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Shyamkrishna Balganesh
University of Chicago Law School
Abstract - The Social Costs of Property Rights in Broadcast (and Cable) Signals
Paper - The Social Costs of Property Rights in Broadcast (and Cable) Signals


Mark Bartholomew
The State University of New York, University at Buffalo Law School
Abstract - Trademark Law and the Power of Historical Myth
Paper - Trademark Law and the Power of Historical Myth


Miriam Bitton
University of California, Berkeley School of Law – Boalt Hall
Abstract - Is Information Patentable?

Power Point - Is Information Patentable?

Michael Boone
Appalachian School of Law
Abstract - On Virtual Property and Copyright



Robert Brauneis
The George Washington University Law School
Abstract - The Curious Divergence of Patent and Copyright Law



Dan Burk
University of Minnesota Law School
Abstract - Patents as Genre

Power Point - Patents as Genre

Aaron Burstein
University of California, Berkeley School of Law – Boalt Hall
Abstract - Toward a Culture of Cyber Security Research
Paper - Toward a Culture of Cybersecurity Research


Andrew Chin
University of North Carolina School of Law
Abstract - Search for Tomorrow: The Patent Office's Growing Reliance on Technology to Locate Prior Art
Paper - Search for Tomorrow: The Patent Office’s Growing Reliance on Technology to Locate Prior Art
Power Point - Search for Tomorrow: The Patent Office’s Growing Reliance on Technology to Locate Prior Art

Kevin Collins
Indiana University School of Law
Abstract - A Nonvolitional Conduct Exemption to Strict Liability for Patent Infringement, or the Problem of Insufficient Thought Control
Paper - A Nonvolitional Conduct Exemption to Strict Liability for Patent Infringement, or the Problem of Insufficient Thought Control


Thomas Cotter
University of Minnesota Law School
Abstract - Fair Use and Copyright Overenforcement
Paper - Fair Use and Copyright Overenforcement


Julie Cromer
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Abstract - Lost in Space: The Importance of Geospatial Copyright



Estelle Derclaye
The University of Nottingham School of Law
Abstract - Intellectual Property Rights and Global Warming



Deven Desai
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Abstract - Property, Persona, and Publicity
Paper - Property, Persona, and Publicity


Lisa Dolak
Syracuse University College of Law
Abstract - Media Portrayals of the United States Patent System
Paper - Media Portrayals of the United States Patent System
Power Point - Media Portrayals of the United States Patent System

John Duffy
The George Washington University Law School
Abstract - The Curious Divergence of Patent and Copyright Law



Marcella Favale
The University of Nottingham School of Law / The University of Sheffield
Abstract - Technological Protection Measures and Copyright Exceptions in EU27: Towards the Harmonization
Paper - Technological Protection Measures and Copyright Exceptions in EU27: Towards the Harmonization
Power Point - Technological Protection Measures (TPMs) and Copyright Exceptions in Europe

Robin Feldman
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Abstract - The Role of Science in Law
Paper - The Role of Science in Law


William Ford
The John Marshall Law School
Abstract - The Use of Trademarks in Video Games: Focusing on the First Amendment



Brett Frischmann
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Abstract - A Framework for the Study of Constructed (Semi)Commons (or Pooling Arrangements)
Paper - Constructing Common Pools in the Cultural Environtment


Jeanne Fromer
Fordham Law School
Abstract - Claiming Intellectual Property
Paper - Claiming Intellectual Property


Alan Garfield
Widener University School of Law
Abstract - Calibrating Copyright Statutory Damages to Promote Speech
Paper - Calibrating Copyright Statutory Damages to Promote Speech


Shubha Ghosh
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Abstract - Race, Markets and Patents
Paper - Race, Markets and Patents
Power Point - Race, Markets and Patents

Tomas Gomez-Arostegui
Lewis & Clark Law School
Abstract - What History Can Teach Us About the Inadequate-Remedy-at-Law Requirement and Copyright Injunctions



K.J. Greene
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Abstract - 
Paper - Intellectual Property at the Intersection of Race and Gender: Or Lady Sings the Blues


James Grimmelmann
New York Law School
Abstract - The Virtues of Moderation: Online Communities as Semicommons
Paper - The Virtues of Moderation: Online Communities as Semicommons
Power Point - The Virtues of Moderation: Online Communities as Semicommons

Richard Gruner
The John Marshall Law School
Abstract - Where the Action is: Using Patent Attorney Practice Locations to Identify Regional Centers of Commercially Significant Innovation

Power Point - Where the Action Is: Detecting Innovation Patterns from Patent Attorney Locations

Michael Grynberg
Oklahoma City University School of Law
Abstract - Trademark Litigation as Consumer Conflict
Paper - Trademark Litigation as Consumer Conflict


Steven Hetcher
Vanderbilt University Law School
Abstract - Orphan Works and Google’s Global Library Project
Paper - Orphan Works and Google’s Global Library Project


Laura Heymann
College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Abstract - The Public's Domain in Trademark Law



Cynthia Ho
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Abstract - Patents and Public Health: Separating Strands of Fact from Fiction



Timothy Holbrook
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law
Abstract - Equivalency and Patent Law's Possession Paradox
Paper -  Equivalency and Patent Law’s Possession Paradox


Chris Holman
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
Abstract - The Impact of Human Gene Patents on Innovation and Access: A Survey of Human Gene Patent Litigation
Paper - The Impact of Human Gene Patents on Innovation and Access: A Survey of Human Gene Patent Litigation
Power Point - The Impact of Human Gene Patents on Innovation and Access: A Survey of Human Gene Patent Litigation

Assaf Jacob
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Radzyner School of Law
Abstract - Copyrights Ownership – Reconsidering the CCNV Case



Sonia Katyal
Fordham Law School
Abstract - Property Altlaws II: The Anti-Delegation Doctrine in Intellectual Property
Paper - Property Altlaws II: The Anti-Delegation Doctrine in Intellectual Property


Roberta Kwall
DePaul University College of Law
Abstract - The Role of Human Rights Laws and Authorship Norms in Protecting Textual Integrity
Paper - The Role of Human Right Laws and Authorship Norms in Protecting Textual Integrity


Peter Lee
University of California, Davis School of Law
Abstract - Accommodating the Evolution of Intellectual Infrastructure: Applying Lessons from Trademark and Copyright to Improve Patent Law
Paper - Accommodating the Evolution of Intellectual Infrastructure: Applying Lessons from Trademark and Copyright to Improve Patent Law
Power Point - Accommodating the Evolution of Intellectual Infrastructure: Applying Lessons from Trademark and Copyright to Improve Patent Law

Jeffrey Lefstin
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Abstract - The Path-Dependence of Claim Construction, and its Implications for Predictability in Patent Litigation



Mark Lemley
Stanford University Law School
Abstract - Is the Patent Office a Rubber Stamp?
Paper - Is the Patent Office a Rubber Stamp?


Susanna H.S. Leong
National University of Singapore
Abstract - Bad Faith and Trade Mark Registrations in Singapore
Paper - Bad Faith and Trade Mark Registrations in Singapore


David Levine
Charlotte School of Law
Abstract - Incentivizing Government: The People’s Trade Secrets
Paper - Incentivizing Government: The People’s Trade Secrets


Raizel Liebler
The John Marshall Law School
Abstract - Normative Cultural Contracts between Media Owners/Creators and Fan Communities



Lydia Loren
Lewis & Clark Law School
Abstract - Aligning Incentives with Reality: Using Motivation for Creation to Shape the Scope of Copyright Protection
Paper - Aligning Incentives with Reality: Using Motivation for Creation to Shape the Scope of Copyright Protection


Michael Madison
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Abstract - 
Paper - Constructing Common Pools in the Cultural Environtment


Mark McKenna
Saint Louis University School of Law
Abstract - Trademark Use and the Problem of Source in Trademark Law
Paper - Trademark Use and the Problem of Source in Trademark Law


Charles McManis
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
Abstract - Facilitated Access and Benefit Sharing under the New FAO Treaty: The Interface of Open-Source and Proprietary Agricultural Innovation

Power Point - Facilitated Access & Benefit Sharing Under the New FAO Treaty: The Interface of Open-source & Proprietary Agricultural Innovation

Salil Mehra
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Abstract - The iPod Tax: Why Japanese Law Professors Rejected the Digital Copyright System of American Law Professors’ Dreams
Paper - The iPod Tax: Why Japanese Law Professors Rejected the Digital Copyright System of American Law Professors’ Dreams


Michael J. Meurer
Boston University School of Law
Abstract - Nonobviousness and Nerd Culture



Joseph Miller
Lewis & Clark Law School
Abstract - Remixing Obviousness
Paper - Remixing Obviousness


Emily Morris
The University of Michigan Law School
Abstract - Law & Economic Analysis of Patent Claim Construction



Kali Murray
Marquette University School of Law
Abstract - Core Competencies: The Question of Heterogeneity in the Patent Law of the European Union



Gary Myers
The University of Mississippi School of Law
Abstract - Toward a Unified Theory of Intellectual Property Misuse



David Olson
Boston College Law School
Abstract - Toward a First Amendment Based Copyright Misuse
Paper - Toward a First Amendment Based Copyright Misuse


Kristen Osenga
University of Richmond School of Law
Abstract - The Componentization of Information
Paper - The Componentization of Information


Kevin Outterson
Boston University School of Law
Abstract - Compulsory Licenses as Eminent Domain



Sean Pager
University of Richmond School of Law
Abstract - Patents on a Shoestring: Making Patent Systems Work for Developing Countries
Paper - Patents on a Shoestring: Making Patent Systems Work for Developing Countries


Frank Pasquale
Seton Hall Law School
Abstract - Copyright and the Commodification of Advantage: The Case of Test Prep and Admissions Counseling



Lee Petherbridge
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Abstract - The Federal Circuit and the Doctrine of Equivalents



Ken Port
William Mitchell College of Law
Abstract - Trademark Extortion: the End of Trademark Law
Paper - Trademark Extortion: The End of Trademark Law
Power Point - Trademark Extortion: The End of Trademark Law

Gary Pulsinelli
The University of Tennessee College of Law
Abstract - Fixing Festo: How the Foreseeability Test for the Doctrine of Equivalents Punishes Innovation (and What to Do about It)
Paper - Fixing Festo: How the Foreseeability Test for the Doctrine of Equivalents Punishes Innovation (and What to Do about It)


Robert Reis
The State University of New York University at Buffalo Law School
Abstract - Intellectual Property: Enabling or Limiting? A Case in Point: Autism an Epidemic
Paper - Exploration for Intellectual Capital – Legal, Technical and Social Issues Autism – A Mystery of Epidemic Proportions


Jessica Reyman
Northern Illinois University
Abstract - Patents as Genre

Power Point - Patents as Genre

Susan Richey
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Abstract - Category Theory Applied to Trademark Law: Cognitive Economy as the Paramount Goal in Genericism Cases



Michael Risch
West Virginia University College of Law
Abstract - Everything is Patentable



Simone Rose
Wake Forest University School of Law
Abstract - Semiconductor Chips and Stem Cells: New Wine for New Bottles?
Paper - Semiconductor Chips and Stem Cells: New Wine for New Bottles?
Power Point - Semiconductor Chips and Stem Cells: New Wine for New Bottles?

Elizabeth Rowe
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Abstract - Filling the DMCA Void: Exploring a Take-Down Provision for Take-Down Provision for Trade Secrets on the Internet



Matthew Sag
DePaul University College of Law
Abstract - The Effect of Judicial Ideology in Intellectual Property Cases
Paper - The Effect of Judicial Ideology in Intellectual Property Cases


Cheng Lim Saw
Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business
Abstract - Bad Faith and Trade Mark Registrations in Singapore
Paper - Bad Faith and Trade Mark Registrations in Singapore


Mark Schultz
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Abstract - Copyright and Productivity: Escape from the Cost Disease



David Schwartz
The John Marshall Law School
Abstract - An Empirical Evaluation of Whether Federal Trial Judges With More Experience in Patent Claim Construction Are More Accurate



Ned Snow
University of Arkansas School of Law
Abstract - Innocent Internet Infringement: Copytraps on the Information Superhighway



Katherine Strandburg
DePaul University College of Law
Abstract - Nonobviousness and Nerd Culture



Andrew Torrance
The University of Kansas School of Law
Abstract - PatentSimT - Multi-User Interactive Patent System Simulation



Elizabeth Townsend Gard
Tulane University Law School
Abstract - Section 104A and Section 104(a): A Case Study in the Complexities of Copyright Duration
Paper - Vera Brittain, Section 104(a) and Section 104A: A Case Study in Sorting out Duration of Foreign Works under the 1976 Copyright Act


R. Polk Wagner
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Abstract - Did Phillips Change Anything? Empirical Analysis of the Federal Circuit’s Claim Construction Jurisprudence
Paper - Did Phillips Change Anything? Empirical Analysis of the Federal Circuit’s Claim Construction Jurisprudence


Katja Weckstrom
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law
Abstract - Trademark Dilution and Trademark Law Theory- Is There A Logical Connection?
Paper - Trademark Dilution, Trade Mark Use and Trademark Law Theory- Is There A Logical Connection?
Power Point - Trademark Dilution and Trademark Use

Mary Wong
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Abstract - User-Generated Content: Has the Time Come for Users' Rights?



Peter Yu
Drake University Law School
Abstract - Teaching International Intellectual Property Law
Paper - Teaching International Intellectual Property Law


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