UA LAW IP

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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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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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 (2025-2025 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)