Q1 2024 Travel/Speaking Schedule
My schedule as of today: January 18-21: Eugene, Oregon (family trip) February 2-3: WIPIP at SCU February 9: Celebration of Dan Burk, UC Irvine February 23-24: Trademark Roundtable at UNLV March 2: San Diego (family trip) March 19: USC IP…
IP/Tech Experts Ed Lee and Zahr Said Are Becoming My Santa Clara Law Colleagues!
I’m thrilled that Profs. Ed Lee (currently at Chicago-Kent School of Law) and Zahr Said (currently at the University of Washington Law School) are joining the Santa Clara University School of Law faculty in Fall. As I said in the…
A Tribute to UC Berkeley Law Professor Pamela Samuelson
[These remarks are inspired by the Pamfest, a/k/a the “Symposium Celebrating Pamela Samuelson,” held at UC Berkeley on November 3. I was honored to attend alongside dozens of the world’s leading experts in copyrights (and other topics). We were all…
Some Personal Good News: I Received a University-Wide Award for Curriculum Innovation
My colleague Dean Laura Norris and I recently received a university-wide award, the 2023 Brutocao Family Foundation Award for Curriculum Innovation. Video of the presentation (click on our names). This appears to be the first time that law faculty have…
My Fall 2023 Speaking/Travel Schedule
Some of my upcoming commitments through year-end: October 3: Hon. David E. Peebles American Inn of Court (videoconference). I’m presenting my SAD Scheme paper. October 5: Santa Clara Law alumni and friends reception at IAPP PSR. Details to come! Let…
Guest Blog Post: 5 Ways to Promote Scholarship and Junior Scholars in Law Schools (a post dedicated to Eric Goldman)
by guest blogger Colleen Chien Last week was my last one as a tenured professor at Santa Clara Law School. While I’m thrilled to be returning to my alma mater, Berkeley Law, Santa Clara has been a terrific place to…
A Tribute to My Departing Colleague, Prof. Colleen Chien
My colleague, Prof. Colleen Chien, is leaving Santa Clara Law and moving to UC Berkeley Law. This is great news for her, and congratulations to Berkeley Law on a terrific hire. Personally, I’m happy for Colleen but sad for myself….
Q1 2023 Travel and Speaking Schedule
The last time I posted an anticipated travel schedule was 3 years ago, when I had an in-my-dreams travel schedule lined up (Hawaii! Israel! Amsterdam! Bali! Kenya!)–all derailed by the pandemic. I nevertheless flew 20k miles in Q1 2020, with…
My Experiences with the August 2022 Law Review Submission Window
I generally avoid the August submission window, but this year, I had two time-sensitive pieces that could not wait until the February window: (1) a co-authored piece with Dean Laura Norris recapping our experience with the Tech Edge JD program…
Newstex Interview About Blogging
I did an interview with Newstex, which syndicates my blog content, about my experiences as a content creator: What made you become a content creator? I started practicing law in 1994, at the beginning of the Dot Com boom. As…