

IPPI Scholar; Assistant Professor of Law, New England Law | Boston

• On April 3, spoke on a panel about Copyright and AI at the Boston IP Lawyers Association (BIPLA)
• Was quoted in April 8 Bloomberg News article “OpenAI Copyright Suit Consolidation Portends Consistency, Risk” on the recent consolidation of NYT v. OpenAI and other copyright-related AI lawsuits in the Second Circuit
• On April 9, led a panel on “Copyright, IP, and Rights Stewardship for Artist-Endowed Foundations” at the Aspen Institute Artists-Endowed Foundations Initiative (AEFI)
• Participated as an Edison Fellow and presenter for the virtual April 10-11 First Meeting of the 2025-2026 Edison Fellowship
• In April, joined several illustrious IP professors in signing onto an amicus brief in the Kadrey v. Meta case, which involves AI training its LLMS on creative works: Amicus Brief of Copyright Law Professors (U.S. April 2025) in Richard Kadrey, et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (United States District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco Division). (Additional links: TechCrunch | Brief, Bloomberg Law Court Dockets)

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Scholarship & Other Writing

These are articles and other pieces written by members of the IPPI team or our affiliates from March through May 2025.

• Kristina Acri, “Foreign IP Violators Could Halt Colorado’s New Gold Rush,” Westword (March 29, 2025)
• Kristina Acri, “The Financing of the Market for Biopharmaceutical Innovation,” in The pharmaceutical market: how can international trade and health be reconciled? / Le marché pharmaceutique: quelles voies pour une dialectique commerce international et santé? (Mare et Martin 2025)
• Jonathan Barnett, “Big Tech M&A Risk Under Trump May Resemble Biden Era,” Law360 (May 20, 2025)
• Matt Blaszczyk, “Thaler v. Perlmutter: Human Authors at the Center of Copyright?,” Kluwer Copyright Blog (April 8, 2025)
• Mark Cohen, “Implications of the Recent WTO Ruling on China’s SEP Practices,” China IPR (April 27, 2025)
• Mark Cohen, “Navigating the New Chinese Regulations on Foreign IP Disputes,” China IPR (March 23, 2025)
• Mark Cohen, “The Revised US-China Science and Technology Agreement – A Narrow Bridge to Drive Further Cooperation,” China IPR (April 21, 2025)
• Michael Doane, Patent Law’s Trade Remedy (February 01, 2025). Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law, Volume 28 *The research and writing of this paper were supported by the Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship.
• Jon M. Garon, Artificial Intelligence Law and Regulation in a Nutshell (West Academic Publishing, 2025) (View and purchase at Amazon or West Academic)
• Michael P. Goodyear, Infringing Information Architectures, 58 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 1959 (2025)
• Michael P. Goodyear, Artificial Infringement. In Proceedings of the 2025 Symposium on Computer Science and Law (CSLAW ’25). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 26–38. https://doi.org/10.1145/3709025.3712208
• Zachary Henderson, AI and Probabilistic Dispute Resolution (July 31, 2024). Wisconsin Law Review, Vol. 2025, Issue 1 [Wisconsin Law Review | SSRN] *Zachary Henderson is a 2025-2026 IPPI Edison Fellow.
• Camilla Hrdy, “OpenEvidence v. Pathway: The Legal Battle Over AI Reverse Engineering,” Written Description (March 4, 2025)
• IPPI Staff, “IPPI Cautions that Pharmaceutical Tariffs Would Harm Patients and U.S. Innovation Leadership,” IPPI Blog (May 9, 2025)
• Lateef Mtima and Steven Jamar, “Placing Intellectual Property Social Justice within the International Human Rights Context,” in Research Handbook on IP and Social Justice (Johanna Gibson, ed. Oxford University Press 2026) (forthcoming, first quarter of 2026)
• Michael D. Murray, Agentic AI, Reasoning Models, and Deep Research in Global Legal Practice (May 29, 2025)
• Sean Pager & Eric Priest, The Cost of Music: Has Digitization Made Copyright Obsolete?, 14 NYU J. Intel. Prop & Ent. L. __ (2026)
• Alexander Raskovich, Homogenous Product Bertrant Oligopoly (2025)
• Alexandra J. Roberts, Dupes, 14 NYU J. of Intell. Prop. & Ent. law 94 (2025)
• Alexandra J. Roberts, Multi-level Lies, 58 UC Davis L. Rev. 2287 (2025)
• W. Keith Robinson, “When Humans Use AI to Earn Patents, Who Is Doing the Inventing?,” The Conversation (March 14, 2025)
• Zvi S. Rosen, “Some Initial Thoughts on the DC Circuit’s Rejection of AI Authorship,” (Mostly) IP History Blog (March 19, 2025) [on Thaler v. Perlmutter]
• Mark F. Schultz, Emily Michiko Morris, & Joshua Kresh, Comments Re: Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients (Doc. ID BIS-2025-0022) XRIN 0694-XC120 (May 7, 2025)