Month: September 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 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)