{"id":813,"date":"2013-11-01T19:15:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T19:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cpip.gmu.edu\/?page_id=813"},"modified":"2026-03-23T18:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:10:18","slug":"edison-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/edison-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Edison Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Annual Call for Applications<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Applications are now closed for 2026-2027<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>About the Edison Fellowship<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Now entering its twelfth iteration (2026-2027), IPPI&#8217;s<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\"><strong> Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship<\/strong> is a year-long non-resident fellowship program that brings together a group of scholars to develop research papers on innovation law and policy. The Edison Fellowship is one of the centerpieces of IPPI<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">\u2019s mission to promote a better academic discussion about intellectual property rights with substantial scholarship produced from rigorous research that examines the moral and economic value of innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Edison Fellowship consists of a series of invitation-only conferences over the course of a year in which Edison Fellows study and discuss a structured curriculum, engage in roundtable discussions with expert senior scholars, and share and collaborate on both their research and early drafts. The Fellowship culminates in the production of substantial academic research papers that are published in law journals or other peer-reviewed academic journals.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Spotlight on Edison Scholarship<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aldona Kapa\u010dinskait\u0117<\/strong>, <em>Markets for Trade Secrets<\/em> (Working paper\/in progress)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Melissa Eckhause<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-size: revert\">Closed Doors to Justice: How the Copyright Claims Board Is Shutting Out Pro Se Litigants<\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, 42 Cardozo Arts &amp; Entertainment Law Journal (forthcoming 2025). [<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/openurl.ebsco.com\/EPDB%3Agcd%3A1%3A25160897\/detailv2?sid=ebsco%3Aplink%3Ascholar&amp;id=ebsco%3Agcd%3A183306335&amp;crl=c&amp;link_origin=www.google.com\">Abstract<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">William Matcham and Mark Schankerman<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4519999\"><em>Screening Property Rights for Innovation<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (January 13, 2025). [See also a <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ualawip\/2023\/10\/04\/using-economic-models-to-evaluate-the-efficacy-of-u-s-patent-examination\/\">blog post<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> by Edison Fellow Dr. William Matcham on this paper]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Matthew Sipe<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5112345\"><em>Trademasks<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (January 01, 2025).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Nicola Searle<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5109984#:~:text=Nicola%20Searle,-University%20of%20London&amp;text=Knowledge%20protection%20mechanisms%20seek%20to,value%20has%20largely%20been%20overlooked\"><em>Uncertainty in Knowledge Value and Employee Restrictions<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (July 08, 2024).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Michael Goodyear<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4747940\"><em>Infringing Information Architectures<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (March 5, 2024). 58 UC Davis L. Rev. 1959 (2025).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Michael Doane<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5225112\"><em>Patent Law&#8217;s Trade Remedy<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (February 01, 2025). Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment &amp; Technology Law, Volume 28.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">David A. Simon<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4932906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Gatekeeping Drugs<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (August 21, 2024). Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper Forthcoming<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Sandra M. Aistars<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu\/jetlaw\/vol26\/iss1\/6\"><em>Copyright\u2019s Lost Art of Substantial Similarity<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">26\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> 109 (2023). [<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4565009\">Also available on SSRN<\/a>]<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>: In this paper from our Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship, <b style=\"font-size: revert\">Sandra Aistars<\/b><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> of Antonin Scalia Law School comments on a trend among courts hearing visual arts cases to de-emphasize substantial similarity analysis and shift the work of deciding infringement cases almost entirely to the fair use defense.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Yao Zhou<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=4368457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Dynamic Governance of Microbiome Innovation<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (February 9, 2023)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>: In this paper from our Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship, <b style=\"font-size: revert\">Yao Zhou\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-size: revert\">of Morgridge Institute for Research develops a dynamic model for governing microbiome innovation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Johnathan Liddicoat et al<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40319-022-01241-3\"><em>Repositioning Generic Drugs: Empirical Findings and Policy Implications<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (September 12, 2022). IIC &#8211; International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Vol. 53, pp. 1287-1322 (2022).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Molly Stech<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=4049946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Co-Authorship Between Photographers and Portrait Subjects<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> (Jan 1, 2022). Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment &amp; Technology Law, Vol. 25, 2022<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>: In this paper from our Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship, <b style=\"font-size: revert\">Molly Stech<\/b><span style=\"font-size: revert\">\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"font-size: revert\">STM\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-size: revert\">comments on subjects&#8217; rights in photographs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Daryl Lim<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3438432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Judging Equivalents<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, 36 Santa Clara Computer &amp; High Tech. L.J. 223 (2020) [<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3438432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSRN<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">]<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>: In this paper from our Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship, <strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Daryl Lim<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> of John Marshall Law School looks at the doctrine of equivalents, which gives patentees protection beyond the literal words of their claims. Professor Lim surveys the law and literature over the past 150 years and provides empirical data that helps to clarify the doctrine\u2019s nature and contextualize its evolution and future.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Runhua Wang<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=4092&amp;context=clevstlrev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Decoding Judicial Reasoning in China: A Comparative Empirical Analysis of Guiding Cases<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, 68 Clev. St. L. Rev. 521 (2020) [<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3442644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSRN<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">]<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>: In this paper from our Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship, <strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Runhua Wang<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> of Chicago-Kent College of Law surveys twenty-two guiding cases that act as binding precedent in IP cases in China and compares them with corresponding judicial precedents in the United States. Dr. Wang argues that these guiding cases are not conventional private or public law, and she explains how they take a utilitarian and pragmatic approach to statutory interpretation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Adam MacLeod<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><em style=\"font-size: revert\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3327002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Public Rights After Oil States Energy<\/a><\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, 95 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1281 (2020) [<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3327002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSRN<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">]<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>: In this paper from our Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship, Professor Adam MacLeod of Faulkner Law discusses the important role of public rights in the Supreme Court\u2019s jurisprudence, particularly in the recent <em style=\"font-size: revert\">Oil States v. Greene\u2019s Energy<\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> case.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Erika F. Lietzan<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/mulaw.missouri.edu\/lawreview\/files\/2018\/05\/6.-Lietzan.pdf\"><em>The Drug Innovation Paradox<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">, 83 Mo. L. Rev. 39 (2018) [<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=2948604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSRN<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">]<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>: In this paper from our Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship, Professor <strong style=\"font-size: revert\">Erika Lietzan<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> explores a paradox in the way we incentivize innovations in the pharmaceutical industry: The longer it takes to develop a new therapy, the less reward we give to a drugmaker by way of effective patent term. Combining several different data sources for the first time, Prof. Lietzan presents comprehensive empirical findings that bring the extent of the drug innovation paradox into focus. The implications for innovation policy are profound, especially if we wish to see groundbreaking new therapies that are inherently more difficult to develop.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3><strong>First Meeting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dates<\/strong>: March 12-13, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: New Orleans, Louisiana<\/li>\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>: On March 12-13, 2026, IPPI will host the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship. Meeting 1 is for the purpose of the Edison Fellows presenting their research proposals. Edison Fellows submit brief synopses detailing their proposed theses and research, and Distinguished Commentators and other Edison Fellows comment on the research proposals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Second Meeting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dates<\/strong>: September 24-25, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Washington, D.C. area<\/li>\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>: On September 24-25, 2026, IPPI hosted the second meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship. The meeting is a works-in-progress workshop, where the Edison Fellows present rough drafts of their papers and receive valuable feedback from Distinguished Commentators and other Fellows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Third and Final Meeting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dates<\/strong>: February 18-19, 2027<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Virtual<\/li>\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong>: On February 18-19, 2027, IPPI will host the third and final meeting of the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship. The Edison Fellows present <span class=\"TextRun BCX9 SCXW49598720\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: revert\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX9 SCXW49598720\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;9724312a-84ac-4e79-be7f-936220c727bb|6&quot;,&quot;Properties&quot;:[134233614,&quot;true&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;],&quot;ClassId&quot;:1179649}\">substantially revised<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\"> drafts of their research papers and receive feedback from Distinguished Commentators and other Fellows before submission to journals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Edison Fellowship Classes by Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3><strong>2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: left\">\n<h4><strong>Fellows<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Nathanael Andrews<\/li>\n<li>David Atkinson<\/li>\n<li>Giorgio Castiglia<\/li>\n<li>Bao Kham Chau<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Allan A. Gallo-Antonio<\/li>\n<li>Joshua Kresh<\/li>\n<li>Jaci McDole<\/li>\n<li>Douglas Park<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Allison Schmitt<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Yuan Tian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: right\">\n<h4><strong>Distinguished Commentators<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. John F. Duffy<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Erika Lietzan<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Emily Michiko Morris<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Christopher Newman<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ted Sichelman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><hr \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3><strong>2025-2026 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: left\">\n<h4><strong>Fellows<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Srinivasan Ananthraman<\/li>\n<li>Mateusz Blaszczyk<\/li>\n<li>Zac Henderson<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Andrew Vassallo<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Bhamati Viswanathan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: right\">\n<h4><strong>Distinguished Commentators<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. John F. Duffy<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Erika Lietzan<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Michael Risch<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Mark F. Schultz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><hr \/><\/div>\n<h3><strong>2024-2025 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: left\">\n<h3><strong>Fellows<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Cohen<\/li>\n<li>Virginia (Ginger) Dellenbaugh<\/li>\n<li>Michael Doane<\/li>\n<li>Diego Dumani<\/li>\n<li>Stefan Geirhofer<\/li>\n<li>Gabriela Lenarczyk<\/li>\n<li>David Moore<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Sipe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: right\">\n<h4><strong>Distinguished Commentators<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. John F. Duffy<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Erika Lietzan<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Mark F. Schultz<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ted Sichelman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2023-2024 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: left\">\n<h4><strong>Fellows<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Professor Melissa Eckhause<\/li>\n<li>Michael Goodyear<\/li>\n<li>David Hannon<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Aldona Kapac\u030cinskaite\u0307<\/li>\n<li>Fidelice Opany<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Nicola Searle<\/li>\n<li>Prof. David Simon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: right\">\n<h4><strong>Distinguished Commentators<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. John F. Duffy<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Christopher Holman<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Erika Lietzan<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Michael Risch<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Mark F. Schultz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2022-2023 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: left\">\n<h4><strong>Fellows<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Sandra Aistars<\/li>\n<li>Mary Catherine Amerine<\/li>\n<li>Jeffrey E. Depp<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ani Harutyunyan<\/li>\n<li>William Oliver Matcham<\/li>\n<li>Kirk A. Sigmon<\/li>\n<li>Carolina Torres-Sarmiento<\/li>\n<li>Yao Zhou<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: right\">\n<h4><strong>Distinguished Commentators<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. John F. Duffy<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Justin Hughes<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Zorina Khan<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Michael Risch<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Mark F. Schultz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><hr \/><\/div>\n<h3><strong>2021-2022\u00a0Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: left\">\n<h4><strong>Fellows<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Georgios Effraimidis<\/li>\n<li>Jason Lee Guthrie<\/li>\n<li>Dr. John Liddicoat<\/li>\n<li>Emily Michiko Morris<\/li>\n<li>Amy Semet<\/li>\n<li>Molly Torsen Stech<\/li>\n<li>Haris Tsilikas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: right\">\n<h4><strong>Distinguished Commentators<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. John F. Duffy<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Christopher Holman<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Michael Risch<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Mark F. Schultz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><hr \/><\/div>\n<h3><strong>2019-2020 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: left\">\n<h4><strong>Fellows<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashish Bhardwaj<\/li>\n<li>Loletta Darden<\/li>\n<li>Charles Delmotte<\/li>\n<li>Tabrez Y. Ebrahim<\/li>\n<li>H. Tom\u00e1s G\u00f3mez-Arostegui<\/li>\n<li>Taorui Guan<\/li>\n<li>Christa Laser<\/li>\n<li>Daryl Lim<\/li>\n<li>James Y. Stern<\/li>\n<li>Talha Syed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: right\">\n<h4><strong>Distinguished Commentators<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. Jonathan Barnett<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Eric Claeys<\/li>\n<li>Prof. John F. Duffy<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Michael Risch<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ted Sichelman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><hr \/><\/div>\n<h3><strong>2018-2019 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: left\">\n<h4><strong>Fellows<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniel R. Cahoy<\/li>\n<li>Gerardo Con Diaz<\/li>\n<li>Adam Huftalen<\/li>\n<li>Adam MacLeod<\/li>\n<li>Lateef Mtima<\/li>\n<li>Lauma Muizniece<\/li>\n<li>Natasha Nayak<\/li>\n<li>W. Keith Robinson<\/li>\n<li>Robin Stitzing<\/li>\n<li>Runhua Wang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: right\">\n<h4><strong>Distinguished Commentators<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. Jonathan Barnett<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Eric Claeys<\/li>\n<li>Prof. John F. Duffy<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Jay Kesan<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ted Sichelman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><hr \/><\/div>\n<h3><strong>2017-2018 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: left\">\n<h4><strong>Fellows<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Jennifer Brant<\/li>\n<li>Ga\u00e9tan de Rassenfosse<\/li>\n<li>Dmitry Karshtedt<\/li>\n<li>Kelli Larson<\/li>\n<li>Erika Lietzan<\/li>\n<li>Adam MacLeod<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Michaels<\/li>\n<li>Natasha Nayak<\/li>\n<li>David Orozco<\/li>\n<li>Yogesh Pai<\/li>\n<li>Brenda Simon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: right\">\n<h4><strong>Distinguished Commentators<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. Jonathan Barnett<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Eric Claeys<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Jay Kesan<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Michael Risch<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Joshua Wright<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><hr \/><\/div>\n<h3><strong>2016-2017 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: left\">\n<h4><strong>Fellows<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>John Howells<\/li>\n<li>Olena Ivus<\/li>\n<li>Kelli Larson<\/li>\n<li>Erika Lietzan<\/li>\n<li>Kristina M.L. Acri, n\u00e9e Lybecker<\/li>\n<li>Noel Maurer<\/li>\n<li>Raymond Mercado<\/li>\n<li>Elise Nelson<\/li>\n<li>Jacob Sherkow<\/li>\n<li>David Taylor<\/li>\n<li>V.K. Unni<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: right\">\n<h4><strong>Distinguished Commentators<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. Eric Claeys<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Jay Kesan<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Zorina Khan<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Michael Risch<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ted Sichelman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><hr \/><\/div>\n<h3><strong>2014-2016 Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: left\">\n<h4><strong>Fellows<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Jonathan Ashtor<\/li>\n<li>Kirti Gupta<\/li>\n<li>Deepak Hegde<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Holman<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Holte<\/li>\n<li>Camilla Hrdy<\/li>\n<li>Elise Nelson<\/li>\n<li>Kristen Osenga<\/li>\n<li>Yi Qian<\/li>\n<li>Ted Sichelman<\/li>\n<li>Saurabh Vishnubhakat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0 10px 0 0;float: right\">\n<h4><strong>Distinguished Commentators<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. John F. 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